I know I am going on & on about Glastonbury, but there is so much to show you!!! and…. CHECK OUT THIS CRAZINESS!! These guys were on at The Temple in Glastonbury Thursday, Friday and Saturday with their beautiful radiant and bizarre costumes, fire juggling, arial acrobatics and general jaw dropping antics.. Â To find out more about Invisible Circus go to www.invisiblecircus.co.uk
Well WHERE DO I start? I am back in the studio today after shooting for a week at Glastonbury’s all night South East corner’s The Common field for their twitter and Facebook pages (managed by Telegraph Hill) for Producers Steve and Kerry! I have had hundreds of laughs, met hundreds of amazing workers, festival goers and celebs and now have hundreds of images to blog!
You may have seen my images released last week on The Common’s twitter  https://twitter.com/GlastoTheCommon or Facebook page links https://www.facebook.com/Glastothecommon but there will be a full weeks story going up on my blog for the next few days into next week. Keep an eye out for Opening Nights, The Invisible Circus, Tomato Fight, UV Paint Fight and Rudimental!
Lets start with the setting up, I arrived Monday and began shooting the construction on Tuesday & Wednesday of the 6 venues in The Common, The Rum Shack, The Temple, The Cave, The Lost Picture Show, Copper Dollar and Los Artistas. It was amazing seeing how much organisation went into this huge project and so hopefully these behind the scenes shots will give you some idea of the work that goes into this monster event!
Earlier this year during that dreadful snow, I was asked to capture photographs of some of the oldest pubs in Newcastle for the new SJF pub company website designed by local design agency MBL Solutions who were managing a brand refresh.
I was particularly over excited about this commission as on the list were the Crown Posada, The Bridge Hotel and New Bridge Inn, three of my favourite places to drink in Newcastle’s city centre due to their stunning interiors.
The Crown Posada is the second oldest pub in Newcastle, the interior is dark and rich and the atmosphere is cosy and inviting. The interior features are a photographers dream with the opportunity to capture creative photos of gilt mirrors, stain glass partitions, brass lamps, green leather upholstery and a record player in a wooden case playing classic albums on request. The narrow shape and dramatic coffered ceiling adds to the traditional ale house character. There is even the whimsical story of the pub being named after a Spanish sailor who bought the pub for his mistress to add to the historical intrigue.
For anyone whom hasn’t been to sample the real ale and excellent selection of whiskies its worth a visit during daylight to see the magnificent feature stain glass window illuminated.
MBL Solution’s  fantastic new website is, can be seen together with my photography on the following link; http://www.crownposadanewcastle.co.uk/ for more about MBL’s work see their site on http://www.mblsolutions.co.uk/
Nestled in Lymm, a gorgeous little village in Cheshire there is a fantastic award winning AA Restaurant of the Year Heineken pub which boasts the fantastic menus created by Aiden Byrne. You may have been watching The Great British Menu series on BBC2 recently and this week it has seen competing chef Aiden making it though to the Comic Relief finals. For more information on the programme here is a link to the Radio Times:
http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/vxcn9/great-british-menu–series-8—45-thebanquet
These shots were taken for a Heineken article highlighting this particular pub and the success of Aiden and his lovely wife Sarah as the lessees. They have won countless awards for the food at the Church Green and now Aiden has gone on to open a new restaurant in Manchester that will be televised on the BBC later this year. Here are few from the shoot;
This Saturday the hugely anticipated David Bowie is exhibition opens at the V&A in London. It has had a record breaking ticket pre-sales and the reviews are fantastic.
As a rather over excited official photographer I went in on Monday to capture the exhibition specifically focusing on the Environmental Graphic Design for studio HB http://www.studiohb.co.uk/ and for the other team members including AV Designers (Olympic Opening Ceremony & War Horse) 59 Productions http://59productions.co.uk/, 3D Designers Real Studios http://www.realstudios.co.uk/ and DHA Lighting Design http://www.dhadesigns.com/
The grey, orange and black colour palette is a fun and sophisticated nod to Bowie’s Ziggy days and the dramatic projections, sample objects and iconic costumes are a treat to soak up. So for those of you who don’t have an invite to the opening party or cant make it to London before the close in August, here is your own private view…..
….”its the best selling show..oh oh oh……”
