I looked after photography for Natural History programmes at the BBC for many years, spotting opportunities for commissions with Sir David Attenborough, and being the point person for all imagery for promotional activity. Much of this involved creative art direction...
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BBCCredits
Photographer: Polly Alderton
A great opportunity to feature two female leads at the top of their game for an impactful iconic shot for this tense and immaculately acted drama shot in Glasgow. She seems the perfect maternity cover – but what happens if...
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BBC/Left Bank PicturesCredits
Photographer: Mark Mainz
To mark the return of That Peter Crouch Podcast for Series 3, we helped Peter Crouch to prank his beloved wife, Abbey Clancy, into believing that he had got a tattoo of himself doing his iconic goal celebration – ‘The...
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Black TwistCredits
Illustrator, Photoshop
For Radio 2’s 50th birthday we commissioned Bryan Adams, (yes THAT Bryan Adams) to shoot a series of portraits of the presenter team. I art-directed over 2 days and we exhibited them at Radio 2 in Hyde Park Festival 2017....
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BBC Radio 2Credits
Photographer: Bryan Adams
I’ve run many red-carpet events, launches and prize-giving ceremonies, and organised photography for many festivals and music events. The BBC 6 Music festival is always one of my highlights, where I sort photocalls, manage on-site photographers, edit live performance photography,...
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BBC 6 MusicCredits
Photographer: Sarah Jeynes
In an ever-crowded online marketplace, creating an image that pops out on platforms like iPlayer is incredibly important. We had loads of OK photos but nothing really selling the 2nd series of this surprise hit format for BBC Two. With...
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BBC/Studio LambertCredits
Designer/Retoucher: Geraint Williams
I love commissioning illustrators, as you don’t have to book studios, stylists, taxis for talent etc, or have to deal with picky agents approving photos. We did a comic book style thing for the pop-art season, with John Riordan doing...
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BBC FourCredits
Illustrator: John Riordan
In 2019 I co-curated ‘Portraits: The Art and Craft of Promotional Photography’ at Elephant West, an art space in White City, London. The project featured a diverse range of imagery that represented the best of what the team, in association...
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BBC/Playground EntertainmentCredits
Photographer: Ed Miller
Des Willie shot this amazing portrait of Maggie Gyllenhall during filming, and we fought for it to be the main shot for the show. It was such an intriguing and beautifully crafted promo image. Hugo Blick called it ‘a perfect...
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BBC/Drama RepublicCredits
Photographer: Drama Republic
I worked on this show for some years, looking after Matt Smith’s last couple of series’ and the 50th anniversary episode, which were huge for BBC Studios at the time. Working with ace retouchers Matthew Burlem, who did the amazing...