BLOG 2019

This blog will keep you updated of my photography work over the course of the year, it’s updated regularly and shows the diversity of my automotive, commercial and editorial photography work across the UK and Europe...

CORPORATE & EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY KENT & LONDON

23/12/2019

Busy week leading up to the festive break with a variety of commercial, corporate and event photography in Kent and London for a variety of clients... ...more

WASHINGTON DC TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

20/12/2019

As usual when its not work then everything else takes a back seat, especially holiday photos! Just edited the images taken from our trip to Washington DC last month... ...more

CLASSIC MINI 30TH ANNIVERSARY CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

18/12/2019

The most iconic car in the world has to be the Mini, diction strayed in 1959 and today’s photography shoot was on a 30th edition version. Only 3000 were produced and 2000 were in cherry red, which was the colour of owners Pete’s classic car... ...more

COMMERCIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

16/12/2019

Been a real mix of automotive, commercial and education the last week, in Canterbury, Kent and down at Thruxton motor racing circuit in Hampshire... ...more

BMW 135i CAR MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

12/12/2019

Barretts BMW loaned me the new 135i demonstrator, a hot hatch that is now all wheel drive and front wheel drive, a departure from the previous model that had a characterful 3 litre 6 cylinder engine and rear wheel drive... ...more

FORD MUSTANG CLASSIC CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

10/12/2019

Stewart Norris has the best of both worlds, a new Shelby Mustang, limited to only five RHD versions in Europe and a recently restored 1966 GT. The car photography today was for the Mustang Owners Club magazine and also for the owner as the car has just left the workshop... ...more

PRO SHARE AWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY 2019

06/12/2019

The Hilton Bankside hotel in London hosted the 27th year of the The London institute of Banking and Finance Pro Share awards, and my 13th year of covering them. The venue is in the Southwark district of London and with over 500 guests was going to be a busy evening for myself and colleague Nick... ...more

MUSTANG EXPERIENCE UK EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

04/12/2019

Mustang owner Emily Newman has set up a car rental company specialising in the classic and modern Ford muscle car, iconic since its birth in 1964 and even more popular now its in right hand drive form in Europe... ...more

CANTERBURY COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY

02/12/2019

Canterbury College has been my base for the last two days, covering the new branding and a wide variety of the courses that they have on offer to students. The photos were taken around the vast campus that is in the heart if Canterbury town centre alongside some photos in the shopping area itself... ...more

CAR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

01/12/2019

Adam Howard contacted me a few weeks ago about one to one training, this was due to his recent work being published in a few Volkswagen magazines. Only using natural light Adam wanted to run through the advantages of using lighting on location... ...more

FORD FIESTA ST PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

29/11/2019

Ford introduced a new Performance edition to the Fiesta range earlier in the year, the photoshoot today was to cover a test drive review of the car for Fast Ford magazine, highlighting the changes to the standard hot hatch ST that has won awards across the motoring press... ...more

FINANCIAL INNOVATION AWARDS 2019

26/11/2019

The London Institute of Banking and Finance hosted the Financial Innovation Awards 2019 at the Hilton Bankside in London, celebrating the industry with companies represented from across the globe... ...more

VAUXHALL FIRENZA CAR EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

22/11/2019

Another commission from Street Machine UK, this time in the form of a 1970's Vauxhall Firenza packing some American muscle power courtesy of a V8... ...more

PROFESSIONAL PHOTO MAGAZINE EDITORIAL

18/11/2019

This months edition of Professional Photo magazine covers my recent photography shoot with Canterbury based estate agents Charles Bainbridge, showcasing the working of two local companies together in the local community... ...more

CANTERBURY INNOVATION CENTRE TENTH ANNIVERSARY

18/11/2019

Canterbury Innovation Centre celebrated its tenth anniversary last week, the business centre is based on the campus of the University of Kent and has also been my business location for eight years... ...more

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 29th MARCH 2020

08/11/2019

Looking to use you Digital SLR in manual modes as opposed to the default automatic settings? This course is perfect for anyone using a Digital SLR, Mirrorless, Advanced Compact, Bridge or any Camera with Manual controls... ...more

CHEVY ASTRO CAR PHOTOGRAPHY STREET MACHINE MAGAZINE

07/11/2019

Second car photography shoot of the week in Kent for Street Machine magazine, this time a van with a few tricks up its sleeve and an epic location of Brands Hatch racing circuit... ...more

HOUSE OF COMMONS EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY

06/11/2019

Flood Re is a joint initiative between the Government and insurers. Its aim is to make the flood cover part of household insurance policies more affordable. Yesterday at the House of Commons launched the flood risk communities charter... ...more

