Dreamer no12

Lydia

London December2010.

Dreamer no11

Asos marketplace

More shooting and pics from 'the streetstyle project' i've been working on recently...
it's still in creation,
to view the full project, click Asos

C l i n i c.

Clinic. is a poetry, arts and music platform based in New Cross, South East London. They regularly hold multi-disciplinary events which aim to bring together poets, artists and musicians - both emerging and established in their respective fields - in an ongoing artistic collaboration.
I think they're talented and wonderful people, and so do these guys too...


"Clinic produce on London's sickest poetry nights"  Dazed and Confused
"If you have ever doubted the strength of interest in poetry today, I highly suggest you take a trip down to any future CLINIC event."  Popshot Magazine

which can't be bad.
click on clinic and have a look for yourself...

Tom

Here are a couple of recent photographs i have taken. Over the weekend I asked my friend Tom to come and take photos with me, he kindly said yes and let me take his portrait.I wanted to experiment with light and my aim was to try and use the natural light we had in several ways, of which i did although, i think i need some more practice to get it exactly how i'd like...for now these are a good point to work from for next time.!

*note to self, find some more friends to photograph.

Dreamer no10

this post welcomes the 10th Dreamer to my 'Dreamers' project, *clapclap* to refresh any memories the project is about photographing people asleep on the London Underground and other modes of public transport. to achieve these photographs the subjects are completely unaware I have taken there portrait, this involves patience, opportunity and understanding from those around me.
-Apologies for the lack of 'caption' over the last 10 weeks, the project is currently being "created" and all will soon be revealed on my website in the projects section...i have been shooting this project for around 6 months, it's a challenging project with the opportunity to photograph some wonderful expressions...more to come.

Angus and Julia Stone

a few nights ago I had the pleasure of spending the evening with Angus and Julia Stone at the Royal festival Hall (London), it was a special evening with beautiful music and lots of love. I took my camera and shot a few pictures, I was a bit too far away to get any real good ones here are a few i managed to get.

At one point i managed to sneak to the front of the stage for a song or two, I tried to hide behind someone sitting in the front row but before too long i was spotted and pulled away by my ears like a naughty school kid back to my seat...
I'd forgotten how fun shooting live music was!
mustdoitagainsoon  

cold hands warm heart... 

Somerset 2009

just do it.

Devon 2008

Dreamer no9

me and you in the photobooth...

I would l o v e to have one of these.!

.yes please.

themightybooth.com

it may be small.but they all count...

I have a little credit in this months issue of Vogue. (i've circled it just in case you miss it..?) One of my images from this years 'Vogue Fashion Out Night' event 2010 lays amongst a four page feature illustrating the brilliant event which happened across London and New York this September. Entitled 'Night Of 1,000 Stars' 

thought it was worth a blog post...

so this is where all the beautiful people have been hiding...

juliasoler.com 

..a spoon full of sugaar...

Dreamer no8

sunday sun.

it's beautiful out there

but.

i can't feel my toes.

A couple of images from a recent editorial shoot for Brownsfashion , the shoot will run as an online feature on their website today for one week. It was a location shoot and quite challenging at times, as a result it was tough to get shots I was fully happy with.! although, by the end of the shoot everyone was happy...including me. The concept behind the shoot was based on 'party chic.' x6 looks in total. Looking forward to seeing the full feature later...

Dreamer no7

Taylor Wessing Prize 2010 - see the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.now.
It's wonderful.
this is one of my many fav's from the exhibition.
Clare Shilland was awarded 'ELLE' Winner, for her portrait Merel.
go and see it.be inspired
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a denim moment.

probably the wrong time of year.
but
i'm in love.
with denim and all who wears it...

Revenge

..is satisfying. 

CDEFGABC
...and this is magical.

romillymason.co.uk

Val-d’Isère

press-shots.
lots of fun shooting these guys.
check out their music too. it's very good.

A few shots from a streetstyle project I’m working on at the moment.

the project is yet to officially launch and will do next week.

I like her tattoo.

More to come....

oh.mi.

a.busy.day.with beautiful people.

Dreamer no6

.Summer.fun.fun.

