The South of France is home to ‘Les Rencontres d’Arles’, considered by many to be the world’s leading photo festival. This year, I was delighted to be among the photographers with work on show in town during the event. My self portrait, taken as part of ‘Motherland‘ – an ongoing personal project about the landscapes of my childhood in Cornwall (UK) – had been shortlisted for the OpenWalls Arles 2019 award. Continue reading…
Egyptian Electronica
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 this summer to make a reportage, portraits and a multimedia slideshow about the unique and vibrant electronic music scene in Egypt. Sandbox festival, on the Red Sea coast, was the culminating event of a rich, creative few days’ photography. Continue reading…
Quest for Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew bouillabaisse is no longer the poor Marseille fisherman’s food it once was. Some say if you don’t pay at least €75 per serving, its not the real deal. Other experts on France’s food scene argue that with cheap imitations, changing availability of ingredients and preparation shortcuts, it is no longer possible to find the genuine article at all. As photographer, I was sent to Marseille recently on assignment from Nice, with a Paris-based writer and a an eminent French food critic, to investigate. Continue reading…