FAST FORD MUSTANG CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

05/11/2019

I am led to believe that there are only three Ford Mustang Cobra R's in the UK, seems I have now photographed two of them! The three resides in Scotland, might be an opportunity for a rod trip in the Spring... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT STUDENT PROFILES

04/11/2019

Local today with a short walk from the office to the sports department at the University of Kent and the Sibson building to cover a series of student profiles which will be used on various websites... ...more

BMW CAR MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

01/11/2019

Ashdown Park Hotel hosted a second car photography shoot on Monday, this time with Geoff Hazelden's sons BMW M3, boasting the sweet 3.2 straight six this is one of the cleanest examples i've seen, belying its sixteen years... ...more

MINI MAGAZINE CLASSIC CAR PHOTOGRAPHY SUSSEX

30/10/2019

Monday morning and a lovely drive through the Sussex countryside to the Ashdown Park Hotel, the location for todays classic car photo shoot of a 1979 Mini van, the images will be used for a future issue in Mini magazine... ...more

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

28/10/2019

Six amateur photographers attended yesterdays digital SLR photography workshop that was held at the Canterbury Innovation Centre. With model Emma Jo their was practical portrait and lighting session as well... ...more

BMW CAR MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

27/10/2019

BMW CAR magazine is a publication covering the popular German marque, it looks to showcase all of the classic and modern vehicles from the companies vast history, today the photoshoot was on the future with the i3 and i8 electric models... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

24/10/2019

Kent School of Architecture and Planning is one of the most successful schools of architecture in the UK. Innovative programmes, studio-based teaching, professional links and excellent facilities combine to create an inspirational learning environment. Todays photography shoot was to supply the marketing team with a fresh set of images for web and social media... ...more

ELEC-SEC CORPORATE PORTRAITS IN KENT

23/10/2019

Covering a lot of headshots recently, across various different business sectors, plus quiet a few coming up in London over the next few weeks. Kent based electrical and security company Elec-Sec were only a short drive away from my offices for a portrait session the other day... ...more

GOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT CAR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS 2020

21/10/2019

The historic Goodwood race circuit plays host to the first of three exclusive car photography workshops, this is a practical days photography covering a variety of classic and modern sports cars around the venues paddock, grid, pits and other locations. At the end of the day you will come away with a great set of automotive images... ...more

MISSION MOTORSPORT ROCKINGHAM RESURRECTED

19/10/2019

Rockingham race circuit closed last year, now planned for redevelopment it was conceived in 2001 and had several different configurations making it a unique circuit, plus it had an oval banking that provided plenty of thrills over the years. It opened for two very unique days this week, to host Armed Forces charity Mission Motorsport... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT PHOTOGRAPHY LECTURING

17/10/2019

Digital photography and image editing is the subject during my guest lecturing slot at the University of Kent, in my third year now and for the next few weeks I will be teaching the fundamentals of photography to over fifty students... ...more

BROOKLANDS MOTORSPORT DAY PHOTOGRAPHY

14/10/2019

Brooklands annual Autumn motorsport day took place on Sunday, the weather was a mix of sunshine, over cart clouds and for last of ten day persistent showers, this added to the overall atmosphere and made for some great car photography... ...more

NISSAN JUKE CAR LAUNCH PHOTOGRAPHY

09/10/2019

The second generation Juke had an official unveiling at Canterbury Nissan last night, a packed showroom of customers arrived to be greeted to a showcase of the compact SUV that has been a great seller for the car brand in the UK... ...more

SILVERSTONE TRACK DAY PHOTOGRAPHY

08/10/2019

Coming to the end of the car event calendar now, so one last session out on track with a group of Mustang owners and friends seemed to be a good way to sign off for the year at the home of the British Grand Prix, the legendary Silverstone... ...more

PRO SHARE EMPLOYEE SHARE PLANS CONFERENCE 2019

07/10/2019

Pro Share's 27th conference took place at Bishopsgate, London in etc venues on Wednesday, the annual event sponsored by Barclays attracts large corporate companies and their employees to learn about the previous years events and also future trends in the financial industry... ...more

STREET MACHINE CAR MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

06/10/2019

Street Machine is a global magazine that was massive in the eighties when it first came out. It highlights classic and modern cars from all marques and my first shoot for them ironically was of a 1968 Mustang GT... ...more

TYRE POINT SUPER CAR OPEN DAY

30/09/2019

Tyre Point have just opened there brand new premises in Maidstone, kent and yesterday held a Super Car open day to celebrate, a mix or rain and sunshine didn't deter all of the petrol heads turning up... ...more

