Serjeant at Arms Ugbana Oyet Portrait Sitting

Ugbana Oyet is the Serjeant at Arms. The Serjeant at Arms is responsible for keeping order within the Commons part of the parliamentary estate. There are also some ceremonial aspects to the role. Oyet agreed to sit for me at Parliament as part of a new Parliamentary Portrait Project.

Serjeant at Arms Ugbana Oyet Portrait Sitting Rory Lewis Photographer 2021

Throughout my career I have been commissioned to photograph a great deal of Political Portraiture. From local councillors to MP’s, Members of the House of Lords and even Prime Ministers.

The office of Serjeant at Arms dates back to 1415 and the reign of Henry V when the Serjeant was responsible for carrying out the orders of the House of Commons, including making arrests. