PHOTOGRAPHY
I was approached by the The Pictorial List, a global online magazine dedicated to photography, to produce visual story compromising of images and text following the death of Queen Elizabeth on September 8, 2022. I decided to focus on issues of iconography and representations of the Queen herself, as witnessed in the streets of London … Read more
It’s the end of August 2022 and I’ve been reflecting on a very active Bank Holiday weekend which included a trip to the Notting Hill Carnival. A theme emerged when I examined the photographs I’d taken, where feathers were very much part of the mise-en-scène. Here’s my visual journey: Walking from Elgin Avenue in Maida … Read more
I’ve been aware that some of my recent photographs contain sunflower imagery, and had intended at some point to produce a blog featuring representations drawn from street photography and documentary shots. Then on my birthday, which took place the other day, I received some great gifts from my sons; including bottles of my favourite aperitifs … Read more
In this post I’ve gathered together a selection of photographs that reference two jubilees; the current Platinum Jubilee, which marks 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne as well as her Diamond Jubilee of 2012. All the images were shot in London with the exception of one example of graffiti witnessed in Brighton. … Read more
This is a collection of photographs taken between May 2019 and July 2022 that reference Boris Johnson either directly or by implication. Encompassing handwritten graffiti, stickers, signage and satirical billboards, I see the photos as visual commentary on Londoners’ opinions; revealing anger and a depth of disdain as well as providing a critique of the … Read more
The London Lucumi Choir, directed by musician Daniela Rosselson de Armas, has undergone some changes since the onset of the Pandemic. Over the past year with the easing of lockdown restrictions a smaller group of singers with a range of voices, affectionately known as Korito Lucumi, has been established to meet up regularly and online … Read more
I was walking down Portobello Road last week when I came across a woman wearing a vibrant animal and red rose floral print outfit; her hair was tied back and crowned with a headband decorated with roses, a bit reminiscent of Frida Kahlo’s style. Her name was Mona: This got me thinking about other photographs … Read more
I’ve been thinking about issues of mobility and style for a while now, and ideas and connections have been percolating in my head. A few weeks ago in late April 2022 I attended, as an observer, my first Colour Walk, a monthly gathering of colourful, stylish individuals in London’s Old Spitalfields Market. There were probably … Read more
Today I was walking down Highgate Road when a woman’s top caught my eye; it was a white shirt decorated with female nudes, reminiscent of the work of Matisse’s Blue Nude figures. I decided to catch up with her and ask if I could photograph the shirt: I was curious as to whether she had … Read more
Seeing people with colourful dyed hair is pretty commonplace, especially here in London. But sometimes there’s an added element that makes me want to take a picture, and that is usually to do with the relationship between the colourful hair and its immediate environment. This series of images features people whose colourful hair visually interacts … Read more