FAST FORD MAGAZINE ROAD TEST PHOTOGRAPHY

29/09/2019

Fast Ford magazine as well as lengthy features also odes mini test reviews, today a visit to SCC Performance in Hertfordshire provided the setting for a back to back test of two Revo tuned hot hatch Fiesta's... ...more

DOVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY IN KENT

26/09/2019

The first of two days photography at Dover Technical College took place today, this was a refresh of the images taken last year which would highlight existing and new courses... ...more

LIBF GRADUATION AT THE GUILDHALL LONDON

25/09/2019

The London Institute of Banking and Finance graduation and presentation ceremony took place again at the historic Guildhall, set in the heart of London. The ceremony awarded students with degrees for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional qualifications and this year was a double celebration as it was the Institutes 140th anniversary... ...more

ESTATE AGENT CORPORATE PORTRAITS

24/09/2019

Charles Bainbridge are an independent estate agents based in Canterbury, after covering some location photos with the fleet of Mini Coopers a few weeks ago, today was based in the office covering headshots of the team... ...more

WORLD CONFERENCE OF BANKING INSTITUTES PHOTOGRAPHY

19/09/2019

After covering the London Institute of Banking & Finance's annual graduation at the Guildhall in London on Friday I paid a return visit on Monday and Tuesday for them to cover the WCBI 2019 conference... ...more

KENT COLLEGE GRAND HALL OPENING

18/09/2019

Kent College has just opened the Grand Hall, has 600 seats in the auditorium, the venue will host students and the local community, featuring arts, music and theatre productions... ...more

EDGE HUB INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE

12/09/2019

Canterbury Christ Church University hosted a breakfast meeting for over thirty different companies to network with during an informal conference lat Thursday morning... ...more

CHARLES BAINBRIDGE ESTATE AGENTS PHOTOGRAPHY

10/09/2019

Charles Bainbridge estate agents commissioned me to cover two photography sessions for them, the first today bring based around their trio of Mini Coopers. As they are based in Canterbury we covered a mix of local backdrops along with some portraits of the team... ...more

FORD POWER LIVE AT BRANDS HATCH

09/09/2019

As Summer comes to an end so does the automotive calendar, with just a handful of events left now before Autumn kicks in Ford Power live made its debut at Brands Hatch... ...more

CORPORATE HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY IN KENT

09/09/2019

Winston Dwyer from Honey Legal commissioned me to photograph him for some up to date headshots that can be used for his online profiles... ...more

YOUR COACHMAN AUTOMOTIVE DETAILING PHOTOGRAPHY

05/09/2019

Your Coachman are based just on the outskirts of Maidstone in Kent and provide high end detailing services to the automotive trade, today I was covering a variety of photos for their website and social media channels... ...more

FRANKIE'S CLASSIC AND SPORTS CAR SHOW

04/09/2019

Frankie's Classic car and Bike show took place on Sunday, I have covered the event for the last four years and the largest gathering of cars took place this year, notably due to 258 Ford Capri's on display celebrating the cars 50th anniversary at Ford's Dunton Technical centre... ...more

ARTWORK PHOTOGRAPHY IN LONDON

29/08/2019

Bell English have been one of my long standing clients, and recently had some wall murals installed at their London school... ...more

FORD MUSTANG COBRA R MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

28/08/2019

During a recent track day at Goodwood motor racing circuit I photographed a rare Ford Mustang, the Cobra R. This was a special one as it had racing driver Kenny Burns set up on it, specially prepared for motorsport purposes... ...more

HOLIDAY PHOTOGRAPHY UK AND ITALY

27/08/2019

Had the chance to get away for a couple of short breaks and as ever only just got round to editing the photos, travel light with the Lumix LX100... ...more

HOT HATCH CAR PHOTOGRAPHY AND REVIEW

26/08/2019

After just driving and photographing the brand new Focus ST it made me wonder what is the best hot hatch on the market today, so here’s my views on the current top four... ...more

GOODWOOD CLASSIC CAR TRACK DAY

23/08/2019

One of the most iconic locations for the motorsport fan has to be Goodwood motor circuit, home of the revival and festival of speed plus some of the most historic aircraft as well. Covering a feature for Fast Ford magazine I had been invited to experience their classic car track day... ...more

AUTHOR PORTRAITURE IN CANTERBURY

20/08/2019

Author and comedienne Gabby Hutchinson Crouch has just brought out a new book, part of the Darkwood series and had asked me to cover a new series of headshots for her... ...more

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE BROOKLANDS MUSUEM

19/08/2019

The penultimate photography course of the year took place at Brooklands Museum yesterday, with model Sophie Ball and a Morgan and Mustang sports car to add to the stunning location... ...more

