One of the best things about being an editorial photographer is the discovery of new worlds that magazine assignments offer. I left the South of France for Egypt this summer, to make a reportage, portraits and a multimedia slideshow about the unique and vibrant electronic music scene there. Sandbox festival, on the Red Sea, was the culminating event of a rich, creative few days’ photography. Continue reading…
Making of a cover portrait
An opera diva, roasting temperatures and vibrant colour… this cover portrait assignment in Aix-en-Provence was a fiery one. My photographer assistant and I travelled from Nice, and the magazine journalist from Finland, to spend a sweltering afternoon with internationally renowned opera soprano Karita Massala on her South of France tour. Continue reading…
Toddler TV Hero
You may not recognise this man, but you’ve probably come across his creations. The smooth, British inventor of Bob the Builder and Paw Patrol lives in Monaco. I was sent on assignment to take his portrait for a German business magazine. During the shoot, I got banished from a superyacht port (for disobeying Monaco photographer regulations) and later watched helplessly as a storm gust carried off my studio flash. Yet, by the time our gin & tonics were served, I was shaken, but not stirred. Continue reading…
