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NYC: Back After Three Years, 3 Years Too Long Away…
I am painfully aware of how slack I have been in writing blog posts: but trust New York to cure that. I am having breakfast in Maybelle’s Cafe in Brooklyn and I am surrounded by industrious people tap-tapping like fiends on their laptops, so out of pure guilt I am endeavouring to do the same.…
Travel Photography Challenges: Finding Creative Perspectives in Greek Islands
Overcoming Visual Clichés in Popular Travel Destinations Greece presents a unique challenge for photographers—its iconic imagery has been so thoroughly documented that it becomes all too easy to fall into the trap of simply recording what exists: weathered houses, ancient doors, blue-domed churches, endless whitewashed steps, and the ubiquitous cats. During this return visit to…
Lea & David Wedding, Misterton, England
Another month another wedding. There was an again an American element, The previous month I was in Texas (which will be posted soon). The bride Lea is from the States and her husband is from the UK, I got to do this wedding thanks to my good friend Yeesan who lives in NYC. Luckily it was…
Homage to Catalonia? (A Touch of Gaudí in Texas)
A little side job I had whilst in Texas (for a wedding shoot) was to photograph the house that Zack built (He was the groom and designed it as well). I stayed there for about a week and in a few sessions took photos for a book they wanted to make. It was an enjoyable…
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Hong Kong, The Future Now?
I got the opportunity to return to Hong Kong in September and took it. My first trip there left me feeling similar to how I felt when I first went to NYC; dazed from sensory overload. In both places I was filled with a manic energy that, coupled with jet-lag, was very enervating; a kind…
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From Barcelona to Berlin, Winter 2013
After my first visit to Berlin, just before Christmas I was eager to get back. I felt I had found somewhere I might be able to call a second home and was already thinking of ways to split my time between there and Barcelona. The second visit tempered my zeal a little just because I…
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Portrait Photography for Business: Behind the Scenes with Barcelona Salon Owner
Approaching Professional Photography During Recovery I arrived at Anthony Llobet’s salon while still recovering from a widespread stomach virus affecting Barcelona residents. Despite feeling light-headed and somewhat disconnected, I had a clear creative concept in mind—a significant advantage in portrait photography. When you’ve pre-visualized your image, the photographic process becomes more streamlined; you’ve essentially solved…
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Hong Kong, Finally, I Make it There
Many years ago, when I was young and living in a little village in the country-side, I dreamt of going to Hong Kong. I was attending an art college, doing a foundation course, and had this friend who I was secretly, madly, in love with. She had Anglo-Italian parents, had been born in Angola, during…
Berlin, A Stranger in a Familiar Town
I have been meaning to go to Berlin for years. That it is so close and easy to get to is why I have never managed it till now; that is often the way, because planning big exotic trips to faraway places is always easier because you actually have to plan them, popping over to…
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Fresh Faces Model Competition
I recently spent a day photographing an event, I was also interviewed for it and below is the unedited text I supplied them, I don’t know how it will be edited, it rambles and rants a bit, but what the hell, I wanted to get something new online… You were recently shooting Fresh Faces 2012,…
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Castelldefels, The End Of The Season
On impulse I hopped on a bus near my place and headed out to Castelldefels. I have been meaning to go there for a while and a recent wedding in the vicinity reminded me of this. I arrived and instantly picked up on the holiday town ambiance, Barcelona and even Badalona though having beaches feel…
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The Art of Editorial Portrait Photography: Capturing Personalities for Magazines
Building Connections Through the Lens The Art of Editorial Portrait Photography. I’ve fallen behind on updates, so it seems fitting to compile the various interview portraits I create each month for magazine features. These assignments won’t fund early retirement, but they offer something equally valuable – connections with fascinating individuals who often evolve into friends…
Anna & Danny Wedding
Location: Castelldefels, Spain. My first wedding in quite a while. I had kind of forgotten about this type of photographic work, but when the offer came up I actually put on hold a trip to the south to be able to do it, because A) work had been quiet for a while and so a…
El Jardinet Dels Gats
I don’t do so many articles for this magazine anymore, but I got called up to do this at short notice and being free said yes. I know this little park quite well, situated at the back of the Boqueria market but, I suspect, not much visited or written about in guide books, it is…
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Joanna Mills, Irish Runner
In the run up to the Olympic games in London I got a call from a guy who I had worked with in the past, he is a sports journalist and the last time we met was at the Marathon in Barcelona where he was helping to promote the marathon in Belfast. This time he…
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Anabelle Veritas, a Play
I photographed Julian Wickham for an interview piece and as is often the case it led to the chance to do some more work. He runs a theatre group (The English Drama School) that teaches the craft to both native and non-native English speakers and they actually perform the plays for the public to go see in…
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Abandoned Mansion Photoshoot: The Girl in the Governor’s Tower
The Girl in the Governor’s Tower Abandoned mansion photoshoot, El Torre Del Gobernador is the kind of place that shouldn’t exist—a crumbling, over-the-top mansion near Barcelona, dripping with faded grandeur. Think Disneyland meets derelict opera house, all turrets and peeling frescoes. It’s here I photographed Mad, my gloriously chaotic muse—artist, DJ, and professional wildcard. A…
International Education Photography: Capturing University Life in Geneva
When Barcelona Meets Switzerland I was contacted by Elena Panizza, head of Brain Bazaar about this job. The opportunity sparked immediate interest – it combined travel with proper compensation, a refreshing change from Barcelona’s freelance landscape. Living in this picturesque city has its undeniable charms, but the local market’s reluctance to invest in professional photography…
My New Website
I woke up one morning last week and just erased my old website. I then checked out some templates on WordPress and got to work on a new one. I am not au fait with coding as such, so customising took some time and eventually, in exasperation, got some help from my friend Piper, when it came…
Olga & Carlos
These 2 were my old flat mates for about a year, they moved out when Olga became pregnant. She asked me about doing some photos and I got this idea in my head that was something between a portrait and a still life, I wanted to include a lot of objects that were symbolic and…
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Restaurant Photography in Barcelona: Capturing Agata’s Culinary Experience
From Design Connections to Food Photography These images were commissioned for a restaurant developing a new website – a perfect blend of interior and food photography that showcases both the ambiance and culinary offerings. The connection came through Freddie, a designer friend who runs a Meetup group for creative professionals. I occasionally attend these gatherings,…
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Barcelona Landmark Photography: A Photographer’s Perspective on Sagrada Familia
Behind the Scenes of Editorial Photography Assignments This shoot was commissioned for an article in Metropolitan magazine—one of those typical editorial assignments where you’re given minimal context. I knew nothing about the story angle, had never met the subject, and had no prior contact with the writer. It’s a common scenario in editorial photography that…
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Micheal Witty, Walking Tours
I had to meet Mr Witty at a hotel near plaza Catalunya, the place was full of old German tourists and the vague description I had meant I was sure half the people there could have been him. When someone I thought was most likely to be him did appear and proceed to wander around…
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Hollis Duncan, Bike-Cross Fan
This photo is an example of me having an idea in my head and striving to make it real. I have probably said before, that one does not do these interview pieces for the money, but they, at least, give you pretty much free reign to do as you please. I had an image of…
