Portrait of the week – Kathryn
This is Kathryn Geels, a photographer, writer/journalist and publicity officer for London Independent Photography (LIP). Originally from Brisbane but a pretty established Londoner these days. I help...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – Jay
Jay seemed a bit of a natural, striking some professional poses as I was making his portrait, and I asked him about it. Only turns out he worked as a model years ago in Bangladesh. Now an owner of a...
View ArticlePortrait of the week- Abigail
I bumped into Abigail, a book editor, on Stoke Newington High Street on Thursday night as she was waiting for her kebab. She was dressed very strikingly with her printed headscarf and Doctor Martens...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – Kike
Kike is a human rights lawyer and an old friend of mine – we lived and worked together in Guatemala in 2007. I saw him in Spain with some other friends last week and our visit coincided with him...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – Sarah
Sarah is a Growing Communities patchwork gardener, working here at the Kynaston Road market garden, which is practically over the road from where I live on the High Street. There are little urban...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars
The Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars – a more charming bunch you’d be hard pressed to find. Sadly they’re not playing a UK gig this time, just passing through on their way to a tour of Germany. I met...
View ArticlePortrait(s) of the week – WOMAD
The mud and cold were a not-so-welcome change from last year’s balmy temperatures, but the music was just as fabulous. I covered WOMAD as part of the Rhythm Passport team and here’s a selection of...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – Mak
I arrived a bit early for my swing dance class on Tuesday evening, and came across Mak fixing this humungous truck in Torrens St. He works for both the Islington Metal Works (by day) and Electrowerkz,...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – Lello
I was wondering down Church Street last Friday when I spotted Lello, a chemist, looking very studious and dapper as he wrote thoughtfully on this sheet of paper. I walked past, not wanting to...
View ArticlePortrait of the week – David
So David was actually my portrait of last week, but I’m a bit behind and wanted to feature him, so here he is. I met David at a housewarming party and it soon became clear that we knew several people...
View ArticleDocumenting an East London institution
One of the things keeping me busy over the last few weeks has been all-hour loitering outside the Beigel Bake on Brick Lane. The resulting portraits, along with those by the other five members of the...
View ArticleMusic photos and a night of photo-themed music
Dreamed up by Nathan Loughran in 2010, Under The Influence started as a brilliant idea for a music night that supported new acts while paying homage to the greats. Every month there’d be a different...
View ArticlePhotofusion SALON/15
I’m thrilled that the good folks at Photofusion have selected one of my portraits for this year’s members’ salon. The launch party is next Wednesday evening and is open to the public. Promises to be a...
View Article2015 in 12 portraits
In mid January 2015 I decided I’d take a portrait a day and post it to social media. A challenge to myself to get out there and make work every day of the year, and only a ‘project’ in the loosest...
View ArticleBeigel Bake – exhibition at Timber Yard Old St
Shira, 7am For those of you who missed the LDNtwentyfour7 exhibition of 24-hour life in and around Brick Lane’s famous Beigel Bake, there’s a 2nd chance to see the work. It’s up now at Timberyard Old...
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