Ronaldinho in Milan

I love jobs like this, but its impossible to enjoy until the pictures are done. I thought I had several winners but reviewing the pictures back home, I'm sure he could have done more.
The journo, Sid Lowe, translated for me. Ronaldinho can understand and speak enough English, its just hand gestures & movement after all.
He just doesn't look like a footballer and without the option to remove the hat, he looks too much like a rapper, which is probably what he wanted.

Fabregas & Joe Cole

It wasn't my idea to have the players look at camera will performing these tricks, so it looks fake. Regardless, they are precise every time with the control of the ball, repeating it exactly the same each time.

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.