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200 km from Stockholm in the middle of the Baltic lies the fabulous remote limestone island of Gotland. I’ve just returned from a few days shooting there.
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As many of you know, I act as a brand ambassador for Leica Camera. Thanks to the talented Susana Sanromen for taking this shot yesterday at the Photo Show, NEC where I was presenting a talk on aerial photography.
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At the end of last year we were commissioned to shoot a global advertising campaign for The View From The Shard through Futureproof London. A complex shoot involving composite layers with a requirement for me to shoot the urban landscapes on different occasions to the models.
Workstation No.2 Dubai Airport.
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Product : Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid Location : White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. Weather : Rain storms.
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Workstation No.1 Abu Dhabi.
Highlights of 2014. The blog has been sadly neglected recently as we have been overseas again but its a good time to look back on a stunning 2014 by choosing my favourite 10 images from the year.
This winter tyre campaign, whilst technically challenging was great fun to shoot. Taken on a wet and windy cobbled street in Wapping, London.
Final rendering of one of the shots from last months shoot at Rockingham Speedway. Agency : Elmwood, Art direction : David Jenkinson.
Aerial shot taken yesterday - this location needs no explanation…. its difficult to imagine a more impressive landscape.
Thrilled to have been selected for the 2014 Association of Photographers Awards with my aerial shoot of the Matterhorn for Albinati Aeronautics through Parenti Design, Geneva. Exhibition and book to be published in Dec.
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I’ve known better weather for shooting Porsche convertibles..
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The team have recently returned from a highly successful shoot in hot and humid Manila . Fighting with monsoon conditions, chaotic driving conditions and a large audience at the location we shot a new Far East campaign for Shell Advance.
So Tuesday was spent shooting at Porsche with over £200,000 of kit – mainly consisting of no less than 4 drones, a Red Epic and assorted other Hi Res cameras. Here is the first image through plus some fun behind the scenes imagery.
I’m delighted to now reveal the first of our Yas Marina F1 shots taken on an incredibly hot June morning at the Abu Dhabi circuit. We are currently working on a series of these so more will follow on the blog very soon.
In May we were flown to Cape Town to photograph Inmarsat’s global connectivity service, IsatHub.The team travelled over 2000 km in 5 days with dawn and dusk shoots to make the most of the stunning light.
We spent Tuesday morning shooting backplates at the Yas Marina motor racing circuit in Abu Dhabi. Look out for some exciting CGI renders of F1 cars in action in the coming weeks.
Alps from the air. Commissioned aerial shoot over the Swiss Alps a couple of weeks ago.
I’m delighted to report I have now joined the roster of one of Europe’s finest photographers agents : Trayler and Trayler. I’ve been working with Carolyn and the team “ by special arrangement ” for a while now but its great to have the full time support of my Dream Team at such an exciting time.
Am interesting commission came my way a couple of weeks ago. A PR campaign for NPower drawing attention to the energy inefficiency of many London buildings.
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6 days of continuous shooting and we are all officially knackered . Right off to bed, another 0645 start tomorrow to catch that light.
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Looking good ! Shard as the biggest picture Leica Mayfair have ever displayed in one of their stores . Here’s hoping it finds a home in the permanent store in the New Year.
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Back on the road with Subaru again today. Day one of a two day shoot.
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Was honoured to be one of only 2 UK photographers to exhibit this week at the Royal Geographical Society with my winning images from the HIPA international competition. It features one of my images of the Breitling Jet Team over the Matterhorn mountain range in Switzerland.
In addition to the rather spectacular landscapes we were tasked to shoot in Azerbaijan a couple of weeks ago we also shot a series of summer action sports for the agency. Here’s kids quad bikes.
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This place is so beautiful. Signature landscape photography, Shahdag Mountain Resort, Azerbaijan for Zoo Communications, London.
In the 1930’s New York built skyscrapers to demonstrate its corporate power, in the 1990’s it was the turn of the Pudong area of Shanghai to lead the way in dramatic architecture. For the past ten years it has been the turn of Dubai, UAE.
Just back from a great shoot for IFA Hotels in Dubai. A series of portraits in my particular style, there is a real satisfaction in squeezing something powerful out of the most unlikely of locations.
Dubai… a mad place. I love it.
The VW Phaeton is one of the most refined cars I have ever driven - I took this shot for VW in the Paddington Basin Development in London. Click on the photo to watch an amazing interactive site explaining the history of the glass factory in Dresden where its built.
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Courchevel 1850 yesterday. Finished the shoot early enough to take in the view.
Was delighted to have two entries nominated for the final of the 6th Annual Masters Competition last night . This is my third successive year of recognition in this worldwide competition that attracts thousands of entries each year.
ever wondered how your iPod made its journey to the UK from China ? Well it definitely came through this port : Felixstowe Dock. I shot this in sub zero temperatures last week.
The London skyline is changing again. Great view from the balcony of yesterdays location.
just finished working again with talented stunt driver Russ Swift for BMW. He never fails to impress with his two wheeled escapades - this shot is not a composite and really is at this angle.
“once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward” Leonardo da Vinci . Found this in the corner of a hanger in Poland yesterday.
Composite campaign shoot for Toshiba yesterday in the Shoreditch studio . Great crew and a brilliant set of ‘real’ people to shoot.
The Brietling 2013 Chronolog is available now at all good quality watch retailers worldwide. My shot of the Jet Team in perfect formation graces the cover.
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So the Indian Summer failed to materialise - guess we will have to make the most of shooting in the rain..
Was delighted to get a portfolio of 15 images into the 2012 Shanghai International Photographic Festival this October. I was one of only 6 photographers from the AOP to be selected for this exhibition.
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Quick rush from last nights overnight shoot at Heathrow Airport underground subway station. Probably the first and last time I will position my camera directly over an electrified rail.
The final version of my O2 Arena shot for AEG and Bblur Architects. It’s actually possible to enjoy the view now - at the time I was too busy hanging out of the chopper to fully appreciate what a stunning eve it was.
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One of my Breiting Jet Team portraits is being featured in this autumn’s Elinchrom press campaign. This shot was completely lit, on location in Switzerland with Elinchrom’s superb Quadra Compact flash units.
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Here’s the latest shot from our Breitling Jet Team shoot. More of these on the website now.
