Lamar became a part of the team for the project Standing In This Place, to create a new sculpture for Nottingham. His brief: to become a fly on the wall, to capture the key moments of the project which engaged over 200 women and produce a series of images that could be used in a gallery exhibition.

The women and I felt very comfortable having Lamar working with us, his approach and methods are quiet and considered, and we quickly forgot he was recording us. The resulting images, which totalled over 200, were amazing, he captured such beautiful moments of joy, movement through dance and milestone moments of the project.

His style of photography highlighted the community participation within the project through his stunning imagery. I’d be happy to recommend Lamar to anyone and look forward to working with him again in the near future.

— Rachel Carter , Sculptor , Standing In This Place

First Art is an arts charity working across north Nottinghamshire and north Derbyshire, delivering a variety of projects and events. We work with communities where there is low engagement in the arts; strong imagery is critical to helping us to win round potential audiences, encouraging them to give something different a go by the sense of fun and wonderment the images convey. Lamar’s images do just that.

Lamar has worked with First Art for the last five years, covering large-scale events to small workshops and everything in between. From start to finish he’s always been professional, ensuring he has a clear understanding of your brief beforehand.  At the shoot he works tirelessly to get the shots, and the final edits always feature a good range of images.

Lamar has an ability to capture something a little different, often playing with movement and juxtapositions. This skill and talent came into its own when photographing our Light Night Ashfield event .Working across two cold February nights in a jam-packed town centre, Lamar covered the entire programme, ensuring he was in place to capture some really special moments resulting in images that completely conveyed the spirit and atmosphere of the event.

We have no hesitation in recommending Lamar – if you’re looking for images that speak a thousand words, Lamar is your person.

Kate Learmouth , Audience and Development Manager , First Art

Lamar has photographed numerous events for City Arts. We invited him to document our recent Puppet Cabaret evening, and were delighted with the results.

Puppet Cabaret takes place at the City Arts space in Hockley, Nottingham. This is an intimate space, and tickets generally sell out for this event. It is a potentially awkward space to photograph, with low levels of lighting and lots of people.

Lamar managed capture the spirit of the event with some really beautiful images. As well as being important to document the evening overall, the images are of huge value to the artists. As a scratch night supporting the development of new work, high quality pictures are of real value to the artists as they build their careers and portfolios. 

In the moment, Lamar is very discrete, and doesn’t get between the audience and the work. He is prompt in getting edited images back to us. His images are clever, and he has a sharp eye. At the many different events he has documented for us, he understands what we need the images to say. We value working with him very much, and would heartily recommend him.

— Alison Denholm , Creative Development Manager , City Arts Nottingham

Working with you, Lamar, was a very satisfying experience all round: from the planning stage, through to the day of the shoot and the post-production work too.

Whilst planning the shoot was essential, your skills at working ‘in the moment’ really came to the fore in the shoot itself and you have produced a range of images which are really helping me communicate what my work is all about.

Your ability to see shots where none seemed possible was inspiring. It’s helped me see my own work in a different light and is helping me promote it to new audiences. I’m absolutely thrilled and would be delighted to recommend you to potential future clients. In fact, I have already recommended you to The Mighty Creatives!

— Dr Nick Owen , The Mighty Creatives

“Lamar was professional in his manner and approach. He worked in the museum whilst the site was open to the public and captured their natural reactions to their visit perfectly.

It is obvious that he has a great eye for detail and his resultant photos were a mix of rooms, objects and people interacting in the setting. We will using the images in our marketing and website and would definitely recommend his services to anyone looking for a great photographer.

— Alex Khan , DH Lawrence Museum 

We have worked with Lamar on the celebrations of Nottingham Forest promotion to the Premier League that took place at Old Market Square in Nottingham in 2022. It was a special day for all Nottingham Forest fans and supporters but also the whole of Nottingham as thousands gathered in the city centre to show appreciation, gratitude, and support to their sporting heroes.

Working with Lamar was a pleasure from start to finish. Lamar has taken some stunning shots of Nottingham celebrating Forest’s win a day prior the Old Market Square celebrations. He also met us on the day and took some stunning shots from one of the tallest buildings in the Old Market Square and from within the crowds celebrating the historic Nottingham Forest promotion. Lamar has followed the brief we sent to him really well and has also put his own creative spin on it resulting in a fantastic selection of photographs that we’re using in our promotional activities.

Lamar is always a pleasure to work with as well as being the ultimate professional. Whether it’s headshots for a PR campaign or candid shots of our latest company meeting we know we can trust him to provide the perfect shot to meet our needs.

I’ve no hesitation in recommending Lamar’s services as he’s a very calming presence, especially for anyone who isn’t keen on having their photo taken. The shots are always fantastic and are returned quickly so you can start using them as soon as possible. I can’t wait for our next project!

— Elenor Gordon , Marketing Manager , Intoware