WICKED STONE ROCK BAND PHOTOGRAPHY

17/08/2019

Following up from a photos hoot from last year, Kent based rock band Wicked Stone booked me to do a new photo shoot with them. With three new members in the group and an EP due out soon we found a time in the diary to do a mini session around the historic town of Sandwich... ...more

MINI MAGAZINE EDITORIAL CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

15/08/2019

Mini magazine recently commissioned me to photograph a classic Mini, this one was a little bit different as it had been restored to a unique spec by owner Rhys... ...more

STREET MACHINE AUSTRALIA

13/08/2019

Last month I covered the Santa Pod trackday for the Mustang Owners Club of GB, one of the attendees was Kiwi Shaun Parker who had a glorious 1965 Mustang Fastback, what followed led to a feature shoot for Street Machine Australia magazine... ...more

SPIRES ACADEMY EDUCATION PHOTOGRAPHY

13/08/2019

Spires Academy is situated just on the outskirts of Canterbury, a small school which has just recently seen a state of the art building built across the road from its previous location... ...more

ATHLETICS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

12/08/2019

Yiannis Christodoulou is the GB team Aquathlon team captain, I have been covering the photography for him for five years now and today was a quick catch up with him to show off his new bike and his venture in to the Triathlon... ...more

DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE 27th OCTOBER

10/08/2019

Looking to use you Digital SLR in manual modes as opposed to the default automatic settings? This course is perfect for anyone using a Digital SLR, Mirrorless, Advanced Compact, Bridge or any Camera with Manual controls... ...more

CORPORATE PORTRAITS IN ESSEX

10/08/2019

Thames Underwriting are an experienced underwriting team with in-house underwriters ready to make immediate decisions. Providing access to Lloyds & Company Market and A rated security. The team are based in Leigh On Sea, Essex where the portrait session took place... ...more

STANGFEST AT GOODWOOD CIRCUIT

07/08/2019

Home of the world famous Goodwood Revival and Members' Meeting, the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit combines all the nostalgia of the golden era of motorsport with sleek 21st-century technology. Today it held the second Stangfest track day event... ...more

FORD FAIR CAR EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY AT SILVERSTONE

05/08/2019

Silverstone the home of the British Grand Prix and one of the most famous Formula 1 circuits in the world was the home this weekend for Ford Fair, I was covering the event for Fast Ford magazine where the brief was to cover a snapshot of the day... ...more

CAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE AT BROOKLANDS MUSEUM

31/07/2019

The third car photography course of the year took place at Brooklands Museum, on an overcast morning and bright Summers afternoon the attendees had plenty of lighting challenges to cover. ...more

PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPHY IN EAST KENT

30/07/2019

Arkay building company are based in Folkestone and have a reputation throughout the south east for high quality workmanship, I’ve just covered photographing three properties for them... ...more

DINO CLASSIC SPORTS CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

29/07/2019

On the hottest day of the year so far I had not one but two Ferrari Dino sports cars to photograph for car specialist Atelier Petworth, in black and red they looked stunning against the manor house that we used for the photography shoot... ...more

MINIFEST CAR EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY

24/07/2019

Spent Sunday at Brands Hatch circuit covering the Mini Festival for Performance Mini magazine, the event had plenty of this iconic cars 60 year history on track and display, along with live music and club displays... ...more

INTERIOR PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPHY

22/07/2019

Bespoke bathrooms and kitchens designed by the team at Root's in Kent are a speciality, and these modern designs are no exception showing off the companies quality and attention to detail... ...more

MUSTANG OWNERS CLUB SANTA POD TRACK DAY

11/07/2019

Second visit to Santa Pod raceway in one week, this time for the Mustang Owners Club of Great Britain. As well as Mustangs other American car clubs turned up for the event giving it a really mixed vibe of American muscle cars... ...more

FORD FOCUS ST CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

11/07/2019

Ford have just released the all new Ford Focus ST, a performance hot hatch to rival the likes of the HondaCivic Type R, Hyundai i30N and VW Golf GTI, todays car photography shoot was for Maidstone Performance Ford dealer Haynes... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT ALUMNI EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY LONDON

10/07/2019

The University of Kent and its Politics department hosted a celebration for its Alumni at the House of Commons, the Terrace pavilion that overlooks the Thames was a perfect backdrop for the evenings event... ...more

FERRARI 488 PISTA SUPER CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

09/07/2019

Ferrari always make special editions of their super cars, the most recent addition is the 488 Pista, starting from just over £251,000 it’s a stunning car to look at and especially photograph... ...more

SYNERGY LONDON CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHY

04/07/2019

Synergy London took place at Glaziers Hall in London, a combined all day conference run by Barclays in collaboration with Shareworks by Morgan Stanley. The photography was to document the day’s activities... ...more

