Barcelona Photo Blog
Profiles: Mertxe Hernández, Fashion Designer
Barcelona, very much a tourist magnet and set up to entice them, she told me when she first set up shop there, over 10 years ago, it was very different, her street was a narrow little alley in a humble barrio, then they widened it and gentrified the place, she is not complaining, even if…
Aisling & Colm Wedding
This was my first job since returning to Barcelona after being in Buenos Aires for a month. I had been back in the country less than 2 days and was still feeling jet-lagged, luckily this meant that a certain other wedding in the UK on the Friday pretty much escaped me even though it was…
Argentina, Chacarita Cemetery, Cap Fed
I returned to Buenos Aires this April after being away 4 years. I was lucky with the weather and on the few occasions I took out my DSLR it always seemed to be perfect, most of the shots here have not had a great deal done to them, the most drastic effect being a tonal…
Profiles: Venus O’Hara, Writer
Venus O’Hara has an interesting career, it might be best if you go to her website to find out more, I could try to explain but, well, maybe not… We both agreed that this shoot would be tame because it was for the magazine and also she wanted to do something more a kin to…
Ana Lombard, Enlace Estudio
Ana Lombard runs an alternative health studio called Enlace. I went there on a rainy day somewhat preoccupied with certain things and also trying to sort out a long trip to Buenos Aires. She knew I was in an odd frame of mind and had a lovely calming manner, which soon put me at my ease…
Profiles: Eric Goode
Poor Eric. I arrived with a mind to try out something new. When doing these interview pieces you are doing it because it is great to meet people and usually affords you a chance to try out something different with the lighting, you certainly are not doing it to become rich. The problem for Eric…
An Afternoon on Montjuïc
It was a Monday but a national holiday, normally I don’t really take much notice of these, but it was such a lovely day and besides, some idiots thought this would be the perfect time to dig up the road yet again below where I live so I headed for the hills to get some…
Profiles: Mary Fons, Interpreter
Mary is an interpreter, it is one of those jobs I find difficult to imagine being able to do, to listen to someone talking constantly in one language and speak it pretty much at the same moment using another. The Babel fish in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy would be my best bet, having…
Caribbean Wedding
Location: Tobago. A wedding in Tobago. I was not working, but I was the Best Man and I have a dread of public speaking, especially when it’s something important like this and hardly spontaneous. I had a lot of time to ponder this day and still could not get what I wanted to say written…
An Evening in Gatwick
I was flying to Tobago for a wedding (I was best man). The way things transpired I ended up having to stay overnight, having flown in from Barcelona. The groom (Andy) suggested trying the Yotel situated in the South Terminal, it is one of those Japanese style ‘pod’ hotels that you can rent by the…
Working at Home: L’Adresse, Hair Salon
This was my third shoot for the proposed article on people who have businesses set up in their own Apts or have converted a private residence to such an end. Damian’s place is of the latter kind, a lovely building in the L’Example barrio of Barcelona. He has a rather select and prestigious clientele, one…
Working at Home: 5º 1º, Hair Salon
This was my second shoot about people who have their business’s in either their homes or private apartments. I had heard about Joan’s place a year or 2 before when a friend had shot a video there for a fashion TV slot and when Olga, who is now writing the story, mentioned another cool place…
Working at Home: Daniel Benites, Personal Trainer
I have known Dany for quite a few months. We both go to the same boxing training class, run by Andrea Wheatley, who I got to know after photographing her for a magazine, that is another story you can read here, just click on the link. Anyway, Dany is a really nice guy and he…
Los Galgos, Greyhounds Aid Centre
Los Galgos is Spanish for greyhounds and SOS Galgos is an organisation run by Anna Clement, from the veterinary practice she manages for her husband. The story of what really happens to greyhounds bred for sport is pretty sad; they are usually ‘put down’ after 2-3 years of racing. I recommend going to the site…
Arquitecture: Ogilvy, NYC
I was lucky, through my friendship with Yeesan, to get access to the Ogilvy building in Hell’s Kitchen, an old chocolate factory near the river. Yeesan worked on the refurbishment, she works for Gensler. Her contact there (Cynthia) was great and very helpful, though, I suspect she thought I might be slightly mad when I suggested doing…
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Day 3 in New York, yesterday was Saturday and the weather was great, sunny and whilst hardly mild, nowhere near as cold as the Friday, the day I arrived. This Sunday was very moody and dark, perfect weather for cemeteries and luckily near to where Yeesan lives is Greenwood which is pretty big and impressive.…
Architecture Photography: El Prat, Terminal 1
I was flying to New York. You cannot help but feel exited by such a journey, it is true for me that nowadays most flights are pedestrian affairs, not really much to get excited about, but being in this sparkling new airport at dawn flying to NYC is something special. Though I do think someone should…
Profiles: Marcela Diaz, Trapeze Artist, Acrobat
I was looking forward to this shoot as I fully expected there to be a chance to get some action shots, which makes a change from the more common portrait photos this job requires. I have in mind a couple of projects as well where I want to work with people in dynamic, athletic situations…
Barcelona Classic Car Show
I was invited to go along to the Barcelona Classic Car Exhibition on Sunday and being at a loose end thought it might be fun and yield some interesting pictures. I decided to also take along my fisheye lens because I have a theory that old things, be they buildings, or even, I was soon…
Britt Bohannan Arechiga, Bike Racer
A possible interview piece, Britt got access to a motorbike shop Aprimoto because the owner (Josep Acriz) is a friend, he was also very helpful and patient, so a big thank you is merited. Britt has ridden and raced professionally for many years and is considering doing some more now she is living here. She…
Airport Architecture
I love photographing modern architecture and whenever I am in an airport I often find plenty of inspiration, they are invariably modern, spacious and well lit. Of course it is not always that easy these days to take photos, the usual idiotic response from officialdom is that when they see a ‘pro’ type DSLR you…
Editorial Photography: Pessebres in Catalonia
This is for the December issue of a magazine, and the article is about the tradition of Pessebres here in Catalunya, traditional nativity scenes which also often include the Caganers which did not feature in this particular article, but if you don’t know what they are, look it up, it might seem outrageous at first…
Profiles: Susie Hunt, Pet Psychologist
I met Susie (a pet psychologist) near the beach on a really lovely day. She was with a clients dog called Molly who was quite good fun and was pretty easy to photograph if I called her name or waved a treat just out of camera shot. I wanted to find a place where there…
Profiles: Agnés, Illustrator & Graphic Artist
Here is an image I did for a personal project about artists and scientists. I imagined this would be a pretty straight forward project to do, as I had a clear idea of what I wanted and the style to shoot it. This is not, however panning out quite as I imagined. One issue was…
Editorial Photography: November Magazine Cover
I just saw this on the website and was quite pleased. I had sent them a selection of images, including a couple of B&W I had done for myself that I did not expect to used. I shot them like this because I was revisiting a style of lighting I had played around with years…