I had the honor and greatest pleasure of being commissioned by the Sunday Times magazine to take the portrait of Dame Vera Lynn. The photograph took place at her beautiful home in Sussex and I was lucky enough to meet most of the family for a lovely afternoon with tea and cakes while chatting & listening to amazing life stories. "We'll Met Again: Very Best Of Vera Lynn" released by Decca Records, has recently reached number one again, making Dame Vera Lynn (92) the oldest living artist to make into the number one spot. 

Studio 106 (a 300m2 artist studio in Hove) is opening for another Xmas show. This years exhibition involves a collaborative theme, based on the Samuel Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan. Artists include: André Lichtenberg, Maria Tribe, Henrik Simonsen and Dan Bennett to name a few.

Studio 106: 1st Floor - 106, Coleridge St - Hove - BN3 5AA

Private View: Thu 26th Nov (6 to 9)

Opening hours:
Sat 28th - Sun 29th Nov (11am to 5pm)
Sat 5th - Sun 6th Dec (11am to 5pm) 

Brighton Photo Fringe is delighted to announce that the OPEN 09 exhibition "From Here" has been extended until 29th November, due its huge popular and critical successes. The show, curated by John Gill (lead curator), is being held in a fabulous space in central Brighton and has images from artists from all corners of the globe. (some artists work are featured below).

From Here: 13, Black Lion St - Brighton
Opening times: Fridays to Sundays  (12 to 5pm)

The Sunday Times magazine commissioned me to take the portrait of Graham Short, a hand engraver who became famous by engraving the Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin (see image below), currently on display at The Art Lounge gallery in Birmingham. Graham uses an old school approach to his work (he uses a microscope, a lamp and a box os small tools... also Graham engraves mainly at night and between heart beats). He currently works from a small room in his mother's house (see below), Among Graham clients you'll find the Royal family and celebrities such as Richard Branson.

Two of my Snow series images have been selected for the RED Dot Exhibition 2009 at the AOP Gallery in London. The private view and auction evening will take place on Wed 2nd of Dec (6-9pm). All profits from print sales (opening bidding for all prints will be £ 40) will be donated to PhotoVoice charity.

Red Dot Exhibition will run from 2nd Dec 2009 to 14th Jan 2010.
Opening times: Monday - Friday from 10am - 6pm
AOP Gallery: 81, Leonard St - London EC2 

At Halloween weekend, the Guardian and the Observer published a 2 part stylish guide called "Guide to the night". They selected and invited two artists whose work explore "night", to feature in the central double page. The first part of the guide (Guardian 31st Oct) shows the work of the Gregory Crewdson, a well known and successful American artist, and part two (Observer 1st Nov) features "Night Travellers" from my Full Moon series. To see more of the series click: "portfolio" followed by "moon". Below are copies of the double pages...