Hallie
Hallie
Mariana
Alisha
Alex
Millie
Luba
Don't Touch
Anzhelika
Dr Nicky Naylor
Shanygne
Girls
Mihaela
Dalii
Irene
Melinda
Fiore
Amber
Emi
Jade
Ruxandra
Irene
Deni
Maria
Bea
Elodie
Fernanda
Janaina
Ioana
Ioana
Ioana
Ioana
Federica
Poser
Ghina
Ghina
Elodie
Portrait with a paper bag.
All in black at Mens Fashion Week
Marc
Krisztián
Joyce
Najia
Beatriz
Bex
Lewin
Susan
Jessie
Rosanna
Slash?
Mariette
Rosanna
Cashka
Nina
Dan
Lucy
Yasmin
Jessie
Kate
Fabiane Massola
Yagmur Cinar
Asteria
A studio portrait of a confident yet friendly man.
A 3/4 portrait of a confident smiling professional woman.
Portrait of a professional man.
Giovanni
Jon
Sandy
Aniq
Gloria
Giulia
Lucy
Kay
Joshua
Marion
Aleksandra
Carlos
Kavita
Georgiana
Lamar
Bowler Hatted
A true London character. Fellow photographer John and & were peering through the window of the Getty Gallery at the back of Oxford St when out of nowhere Alfies voice piped up asking "Do you really like any of this stuff", or something along those lines.I had to admit there were a lot of images that were more reportage where their value was more to do with the record of an event or a moment in the life of a celebrity than any true beauty as a photograph. however there were also many stunningly beautiful photos which could be regarded as genuine art.Alfie started his working life as a graphic designer before computers took over, when he switched to working in the fine art world becoming a framer; providing custom frames to the worlds wealthy to display their latest art aquisition. His frustration at city boys with money but no eye coming to him with art which they didn't even know if they liked was expressed with straight forward colourful language. The final straw was when the company he worked with was bought by an investor who decided to stop using real gold leaf on frames for something cheaper and fake. I sense that Alfie is a true craftsman and proud of what he does because he quit telling them in no uncertain terms that they were a bunch of !@£$% thinking that was a good way to do things.We must have chatted for a good 20 minutes before parting company. Alfie was happy to let me take a few portraits but I quite like this one which was a bit more posed for a massively shallow depth of focus.p.s. does anyone else think he has more than a passing resemblance to a certain James Bond actor?
I've probably mentioned before that I like to have the occasional drink and sit down as I wander about London with my camera. It was in my most frequented sandwich bar that I first saw Andrea. I was just waiting to pay when she came to the adjacent till. I did hesitate for a moment before asking her if I could take a photo but she readily agreed so I dumped the tray of food I'd bought with fellow photographer John and grabbed my camera.The interior of sandwich bars can have nice stylish decor for blurry back grounds but I thought it might be nicer to go outside and have some blurry London. There was an alley from the Strand down to the Thames close by which was perfect.I asked Andrea what she did and her answer was "I make knives" Wow! I don't think I've ever met a knife maker before. She is also a jeweler and artist and was in London for a few days having spent a month in Europe on an art project before heading home to Austin, Texas. Have a look at her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BrainCasterWhenever I ask a stranger if I can photograph them I'm always acutely aware that they are giving their time freely to me so I try not to delay them too much with whatever they are doing. I hope in my brief time with Andrea that I managed to capture her beauty, confidence and individuality. I'll admit I would have loved to have spent more time photographing her.
Norwegian Wood
Professional headshot of a man.
I met Shannon as she and a friend were wandering along the shore of the Thames. It was a bit breezy (can you tell?) but the sun had come out to take the edge off the wind. It was also one of the lowest tides I have seen for a while. Shannon and her friend were doing what most people would call beach combing but which when I looked it up is correctly called mudlarking when it's done along the Thames. They both had handfulls of clay pipe stems, animal teeth & big old nails which might have come from old ships. The prize item I think was the almost complete clay pipe which had a complete bowl and a couple of inches of stem.Shannon, I hope you enjoy your collection for many years to come. Sorry I forgot to ask your friends name and ask her if she would mind me taking a portrait too. If I see you mudlarking again I'll be sure to ask :)
Priya
Gemini
Assimilate
Emma
Full English Beard
Is It Safe Yet?
