The Art Of The Candid

Here’s the third instalment in this set of images looking back at the 2019 edition of the Colmore Food Festival in Birmingham in 2019 , featuring some of the personalities behind the Colmore BID team and also the event sponsors DWF :Other parts in this series : Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

A look back at two autumn cabaret events I was commissioned to photograph and document by First Art as part of their involvement with the Creative People and Places program run by the National Lottery Arts Fund.The events were hosted at South Normanton – featuring a Sunday dinner and was aimed at children especially , with a curry night held at Clay Cross event […]

Some highlights from the Full Shebang Festival , held in September 2019 in Mansfield and hosted by First Art , as part of the Creative People and Places Programme by the National Lottery Arts Fund.These images were part of a set commissioned by First Art to create a series of images documenting the festival – with a series of arts performances and installations taking […]

A series of images where I was invited to Nottingham’s celebrations of Hannukah , hosted by Mendy Lent – the Chabad Lubbovich of Nottingham and leader of the Jewish community in the city. Joining Mendy as he lit a series of candles was the Lord Mayor of Nottingham Rocsemary Healy along with other members of the Civic Office of Nottingham City Council.

Here’s the second part of set of images I made for Colmore BID in Birmingham to photograph and document their annual Food Festival event , held over two days in early July. The Food Festival was an event held to raise the profile of food and drink businesses within the Colmore Row area of the city , with approximately 30 venues taking part […]

The first part of a set of images I made for Colmore BID in Birmingham to photograph and document their annual Food Festival event , held over two days in early July. The Food Festival was an event held to raise the profile of food and drink businesses within the Colmore Row area of the city , with approximately 30 venues taking part , […]

Thanks to Lamar for being flexible and producing really prompt results to my specifications. He captured the buildings, the people on my walks and me in full flow! He has a skill in capturing what’s going on without intruding on the action and quietly followed the walk so I almost forgot he was there. He has a great eye for the details – which […]

Got to spend a day in Skegness observing a group of ten artists , of various disciplines and backgrounds , as they formed their own impressions of the seaside town – as part of an artist residency run by the UK Young Artists.The artists were split into small groups and spent the morning exploring the town – and documenting their thoughts and feelings though […]

The best moments from a new menu launch at the Chung Ying Central Restaurant in Colmore Row , Birmingham . In this event , organised by Simkiss & Guy Recruitment , members of the local business community were invited to a buffet which also had samplers from the new menu in place to enjoy. Thanks to William Wong (8th from top)  and his hardworking […]

Some takes from a recent commission from the team at Liberty Gate Lettings to make some photographs telling the story of a friendly and successful award-winning estate agency team based within Nottingham. The images included a series of profile images for each member of the team – helping them be recognisable in online social media profiles such as LinkedIn. This helps them network more […]