STREET MACHINE MAGAZINE CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

03/07/2019

Ramsgate marina was the location for a car photography editorial shoot that took place last week, Street Machine magazine commissioned me to ironically cover a 1968 Mustang... ...more

SANTA POD RACEWAY PHOTOGRAPHY

29/06/2019

Simply Mustangs UK organised a driving event at the legendary Santa Pod raceway, set in the beautiful Northamptonshire country side it is a mecca for fast cars and the legendary Mustang was at home on a fun packed day out for everyone... ...more

PRO SHARE HOUSE OF COMMONS EVENT

29/06/2019

ProShare launched their Annual SAYE & SIP Report at a special Parliamentary reception, kindly hosted by Stephen Kerr MP on what turned out to be a beautiful summer’s day on the terrace at the House of Commons... ...more

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY IN KENT

25/06/2019

Just over a week ago I covered can and Linda's wedding at Ickham Church, the ceremony then took place at the Bell Hotel in sandwich on a glorious Summers' day... ...more

CAR MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

24/06/2019

It has been a few months now since i have been covering car photography work for Fast Ford magazine, although the photos were taken in April/May time the publications work few months in advance, now some of the articles are appearing in the June/July issues... ...more

COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHY

17/06/2019

Busy end to the week with a variety of work for a school, solicitors and bathroom/kitchen detailer, covering Kent and East Sussex... ...more

SUMMER EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

12/06/2019

Insight Investment hosted the Summer exhibition at the Royal Academy of arts, attending the preview evening my brief was to document the evening... ...more

AWARE FOUNDATION CHARITY EVENT IN LONDON

11/06/2019

London was the setting for a very special evening at the Intercontinental hotel, Park Lane where the Aware Foundation charity hosted an evening with some of the greatest cricketers ever... ...more

FORD MUSTANG MACH 1 EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

10/06/2019

Ford have produced over ten million Mustang's since its birth in 1964, so their are plenty to choose from when looking to cover an editorial shoot on them. One has stood out for me over the last few months though, a stunning two owner Mach 1 from 1969... ...more

BAYFORD MEADOWS KARTING PHOTOGRAPHY

06/06/2019

Mad Creative agency commissioned me to cover the photography for Bayford Meadows, a karting circuit in Sittingbourne, Kent. The photography was quiet specific as they are looking for hi-res images to promote a new poster campaign for the Kent based circuit... ...more

ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY IN KENT

05/06/2019

Over the last few months I have just started on a large photography project for Evans and Langford, a structural engineering company based in Maidstone, Kent... ...more

CLASSIC AND SPORTS CAR LONDON TO BRIGHTON RALLY

04/06/2019

The GE Classic London to Brighton car run took place from The Royal Park in greenwich on a beautiful Sunday morning, hopefully the start of some warm and bright weather. With over 430 cars participating it was going to be a busy few hours capturing all of the cars as they left the picturesque woodlands setting on their way down to the seaside... ...more

SCHOOL OF ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY UNIVERSITY OF KENT

03/06/2019

After covering photography work at the University of Kent’s school of arts earlier in the year, a follow up session was required to showcase the students using the KMTV studio... ...more

AMERICAN SPEEDFEST 7 PHOTOGRAPHY

01/06/2019

Brands Hatch hosted the 7th American Speedfest, over two days it celebrates everything automotive from America, cars, bikes and trucks... ...more

MOUNTFIELD SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY EAST SUSSEX

30/05/2019

Mountfield Heath School is set in a spacious, site with designated spaces for outdoor learning and large classrooms. The school is Newly refurbished and all learning spaces are bright and airy with high specification IT resources. The school has designated therapeutic areas and plenty of space for creative and experiential learning to take place, today was my second visit to Acorn Education's new location... ...more

CAR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP AT BROOKLANDS MUSEUM

28/05/2019

Brooklands Museum hosted the second of this years car photography workshops at the historic racing and aviation venue. A host of classic and modern sports cars were part of the day, from a Ronart to the new Honda Type R it couldn't have been a more eclectic mix... ...more

MORGAN TRACK DAY AT GOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT

26/05/2019

Brands Hatch Morgan held their annual track day at the historic Goodwood motor racing circuit. The day had over forty Morgans from the early 1930's to the modern day range, with novice drivers to regular visitors to the stunning location of the Goodwood Road & Racing Club... ...more

YOGA WORKSHOP PHOTOGRAPHY

24/05/2019

Adele Quittenden has just almost been running her new business Once Upon the Mat for a year now, the company is a mobile yoga class that is based on youngsters to focus upon their imagination whilst also giving them exercise in a fun and visual way... ...more

