Caroline Coon

Artist, Activist and Football Fan Caroline Coon, photographed in her home studio for OOF Magazine a few months back. Caroline was a marvellous subject, great company and it was a pleasure working for OOF for the first time.

New Work during Lockdown #1

So - as I prepare to return to work I thought I should start updating with some of the stuff that I have been doing while London has been in Lockdown. It is a strange feeling that we have almost paused completely here for various reasons of isolation or protecting loved ones. But I think in some areas I became far more productive, and also revisited some skills that I had neglected for many many years.

Just before lockdown I started a job with Frank PR for their client Vype. I only managed half the shots on a truncated day, but managed the rest at home in a makeshift studio set up.

Rosalind Nashashibi

Artist Rosalind Nashashibi photographed in her studio just before we all went into lockdown for UAE newspaper, The National.

https://bit.ly/2WBMHJo

Thanks to Charlotte Mayhew, who now lives in the UAE as a picture editor for the National, I have been asked to work on a few really interesting commissions. Its always great to nose around the places that people work and the quick conversation we had around the shoot was enlightening. Invariably we do the dance of ‘shall I just clean up/ please don’t touch a thing, it looks great’ but Rosalind was really welcoming. She is better known for her 16mm films, which won her a nomination for the Turner Prize, but she also paints, and this is what she was concentrating on when we met.

I do regret not seeking out more of the stories from artists, photographers and filmmakers when they were offered to me as a student. I was particularly blinkered and immature in that regard, because now I find this the greatest privilege in my work, as well as catching snippets of the interview in progress.

Picture Editor: Charlotte Mayhew

Interviewer: Melissa Gronlund

London Flatmates

Time Out London ran a feature on the various living arrangements in the city. I was asked to visit the participants and these are the results.

Picture Editor: Ben Rowe

Ulrika Jonsson for Lumen

Ulrika Jonsson has signed up for Lumen, the dating App. She was chosen to be the face of their Christmas Ads - and I was delighted when they asked me to shoot the images in the same style as last year’s successful campaign.

It was Ulrika’s first photoshoot for 10 years, though you’d never have guessed. Thanks to the amazing team for helping to make some fantastic images.

Styling: Liesa Stecher - MUA: Ashleigh Jane - Hair: Michael Douglas

Concept: Charly Lester - PR: Henry Warrington @Arno

National Geographic Traveller UK

A few months back I was asked to try and document the varied and ever changing landscape of London’s Kings Cross. From the mid 1990s, the area has had billions ploughed into it, making it almost unrecognisable from the place I first encountered on my first trips to the Capital. The photographs feature in the December edition of National Geographic Traveller UK. Thanks to Olly Puglisi, Becky Redman and Nicola Trup.

Lumen Campaign Billboards at London Stations

“50 is just the start.”

Inspiring people photographed for Lumen, the dating App for over 50s, who have either embarked on new and exciting challenges, or never stopped doing what they love.

Westonbirt Arboretum

Commission for the excellent Bloom Magazine.

Editor: Zena Alkayat

Art Direction: Sarah Pyke

I was delighted to visit the National Arboretum in Westonbirt for an Autumn shoot last year. Its now on the shelves and here are a few more shots form a fantastic day exploring the Gloucestershire countryside. Many thanks to Forestry England for allowing me so much time and access.

Caractère

Caractère is a Kensington Restaurant run by Emily Roux (granddaughter of Albert, daughter of Michel Roux Jnr) and her husband Diego Ferrari, former head chef of Le Gavroche. I was commissioned by Time Out for the review of these stunning dishes.

Full review at https://bit.ly/2HrfkkW

Shakespeare Walks, London

Thank you to the Globe for inviting me to record the Shakespeare Walks: Sweet Love Remember’d. . 

Directed by Darren Raymond, Artistic Director of Intermission Youth Theatre.

The Shakespeare Walks were set up by Mark Rylance 25 years ago and lead an audience through Westminster and the City of London celebrating places that would have been familiar to Shakespeare in 1599.  The idea is that actors hang out as members of the public and surprise the audience with a speech or sonnet.

Among the actors this year were members of the IYT, Jimena Larraguivel and Mark Rylance himself.

National Geographic Traveller Food: Pie 'n' Mash

For the June issue of the National Geographic Traveller Food Magazine I was asked to photograph the Pie and Mash shops of East London. I love the interiors, the people who work in these places and of course the food. Sadly, some are closing and customers are moving on to other styles of cuisine.

Thanks to Lauren Atkinson-Smith and Chris Hudson for their help in organisation and design and to Glen Mutel for letting me write a little about the experience. But remember, don’t have gravy - stick to liquor and vinegar.

Mark Schomberg - Business Life

Pastry Chef Mark Schomberg, photographed in West London for BA Business Life. Mark works at Pladis, the company who design and develop some of our most loved biscuits and snacks. Commissioned by Carl Harrison at Cedar, beautiful layout by Art Director Henry Elphick.

Delayed Gratification - Grenfell Feature

In Issue 27 of Delayed Gratification, Rob Orchard listened to five stories from the Grenfell tragedy. I am so pleased to be associated with such thoughtful and thought provoking journalism, but far more grateful to the people who gave their time to sit for portraits, Frankie, Ishmael, Antonio, Becka and Joe. 

Maya Jama for the Guardian

Its always a particular pleasure when the Guardian commissions me, as I know how many Photographers they have, and the quality they can call upon on a daily basis. Maya Jama, the Television and Radio Presenter was a joy to shoot, with a wicked sense of humour and endless patience. Below is the article, written by Joanna Moorhead.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/16/maya-jama-what-made-my-dad-a-bad-man

Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Dundee

What's not to like about Bears swimming or a can of Irn Bru? Ask my 4 year old, she was suitably unimpressed and spent nearly the whole time in the canteen.