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February 2012

Blackberry Developer Conference

Held in Amsterdam over two days, the BlackBerry® Developer Conference is the showcase for the latest innovations and breakthroughs with the BlackBerry® Development Platform. Thousands of BlackBerry enthusiasts come together to collaborate with platform experts from the community and attend sessions, demonstrations, hands-on labs and keynotes — all focused on developing leading mobile applications.

February 2012

BT

Updating a portfolio of BT people around the UK, avoiding the usual head and shoulder portraits and working in a more magazine style.

December 2011

BT Challenge Cup final, Berlin.

This internal BT event took place at the Hotel Adalon next to the Brandenburg Gate in the heart of Berlin.

The aim is to inspire employees to develop ideas and solutions to benefit customers and improve BT.

Employees form team to compete against each other to show creation of value to the customer and BT.

November 2011

Permits Foundation 10th anniversary symposium.

Ten years ago, the Economist Group Magazine European Voice reported on the launch of Permits Foundation with a punchy title capturing the essence of the problem faced by expat staff considering an international assignment. This year Permits Foundation celebrates 10 years advocacy of change to immigration legislation to allow accompanying partners to work.

The symposium takes a look at the impact of partner employment aspirations on international mobility and what needs to be done to continue to be successful in promoting legislative change in a challenging economic and political climate.

The event took place in the BT Tower, London bringing together people from around Europe.

November 2011

FWD Gold medal awards 2011.

Held at the fantastic Old Billingsgate on the banks of the Thames which served as Londons fish market from 1875 to 1982. This fantastic arcaded market hall is now used as a huge events space.

October 2011

FWD Parliamentary reception.

Held at the House of Commons to mark the inauguration of the All Party Wholesale Group. The event was addressed by DEFRA minister Jim Paice and gathered together 130 MPs, FWD members and guests.

October 2011

Jelf Employee Health, wellbeing and motivation event. London.

One of many events being run over the next few months as the conference/event season goes into overdrive.

Great speakers with Professor Robert Winston and motivational speaker Paul McGee.

October 2011

Stephanie Beecham

Photographed for a 'Life story' for Choice magazine with the usual ten minutes planned for photography and an hour for interview. Pictures were taken in a dressing room at ITVs studios in London which meant opportunities were limited but being the great professional Stephanie came up trumps and the finished article should look great.

September 2011

Peak District National Park

A series of photographs to be produced showing some of the drama and beauty of the Peak District. Lots of research needed on this one as the Peak District is one of the few areas of the country I do not know that well.

August 2011

Nigel Coope, Windsor chair maker.

Every couple of months I write a double page article for Choice magazine on traditional country crafts. These are great to do as I pick my own subjects and spend a day out in the countryside chatting and photographing some interesting people. Nigel was great, a man who is totally happy with his work. I met him again a couple of weeks later at the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim where his work was obviously admired as sales were going well.

August 2011.

David Walliams, Sport Relief Thames challenge

Photography of David in the run up to his Sport Relief challenge, swimming the length of the Thames. David was in the studio recording for the promotion of his charity swim. David will be swimming twenty miles a day until he completes the 140-mile challenge over eight days.

July 2011

Bill Bryson, Author and broadcaster.

An interview and photography for a feature in a national magazine. This is one of a series of commissions where I am given around ten minutes at the end of the interview (usually in the subjects home) to photograph the subject and supply enough pictures for a front cover, and a double page spread. These time-limited assignments are always a challenge but usually great fun.

June 2011

Gurteen menswear website

The photography was to update Gurteen’s website with the new seasons range of clothing. The shoot was at the fantastic Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, Suffolk with the design and art direction my good friends Rob and Miranda from Dowie & Co.

A packed day of rapid clothing and location changes with a bit of dodging in and out of the changeable weather, but great fun and a massive range of photographs for the client to choose from.