LEEDS CASTLE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY

22/05/2019

Chartway Group are a Kent based building and construction company, on Friday evening they celebrated the companies tenth anniversary at the beautiful Leeds Castle in the heart of the Kent countryside... ...more

PERFORMANCE MINI MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

21/05/2019

Kelsey Media cover many magazines, two that I am now a photographer for are Fast Ford and Performance Mini, a recent car photography shoot at Brooklands Museum covered Jon Thompson's modded Copper S... ...more

ST TROPEZ ROAD TRIP

18/05/2019

Ten cars, 2000 miles, some of the best driving roads in Europe and some fine dining along the way made for an epic road trip last week from the South East in the UK down to the South of France in St Tropez. It took some organising with the help of some friends but all worked out well... ...more

KEVIN RUANE PUBLIC LECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY

17/05/2019

Professor Kevin Ruane is a Historian and author of many books, most notably his work on Winston Churchill makes him one of the most knowledgeable people of the famous Prime Minister this Country has ever had. Tonight his lecture at Canterbury Christ Church University was the basis for his lecture... ...more

NVN MOTORWORKS LONDON

06/05/2019

NVN Motorworks recently opened its doors in London, with Mr JWW you tube and social media car enthusiast being at the forefront of bringing the successful formula of the Dubai studio to the UK it has had a buzz across the automotive world, today was a chance to tour this amazing facility... ...more

FERRARI CLASSIC SPORTS CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

03/05/2019

Days don't get much better than being asked to photograph four classic Ferrari's, a drive up to Essex early Tuesday morning along with some glorious sunshine made for a great days automotive photography for Atelier Petworth... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHY

02/05/2019

Covering five schools based at the University of Kent at their Canterbury campus today for the new website platform, the photo shoot included academic portraits, the archives and other imagery that can be used across the universities social media platforms... ...more

CAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES IN SURREY

30/04/2019

Brooklands Museum has been the host for my car photography workshops now for eight years, in that time I have had a great variety of cars for the photographers to capture against the stunning historic landscape, today was no exception with an eclectic mix, the highlight a stunning 1959 Corvette and a McLaren 720S... ...more

I DO MARKETING PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

26/04/2019

Local company I Do Marketing are run by award winning marketeer Lydia McKeown, the photo shoot was for future social media posts and also to promote a new workshop that the company are running on social networking... ...more

THE DAIRY RESTAURANT FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

24/04/2019

The Dairy restaurant, based in Boughton, Kent near the City of Canterbury is a family run business, producing food of the finest quality using locally sourced produce. Today I had the privilege to photograph and taste their new menu... ...more

FORD MUSTANG 55th BIRTHDAY AT FORD UK

21/04/2019

Dunton technical centre in Essex is the UK headquarters for Ford UK and it hosted the 555th birthday of the American icon, the Mustang. Using the Dunton test track facility with a parade of over seventy cars was the highlight to a great mix of old and new cars on display... ...more

KITCHEN INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

18/04/2019

Bespoke kitchens designed by the team at Root's in Kent are a speciality, and this modern design is no exception showing off the companies quality and attention to detail, the house in Canterbury is a traditional design but the design gives it a real modern flow inside the property... ...more

MUSTANG FEVER CAR FESTIVAL IN BELGIUM

16/04/2019

Ford Mustang celebrates its 55th birthday on the 17th April, so the weekend prior saw the 6th annual meeting by The Mustang Garage in the streets of Heusden-Zolder, Belgium... ...more

SHELBY SUPERSNAKE FAST FORD MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

15/04/2019

Fast Ford, the leading magazine for the blue oval badge commissioned me to photograph the Bill Shepherd Shelby Super Snake GT for a future issue of the magazine... ...more

MAJIQUE NAIL BUDDY PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY

11/04/2019

Majique Nail Buddy is an innovative product from a company in Kent, the photography today was based in their Ramsgate salon and also at the owners house to showcase the Majique and Nail Buddy being used together... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT SCHOOL OF SPORTS & EXERCISE

09/04/2019

Medway building Chatham Maritime is where the University of Kent School of Sport and Exercise Sciences are based, the photography today was to cover a variety of social and classroom based scenarios that can be used on the Universities website... ...more

HIGH SHERIFF OF KENT CEREMONY PHOTOGRAPHY

08/04/2019

Paul Barrett MBE and Director of Barretts of Canterbury was installed yesterday as the new High Sheriff of Kent, the event took place in the picturesque Kent village of Wickhambreaux... ...more

STEEDA MUSTANG DRIVING DAY PHOTOGRAPHY

04/04/2019

Steeda are an American tuning company that specialise in the Ford Mustang, with the Simply Mustang owners club they hosted a driving day event at North Weald airfield in Essex, I was covering the photography for Fast Ford magazine... ...more

