Political Portraits

Portraits in Power: Usha Vance for The Free Press

April 08, 2025 in Political Portraiture, World Leaders, Editorial, In the Press, Corporate Commission, Executive

I was commissioned by The Free Press to photograph Usha Vance, the Second Lady of the United States. The session took place at her residence on Observatory Hill—a quiet morning where pale spring light slipped through bare branches and drifted softly across cream silk and wide-leg tailoring. The atmosphere carried both intimacy and a quiet sense of national importance.

Prime Minister Theresa May – Portrait Sitting

May 19, 2022 in World Leaders, Prime Minister, Political Portraiture, Executive

Photographing Prime Minister Theresa May stands as one of the most significant political sittings of my career. Lady May is the fourth British Prime Minister I have had the honour to photograph—an opportunity that places this session within a long-standing tradition of documenting national leadership for posterity.

Sir John Major Portrait Sitting

July 21, 2017 in Political Portraiture, Prime Minister, World Leaders, Executive

In 2016, I reached out to Sir John to request a sitting. We initially planned to photograph in Autumn of that year, but the seismic events of Brexit—where Sir John played a prominent role as a vocal Remain campaigner—delayed the session. It wasn’t until July 2018 that our schedules aligned and the portrait could finally take place in London.