P is for Pont D’Alma, in Paris, France.
11 years ago today I was in Paris, hanging about the Pont’ D’Alma bridge and tunnel, on assignment to cover the one year anniversary of the sorry saga that was Princess Diana’s death one year before.
I’d be sent over by my agency to shoot a variety of images [...]
…20 rolls of Tri-X, neatly packed, quickly delivered, and ready for shooting.
Ever since Gregory Peck and Eddie Albert set the benchmark for sartorial elegance for journo’s and snappers, in Roman Holiday, there’s been a lot to live up to. Gone are the suits and stylish rain macs of yesteryear, nowadays it’s all denims, Merrells and black gore-tex’s, de rigeur for the press snapper about town. Gone [...]
Just in case you haven’t yet got bored of my beating on about my pictures and job, you can nip down your local newsagent and buy this month’s copy of the UK’s Association of Photographers ‘Image’ magazine and read an interview with me about why I’m in Tokyo and what it is like to work [...]
So it seemed like a bright idea at the time.
You phone up your agency, you chat, be nice, be polite, then get to the point, “Can I get all my negs back please?”. Cue silence, sharp intake of breath, slow exhalation of breath, then hesitation, “Eh, that’ll be a big job. I’ll have to see [...]