FERRARI CALIFORNIA TURBO USED CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

02/04/2019

End of the week and a drive down to the beautiful village of Petworth to photograph a Ferrari California T for Atelier Petwroth, a super car sales outlet. This will be the first of many photos for the company over the course of the year... ...more

BARONESS BROWN CLIMATE CHANGE PUBLIC LECTURE

02/04/2019

Baroness Brown gave an insightful and thought provoking lecture to a packed audience at Canterbury Christ Church University, where she went through the implications of the EU exit for both climate change mitigation and adapting to measures being taken and gaps that still remain... ...more

INNOVATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FINAL

01/04/2019

The University of Kent's Digital hub in partnership with Santander and Saga opened up a competition to students, the brief was to have a concept for a piece of technology that could work within the Kent based companies client base... ...more

AIR BNB PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPHY IN KENT

21/03/2019

Quested House is a property in Westgate on Sea, juts a few miles from the seaside resort of Margate in the county of Kent. The photographs of the house were for the owners Air BNB website and promotional use online... ...more

DUBAI WINTER BREAK TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

20/03/2019

Winter time in the UK isn't the nicest way to start the year, so we decided to take a weeks break in Dubai, pretty much the guarantee of sun and temperatures in the high twenties... ...more

KESTREL SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY IN LONDON

18/03/2019

Kestrel School are a small and friendly independent special school for pupils aged 4-16 years who have Autism, additional learning difficulties and complex needs. The School recognises and values pupils for their unique strengths and their contribution to there school community. Today was my annual visit to the School for new photography... ...more

PORSCHE USED CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

06/03/2019

Porsche used car values are always consistent, a lot of private collectors are now looking to take advantage of their investments and selling their sports cars. Today I had a shoot of two early 2000 model year 911's... ...more

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

04/03/2019

University of Kent's Hub for Innovation and Enterprise hosted a conference based on the future of technology, this included talks from keynote speakers on cyber crime, the modern work force and using innovation to start a new but successful business... ...more

EVANS & LANGFORD ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

28/02/2019

Over the last few weeks I have just started on a large photography project for Evans and Langford, a structural engineering company based in Maidstone, Kent... ...more

PROSHARE MASTERCLASS CONFERENCE

28/02/2019

Pro Share now in its 27th year held its annual celebrating excellence masterclass, with a conference in London championing the winners from last years awards event. Companies from Aviva, Easy Jet and Rolls Royce were represented and showcasing how they achieved recognition... ...more

UNIVERSITY LECTURING CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

26/02/2019

As the lecturing at the University of Kent comes to a conclusion one of the final practical sessions was to capture the all new Suzuki Jimny on the campus grounds. This was a good lesson for the students to capture the vehicle and think about composition and lighting... ...more

PERSONAL TRAINER PHOTOGRAPHY

21/02/2019

Sam Sterling is a personal trainer and has a wealth of clients based in and around the Canterbury area. The photography today was to capture him at work with clients in and outside of the gym... ...more

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION KENT UNIVERSITY

19/02/2019

Just in the middle of the ten week practical photography lecturing at the University of Kent, this week we are covering the fundamentals of studio portrait photography, with model Chloe working with a group of students utilising the extensive lighting set up that is on hand at the studio... ...more

EMPLOYABILITY POINTS CONFERENCE

19/02/2019

Employability Points is a scheme for students that allows them to gain access to work within Industry, I have been involved with the University of Kent initiative for five years now and working with a different mix of students works well for both parties... ...more

LONDON CLASSIC CAR SHOW

15/02/2019

Busy days photography at the London Classic Car Show, I was covering the event for the Mustang Owners Club as they had a stand at the show celebrating the Mustang's 55th birthday and the clubs 40th... ...more

ST EDMUND'S SCHOOL SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

13/02/2019

St Edmund's School is a regular client and have a focus on sports throughout all of their age groups, recently I covered football and hockey photography for them... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT EUROPEAN CULTURE PORTRAITS

12/02/2019

Two portrait sessions took place either side of the New Year at Kent Universities School of European Culture and Languages department, incorporating staff photos and classroom based teaching images... ...more

ATHLETICS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

11/02/2019

During the last four years I have been covering the photography for Yiannis Christodoulou, he is based in Canterbury, Kent and competes in the Aquathlon, recently he has just started trying for the Triathlon as well... ...more

ROOT'S BATHROOMS INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

07/02/2019

Today more interior photography, this time for Root's who are a family run business in Boughton, Kent. They cover interior design and installation from bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchens... ...more

