Elvis from the Beginning
From Rags to Riches… In conjunction with the 32nd anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on 16thAugust, I have decided to write about the photographer Alfred Wertheimer, who in 1956 was hired by RCA,...
View ArticleThe Rules of Film Noir
Over the weekend I watched a great programme on BBC4, The Rules of Film Noir – a spine-tingling hour of clips from Hollywood movies that outlined the ‘unwritten rules’ that were followed during the...
View ArticleThe Sartorialist – The Sequel
I previously wrote a post ‘Real Life Fashion’ and today, I received my long-awaited copy of ‘The Sartorialist’ – Scott Shuman’s debut book containing the images of stylish people from the world’s...
View ArticleRankin: The Creative Portrait Photographer
Rankin is a top name in the subversive stream of British fashion photography. Rankin Live is a unique exhibition on display at the Old Truman Brewery in London and gives the public the opportunity to...
View ArticleA Private Glimpse at Bob Dylan
I stumbled across a lovely little exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery last week of Barry Feinstein shots from Bob Dylan’s 1966 European Tour. Feinstein had taken the classic cover portrait for...
View ArticleEugene Richards: The lives behind the sensation
I have been reading ‘the fat baby’ a collection of stories by acclaimed photographer Eugene Richards who has worked for Life, Time, Newsweek, and Esquire. He is a photojournalist in the truest sense of...
View ArticleHappy 3rd Birthday PA Photocall
British cheese producer Peter Mitchell sits on top of a half tonne Mature Farmhouse Cheddar, which forms part of the World`s Largest Cheese Board record attempt in accordance with the Guiness Book of...
View ArticleMeerkats for Christmas… ‘Simples’!
This week saw PA Photocall (the sister company of TNR Communications) work with Frank PR on an exclusive launch of a limited edition ‘Aleksandr talking toy’ due to arrive exclusively at Harrods in...
View ArticleLet’s Rock! – Mick Rock: Rock Music Photography Exhibition
Last week I visited the Mick Rock: Rock Music photography exhibition at Idea Generation in Bethnal Green, east London. This is an exhibition that I have been waiting for as the subjects Mick Rock has...
View ArticleHandle with EXTREME care!
This had to be one of the oddest briefs I have ever received. Photograph a box arriving at Heathrow, the contents of the box will not be visible at any time. Now I have been known to work wonders but...
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