Adverts for Nike

This weekend I had the pleasure of shooting some ads work for Nike in sunny north Devon. The images are going to be used for the forthcoming Nike 6.0 surf campaign and were all shot in Croyde. I shot a whole load of lifestyle and portrait photographs with 4 of their sponsored surfers. We shot all day and into the evening, traveling around the bay to different locations to shoot. Its easy to forget how beautiful Britain is when your stuck in the city but Devon really brings it back. What an amazing place.

I can't reveal much more about the shoot until the ads are in print so I have added two shots of the beautiful hotel I was put up in... can't grumble!

The Abattoir

Its been a little while since I've written on here so I thought it was time for an update. Apart from several small jobs there has been a lot going on behind the scenes.

The main project being a collaboration between myself and artist Sami Graystone. Together we planned, funded and styled a series of art/fashion images in an abattoir.

Sami has a real artistic sense of style and I was excited to work with her on the project. She helped create some bespoke garments and worked on the styling for the shoot.

The images are intended to blur the line between art and fashion, and are intended to be confrontational, anomalous and beautiful all at the same time. We shot them in a giant fridge full of real meat for authenticity and hope to exhibit the full series this autumn. Watch this space.

There will eventually be a short video behind the scenes and there are two sneak previews below in the mean time...

Bonafied Magazine

I just received word from the lovely chaps at Bonafide magazine that long awaited (difficult second album) second issue of the mag is now in print.

I shot some images for them a while back now to use as press/promo and artwork and its great to finally see it in fruition. Bonafide has very much been a labour of love for James, Paul and David, who started the magazine with the aim of creating a coffee table publication that is both editorially and visually exciting. It is all things art/music/graphics. Check out the website for details on where to buy your copy.



This is one of the original images I made for them...

Animal Adverts

I've just managed to get the PDFs from the Animal design team to post up here. If anyone has been reading Fall-Line Ski Magazine recently you may have noticed the Animal adverts with free skier Ben Hawker in. This is a shot from a series of night time kicker shots I did last winter with Ben. I've also added the original image without artwork below. View them large.

ATTIK Noise 5 Book Launch

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the launch of ATTIK's 5th design book - Noise 5. The book is a showcase of graphics, artwork, photography and print processes, created by the agencies designers around the world. I shot some images for them which you can see on their blog here as well as some more info on the book.

The finished article is very impressive with a whole host of new printing techniques as well as some inspiring design and artwork.

Greetings from Switzerland

I'm out in Laxx, Switzerland this week to cover the British Snowboard Championships with Document Snowboard Magazine. Its been fantastic so far... We've been making the most of the amazing snow conditions here before the event starts and have had a couple of days off, riding around the mountain before the work starts. Its times like these that make me really enjoy what I do for a living. Over and out.

I wish I could draw..

I'm currently in awe of California based artist Josh Keyes. His paintings are something else and are truly original. Check out this acrylic panal painting above and have a look at his website here.

Fenchurch AW09 Brochure

After four hectic days shooting the entire range of all the Fenchurch Autumn / Winter 2009 we finally completed it. A big thanks to Sally Riceman who was an invaluable help with hair make up and styling as well as Oscar and Robyn for being so easy to work with. Watch out for the shots in forthcoming press and promotion. More shots to follow soon.

Special Needs Part 2

Having had a really positive response from the first set of Special Needs images (online to view here), I was prompted to create some more. You can click on the images below to view them slightly larger...

Photos for Nike 6.0

I've had to sit on these for quite some time as Nike wanted an exclusive release of the images but finally they are out. They have been sent round various publications and have a main feature running in Whitelines magazine called Primary Colours (im chasing a copy to post here)...

You can see the shots here on my site. There is also a feature on the Nike news site you can visit here which has some info about the concept of the night and the event.

Additionally there is a short video from the nice folks over at Mpora videos. You can view the video below with a few clips of yours truly setting everything up.

Snowboarding in Yorkshire

After a few days snow in the UK last month the whole country (predictably) ground to a hault. A real pain for business's but for UK Snowboarders a real gift. I head out to meet with some British snowboarders in Leeds and spent the day shooting them riding obstacles they normally couldn't dream of doing. There were a couple of shots in last months Document Snowboard Mag and I have added a few here too.

Whats been happening?

Well - A lot has been happening....

The exhibition went really well and I got some really great feedback and also some exciting client work out of it too. I had forgotten what a massive job it is to set up and put on an exhibition is. It was a lot of work but happily it worked out well. Thanks (all be it very late) to all the people who came down to see it.

I've added some new work to the recent work section - I shot a lot of it a while ago but have had to hold back on publishing it until the images were in print.

Under The Radar

You may, or more likely, may not have noticed a lack of blogging activity here at dmp. Well, I have been well and truely 'under the radar'. That is to say I haven't been as committed to this blogging melarky as other activities of recent. So from now on I intend to correct this and keep up with the postings... promise. x

Exhibition at Arts Café

For anyone who is Leeds based, I have a small exhibition currently running at Arts Café on Call Lane, Leeds. It will be running until the start of the new year. If your interested, I have 16 prints on display to check out while you have a quiet beer/tea.... The Sunday roast they have there is pretty damn special too if you really need an excuse.

Kidkanevil portraits in Hip-Hop Connection Magazine

After 3 weeks flat out I finally found some time to 'blog' it up innit. Quite a lots been on and yet nothing I can post about just yet.

I did however, get a copy of Hip-Hop Connection sent through with an article on the highly talented beat maker Kidkanevil. I've known Mr Kanevil for a couple of years now and hes a really nice guy, as well as being seriously good at what he does. He's already toured the UK with DJ Shadow and he's only just released his second lp on Firstword! Not bad going.

He's got a full page feature with two of my photographs. We shot them a while back now.... On the highly glamourous, and exceptionally exclusive, Leeds inner city ring road. Not the nicest place to shoot but it was a good laugh doing them though. All the cars beeped at us as they went past. Its good to see them in print finally.

Check out KidK's music here and buy his record from Firstword if your into it.