Le Modest

Le Sulk, no,
A quiet man, a determined man.
Married, French & Chelsea forward, modelling his own clothes range. Things are sweet for him.
Just wish he would sit up more in the photos.

Good Bloke

Glenn's claiming he's not heard the Ray Parlour & Eileen Drewery story, we believed him.
A pleasure to spend a good afternoon at the Royal Berks Hotel & Glenn's company.
Easy going, relaxed about the present, full of optimism and wisely regrets being too fearful of things. A lesson for us all.

Lou & Michael

These blogs are starting to get too preditable, but what a pleasure to photograph Michael Grade at ITV for Marketing, especially since I enjoyed photographing his uncle back in 1994 for the Radio Times.

Alistair Campbell re-visited

It's been a decade and a half since I photographed Alistair Campbell for then the Sunday Telegraph and a more accommodating subject you couldn't find.

Back then he met me leaning on the gate to the House of Lords and breezed me into gardens to get a shot with Parliament in the background.

Well, a lot has happened in Alistair's life since 1993, and I was intrigued to see if the power had changed the man.
Not at all. Still charming and easy. I wonder if the Editors would agree.

By the way, that is Maradona's signature on both boots and sleeve of his beloved Burnley shirt.

Arsene

First every visit to the state of the art training ground and a second chance to photograph the easy going and attentive Arsene Wenger.
It was just a shame that although he was wearing the maroon and gold home kit, he had to hide it under the Nike Five kit supplied.
Loved his willingness to oblidge me with a great series of novel expressions appropriate for the article.

Chef's galore

I'm in heaven.
Or rather Gavroche, Maze, Benares, Pied a Terre & Petrus.
What a treat and what gents.
Meeting their protege's and talking food. What a great job!

Young Talent

What a strange world the Wimbledon Tennis Championship is.
Highlighted this middle saturday when it rains all day and the corperates have no tennis to offer.
Stuck in a hospilatily tent in a rented house a few yards from the courts, while the heavens open up, I got to rub shoulders with sports stars and their agents.
But how different the Wimbledon Village is during the Championships. Un-welcoming, suspicious and profiteering.
Still it was a pleasure to meet these two rising stars in athletics, Emily Pigeon and Wade Bennett Jackson.