Another portrait I took of Nicky Wire from last year for all you Manics fans out there… It’s just a pretty simple head shot really - and nowhere near as intimate or interesting as the one where he’s holding his guitar that I had printed in National Treasures, he doesn’t give much away with the shades - but there is something about it I quite like.
I think this might already be on my website but here is a shot of Florence I took last year. Photographed her a lot but never like this. Was pretty mad when she strolled out of the changing room.
This was also the day people started rioting in London… I remember that drive home.
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Talking of the Manics, here is a photo of Sophie Ellis Bextor I took last year. Who remembers ‘Black Holes For the Young’?
A portrait of the Manic Street Preachers that I took last summer.
Last time I saw Nicky was at the launch of his book ‘Death Of A Polaroid’ which also contains images by very many a great photographer from throughout the bands career.
I got an amazing Limited Edition version of the book with one of Nick’s photos mounted in a folio. If you love Polaroids you should by this book.
A portrait of Graham Coxon at home in London. January 2012. Part of a session for Q Magazine.
Very pleased to announce I’ve been working with Keane through 2011 on the photography for their forthcoming album ‘Strangeland’. This is the cover and the record is released on 7th May 2012.
A proper blog on this to follow in good time.
Oh good god have not updated this in two months? I have been really busy I guess… updates updates…
Here are some of my portraits of the Manic Street Preachers as featured in their latest album ‘National Treasures’. I photographed them at the bands studio in Cardiff. I’ve loved the Manics since I got their ‘Stay Beautiful’ CD single back in 1991 so it was a real honour to have my work included in their CD artwork 20(!) years later. I’d wanted to work with this band for a long time. A couple of these images are reproduced more faithfully on my website.
The Bullitts - Jeymes Samuel & Lucy Liu.
