Come into the Garden of Ninfa…

Some say it is the most romantic garden in the world. The strange, lost, paradisical garden of Ninfa. Once a Medieval village that was deserted and has remained a ruin so well preserved that it gives a perfect idea of how a Medieval Italian village would have been. Since then it has been transformed into […]

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First Faith

I loved photographing these First Holy Communion ceremonies at St Joseph’s Church, Highgate. Children combine fun with faith in a very moving way, I think. Here are a few reportage pictures from the day.  

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A seriously beautiful post today

Everyone is innately beautiful. Nature cannot be otherwise; beauty is at the heart of our world. A wise philosopher said that ‘Nature is evidence of the presence of the Divine.’ And just as God is so beautiful, so nature is beautiful without even trying. It is only when we try to go against our natural […]

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Love in Rome

Leo, my 8 year old and I had a very profound conversation the other day. We were discussing love and religion, and how they are not always linked. One can be religious, (though not in the truest sense of the word) without being loving, and loving without being religious. The important thing, we decided, is […]

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Roman Runaway Bride

The long awaited sequel to Ross and Francesca’s stunning Roman wedding is here! The day after their wedding, Ross was particularly keen for Francesca to have a post wedding Cherish the Dress shoot. So Francesca and I donned our motorino helmets and headed out to the Roman streets for a Roman Holiday inspired photoshoot. We […]

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Wheee!

Good afternoon FionaYour images have been chosen by the sponsor of your category in the Professional Photographer of the Year 2012 competition as their favourite image that has been uploaded so far (closing date January 13th). Portfolio of 3 – Woman with dog in Highgate / Seen through a glass darkly /Taxi through the Casbah http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62464http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62463http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62462 We are […]

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Wild Dance

I like to keep space for personal work so as to keep my creativity fresh. Last week I photographed  this extraordinary contemporary dancer who is like a wild creature. It was electrifying just to be in the room with her as she created her unique improvised dance routines. In the images below I wanted to […]

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Accreditation by the prestigious reportage photographers’ international guild, the AG/WPJA

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve just been invited to join the Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalists, an international accreditation body which invites (in my view) only the finest and most creative of reportage photographers to join their ranks.http://www.agwpja.comI believe that as it becomes increasingly common for anyone with a big camera to announce that […]

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