classical portraiture

Clancy Brown at the Table

Clancy Brown at the Table

Last week Clancy Brown came to the Downtown Los Angeles studio, and I finally had the chance to build a picture I have been carrying around in my head for some time: a man at a table, with bread and wine and fruit in front of him, lit the way the Old Masters lit their suppers.

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Two Leaders, One Week: Portraits from the United Nations

Two Leaders, One Week: Portraits from the United Nations

Some weeks stay with you. This one, at the United Nations in New York, is among them.

During this year's General Assembly I had the privilege of photographing two leaders I have had the honour of sitting before my camera in the past: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham.

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Returning to New York: 5–7 November 2026

Returning to New York: 5–7 November 2026

I'm delighted to be back at my Midtown Manhattan studio from Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 November, with a limited number of sessions available across three days.

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Exclusive Interview with Rory Lewis All About Photo September 2026

Exclusive Interview with Rory Lewis All About Photo September 2026

I am very grateful to All About Photo, and to its founder and director Sandrine Hermand-Grisel, for featuring my work in an interview published this month.

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Actor Headshots in New York: A Sitting with Michael DelaFlor

Actor Headshots in New York: A Sitting with Michael DelaFlor

There is a particular kind of face the camera waits for. Not the arranged one, not the face that performs readiness the moment a lens appears, but the one that carries a thought behind the eyes and lets you watch it move. Michael DelaFlor brought exactly that into my New York studio, and it made the work a pleasure.

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