MORGAN CARS ART EXHIBITION

05/02/2019

Brands Hatch Morgan have asked me to take part in an evening of art at on Thursday 28th March, this will be alongside other artists showcasing this iconic British sports car company... ...more

FWD CONSTRUCTION BUILDING PHOTOGRAPHY

04/02/2019

FWD Construction based in Ashford have over thirty years experience in covering commercial and domestic building services across the South East, I have recently been covering some commercial photography work for them in Faversham and Hythe... ...more

BRANDS HATCH MORGAN CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

01/02/2019

Brands Hatch Morgan have been a client of mine for almost a decade now, from time to time I have the opportunity to photograph some of their cars, today a couple of Plus 4 models for their website where the vehicles will be up for sale... ...more

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY LECTURING AT UNIVERSITY OF KENT

30/01/2019

Digital photography and image editing is the subject during my guest lecturing slot at the University of Kent, in my third year now and for the next ten weeks I will be teaching the fundamentals of photography to over seventy students... ...more

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY IN KENT

28/01/2019

Portrait photography for companies and individuals is always a busy time of the New Year for me, the last week I have covered work in this sector for the University of Kent, Girlings Solicitors, Hartwood Joinery and Gloss Enterprises... ...more

KIA STINGER GT-S CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

23/01/2019

The Kia Stinger GT was delivered last year as the companies answer to the Audi & BMW sport coupe/GT cars. It’s a solid first effort at a sporting family car that proves the Korean brand is heading in a positive direction. In its top of the range GT-S guise the Stinger is an individual choice that can compete on merit in certain areas with its German rivals... ...more

CANTERBURY RUGBY CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY

22/01/2019

Canterbury rugby club was one of my first jobs when I started my photography business back in 2005, it led to work for the local newspapers and also connections with local Kent based companies, been a few years since I had last visited with the camera... ...more

FORD FOCUS RS HERITAGE CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

21/01/2019

The Ford Focus RS Heritage Edition celebrates the end of the Mk3 Focus RS as well as Ford RS’s presence in the UK. Only 50 examples of the runout model were produced, each costing £39,895. Haynes of Maidstone have a collection of classic and modern Ford's in their own museum and have added this Tief Orange edition to the fleet... ...more

PARLIAMENTARY PUB OF THE YEAR AWARDS

17/01/2019

Tuesday evening at The House of Commons in Westminster, not for the Brexit vote but to cover a more light hearted event, the Parliamentary pub of the year awards photography... ...more

HARTWOOD JOINERY COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

15/01/2019

Hartwood Joinery have just moved their workshops to a new unit on the outskirts of Ashford, the business was set up by Director David Martin in 2010 and since then has some lucrative high end clients in London and across the UK... ...more

SCHOOL OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF KENT

14/01/2019

University of Kent have an amazing set of facilities at their School of Arts department, situated in the heart if the Canterbury campus it offers a diverse range of art, film and other media for the students to explore... ...more

FERRARI 250 GT CLASSIC CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

11/01/2019

RM Sotheby's commissioned me to photograph a stunning 1960 Ferrari 250 GT, this Pinin Farina version will be at the Paris auction in February, valued between 600,000-700,000 euros ...more

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO SESSION

10/01/2019

Chloe is a student at Folkestone College, studying health and beauty, in a joint collaboration with Antoine Et Lili, the French boutique clothes shop in Canterbury, a portrait photography session was set up early Monday morning... ...more

BLACKTHORN TRUST NEW WEBSITE

09/01/2019

The Blackthorn Trust is a charity based in Maidstone, Kent. Last year I covered Kayak for Blackthorn where Susie Chassagne ventured in to the Alps for a weeks white water rapids expedition to raise funds for the Trust, they have just recently launched there new website with my photography features... ...more

FAST FORD MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY

08/01/2019

Fast Ford magazine is the magazine for owners and petrolhead who love the blue oval badge, my first assignment for the magazine featured a friends multi coloured Focus ST... ...more

UNIVERSITY OF KENT WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHY

07/01/2019

After covering a variety of areas for the University of Kent, today the photography coverage was for the general website and marketing materials... ...more

CAR PHOTOGRAPHY BROOKLANDS MUSEUM NEW YEARS DAY

07/01/2019

With over 1,500 vehicles and 8,000 people in attendance, live music and a winter barbecue there was something for everybody amongst the vast and diverse displays of classics all descending on Brooklands to kick start 2019 in style, also present were newer modern classics and a wealth of American cars and trucks... ...more

2018 PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

03/01/2019

Highlights in terms of my photography for 2018 were full of diversity and amazing locations, at home and abroad. These included working at the Natural History Museum, Royal Academy and covering aviation and kayaking expeditions in Switzerland and France... ...more