 

...remember when we went swimming and did lots of handstands? ..

fishes.

..Like the fur of a chinchilla. Like the cleanest tooth. Yes, the fishes say, this is what it feels like. People always ask the fishes, 'What does the water feel like to you?' and the fishes are always happy to oblige. Like feathers are to other feathers, they say. Like powder touching ash. We smile and nod. When the fishes tell us these things, we begin to understand. We begin to think we know what the water feels like to the fishes. But it's not always like fur and ash and the cleanest tooth.

At night, they say, the water can be different. At night, when it's very cold, it can be like the tongue of a cat. At night, when it's very very cold, it's like cracked glass.

Or honey. Or forgiveness, they say, ha ha. When the fishes answer these questions - which they are happy to do - they also ask why. They are curious things, fish are, and thus they ask, 'Why? Why do you want to know what the water feels like to the fishes?' And we are never quite sure. The fishes press further. 'Do you breathe air?' they ask. The answer is yes. Well then, they say, 'What does the air feel like to you?' And we do not know.

We think of air and we think of wind, but that's another thing. Wind is air in action, air on the move, and the fishes know this. Well then, they ask again, 'What does the air feel like?' And we have to think about this. Air feels like air, we say, and the fishes laugh mirthlessly. 'Think!' they say. 'Think,' they say, now gentler. And we think and we guess that air feels like hair, thousands of hairs, swaying ever so slightly in breezes microscopic. The fishes laugh again.

'Do better, think harder,' they say, encouraging us. It feels like language, we say, and they are impressed. 'Keep going,' they say. It feels like blood, we say, and they say, 'No, no, now you're getting colder.' The air is like being wanted, we say, and they nod approvingly.

The air is like being pushed and pulled and yanked, punched and slapped and misunderstood and loved, we say, and the fishes sigh and touch our forearm sympathetically.

Dreamer no5

.november.london.2010.

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"Goodbye. I'm never gonna forget you."

Dreamers no4

from Finsbury park - South Kensington. this one slept aalll the way...

cariwayman.com

Cari Ann Wayman is a 21 year old photographer working in the Chicago area. and she's a really good photographer...clickclick.

Portrait of. Graham. a good friend who a few months back came and stayed with me a for a few days in london...the natural light was coming in to the room through the large window i had in my room one morning. this caught my attention and he kindly let me take his picture.

another editorial shoot.

A couple of images from a recent editorial shoot for Brownsfashion , the shoot will run as an online feature on their website today for one week entitled 'know your knits' for AW10. A simple simple shoot with very little lighting a really good shoot to do as it challenged my abilty to light my subject efficently with my limited lighting, 8 looks in total and lots of lovely clothes...

JR

JR is an anonymous photographer and artist and the 2011 TED Prize winner. In his work, JR embeds into neighborhoods, favelas and villages around the world, photographing the people who live there and learning their stories — and then pasting his striking images onto massive local canvases: buildings, buses, roads and bridges. His latest global art project is called "Women Are Heroes."

Click on 'JR' to view the video documenting his wonderful project...

Dreamers no3

Portrait number 3 from the series 'Dreamers' ...this one is a definite dreamer.
More to follow next week.

Brothers.and.Sisters.

This is portrait of my Brother, Tom. It was shot some time ago when he was struggling to find a place to live and the pressures of his MA we're getting heavy, so i went round for a cup of tea and a chat, we sat all afternoon and chatted about everything and nothing, which felt good.
I like his 'todo' book sitting on radiator it adds to the reflective mood of the photo.

http://www.tomhatfield.co.uk/

you going? I'm going...

The Social Street Photography
25 October 2010 18:30-21:00

Speakers: Photographer Stephen McLaren and Lawyer Rupert Grey
The Social is a bar night: a place for photography professionals and enthusiasts to meet, have a drink, and talk about current aspects of photography.
Each evening takes a different aspect of photography; from the challenges of making moving and still imagery, to the changes in the laws on street photography, via current trends and practices.
Each social night will feature relevant photography, as well as short talks by a professional and a photographer in the field....Location: Barrio Central/Poland Street/W1F 8PS