'The Devil's Garden'

Just back from a week in the Egyptian desert where I shot a story (which will be called 'The Devil's Garden') about Bedouin communities living within World War II Allied and Axis minefields. These are the first few images I've processed.

I'd researched this story for the best part of eight months and focused so much on the idea that when we actually started meeting people that had been directly affected it was often overwhelming. I really can't overstate my gratitude to the Bedouin people who granted us access to their communities, invited us into their homes to share their stories and guided us through a hazardous landscape.

Thanks also to Moataz, my translator/driver, who battled the desert tirelessly with his Nissan Sunny.

Randoms

These images have been sitting on my desktop for a while: sunny Peckham and a sculpture on my old university campus.

Fashion shoot

I saw my first fashion shoot yesterday when my friend and fellow photographer Roberto Rubalcava asked me if I could drive all involved to the location in Wimbledon's Cannizaro Park.

Lumiquest Softbox III + Gary Fong Lightsphere

I've recently been testing various lightweight lighting solutions. This was predominantly a reportage shoot that required a few formal headshots so I just used my Canon 580EX II flashes triggered by a Canon ST-E2. The pull down projection screen was a handy bonus.

College Green and the Palace of Westminster, 12 May 2010

. . . and yes, that is a pig on a lead.

Whitehall, 11 May 2010

Outside the Cabinet Office, Whitehall, on the day that Gordon Brown resigns and the coalition government is announced.

Recent, random

Will post some more coherent work soon, but in the meantime . . .

Found . . .

. . . at the King's Head in Waterloo last night.

Recent portraits

Two portraits from a series I recently shot for a company called Vale Retail.

Easter Monday, Carshalton

Carshalton is a small town close to where I grew up, the old part of which retains a Victorian/Edwardian character.

The woman I photographed in the first image was telling me a story about a man she found lying unconscious on the path. The Plane Tree to her left is over 200 years old and is one of the tallest in London.