Published at: 07:08 am - Monday August 31 2009
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 [...]
Published at: 12:08 am - Wednesday August 19 2009
…20 rolls of Tri-X, neatly packed, quickly delivered, and ready for shooting.
Published at: 06:08 am - Tuesday August 18 2009
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 [...]
Published at: 01:08 am - Saturday August 15 2009
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 [...]
Published at: 04:08 pm - Wednesday August 12 2009
Published at: 12:08 am - Saturday August 08 2009
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 [...]