If the camera disappears and the person before me emerges from within themselves, I feel I have achieved my aim. Accomplishing this requires kindness, a commitment to truthfulness, and a genuine wish to capture glimpses of these qualities in another. I want my collaborators to feel truly understood.
Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of photographing many fascinating and unique individuals. This has become my favourite way to spend time with people.
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| Malcolm Bennett - poet and author (1958-2015) |
A Life Out Loud
I met Malcolm at a poetry reading night at the House of St Barnabas in Soho. In his early days, Malcolm delivered impassioned, searing lines of poetry in the manner of a German dictator. Calling into question the validity of art as commerce, played out against the back-drop of institutionalised inertia; among other things!
In the short time I knew him he was a charming and vivid wit, with his own inimitable style.
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| Malcolm Bennett |
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| Malcolm Bennett |
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| Malcolm Bennett |
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| Malcolm Bennett |
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| Malcolm Bennett |
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| Malcolm Bennett |
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| Jessica Lauren - composer and musician |
I first met Jessica during an evening out with mutual friends. I was captivated by the wondrous planes of her face and her calm, mellow demeanour. To me, she embodies a timeless aesthetic, paired with a warmth of spirit that shines through her musicality.
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| Jessica Lauren |
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| Jessica Lauren |
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| Jessica Lauren |
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| Jessica Lauren |
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| Paul Hiles - artist |
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| Paul Hiles |
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| Jed Phoenix - fashion designer |
Jed is an authentic and uncompromising individual — a talented independent designer deeply rooted in the subcultural ethos of punk and fetish. She meticulously crafts garments designed to empower individuals seeking liberation or stylish restraint.
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| Jed Phoenix |
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| Duncan Gray - music producer |
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| Duncan Gray |
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| Duncan Gray |
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| Ann Shenton - musician |
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| Ann Shenton |
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| Ann Shenton |
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| Ziad Ghanem - fashion designer |
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| Ziad Ghanem |
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| Ziad Ghanem |
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| Jonathan Ross - gallerist |
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| Jonathan Ross |
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| Jonathan Ross |
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| Robin Sheppard - television director |
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| Robin Sheppard |
Robin Sheppard
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| Evelyne Allard - aerial artist |
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| Evelyne Allard |
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| Evelyne Allard |
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| Francis Angol - movement artist and choreographer |
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| Francis Angol |
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| Francis Angol |
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| Danila Tarcinale - jewellery designer |
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| Danila Tarcinale |
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| Russell Lownsborough - jewellery designer |
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| Russell Lownsborough |
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| Michelle Olley - writer, journalist, editor |
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| Scottee - performance artist and writer |
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| Scottee |
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| Scottee |
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| Sayoko Papillon - musician |
Sayoko Papillon, also known as Sayoko Paris, is a Japanese composer, singer, musician, poet, and performer based in Paris. Silvia Bombardini of ASVOF has described her music as possessing 'a delicate, limpid, and slippery poetry, as if her notes were gently laid on a thin, gauzy layer of ice.'
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| Sayoko Papillon |
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| Sayoko Papillon |
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| Jeremy Reed - poet and author |
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| Jeremy Reed |
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| Jeremy Reed |
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| Bronwen Whitaker, Picture Framer |
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| Bronwen Whitaker |
"You really capture something indefinable about each sitter, it's so intriguing. You find that secret place that I think all women must have and need where childlike comfort lies." Bronwen
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| Bronwen Whitaker |
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| Bronwen Whitaker |
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| Yulia Chaplina - concert pianist |
Yulia gave her debut performance at the age of seven, playing Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in F Minor with the Rostov State Symphony Orchestra. Her performances are both powerful and masterfully executed. Yulia's profound connection to the scores she interprets so adeptly transforms each performance into a nuanced journey through the composer’s sonic architecture and landscapes. Through her hands, she conjures entire worlds.
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| Yulia Chaplina |
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| Yulia Chaplina |
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| Yulia Chaplina |
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| Yulia Chaplina |
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| Yulia Chaplina |
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| Neil Libbert - photographer This photograph was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery for their permanent collection. |
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| Neil Libbert |
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| Neil Libbert |
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| William Fawke - sculptor (1948-2018) |
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| William Fawke |
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| William Fawke |
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| William Fawke |
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| Raven Kaliana - artist and human rights activist |
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| Raven Kaliana |
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| Raven Kaliana |
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| Raven Kaliana |
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| Raven Kaliana |
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| Norman Fisher-Jones aka Noko - composer and musician |
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| Norman Fisher-Jones aka Noko |
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| Norman Fisher-Jones aka Noko |
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| Kate Daisy Grant - composer and musician |
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| Kate Daisy Grant |
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| Kate Daisy Grant |
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| Danik Abishev - acrobat |
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| Charlotte and Cherry |
These portraits stem from my admiration for Charlotte’s work as a wildlife conservationist. I wanted to capture her unique bond with this particular squirrel, Cherry. Charlotte found Cherry collapsed in a park in Walthamstow, her face dreadfully battered, and nursed her back to health.
Cherry had a severe malocclusion, which necessitated the removal of her front teeth. As a result, she cannot be released back into the wild and now has a permanent home with Charlotte. She lives alongside a menagerie of other creatures, all of whom Charlotte dedicates her time to nurturing and protecting.
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| Charlotte and Cherry |
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| Grog Rox - singer and musician |
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| Grog Rox - singer and musician |
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| Grog Rox - singer and musician |
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| Grog Rox - singer and musician |
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Sarah Angliss - composer, performance, electronic artist |
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| Sarah Angliss |
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| Sarah Angliss |
More portraits of Sarah here.
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| Dameon Priestly - Artist |
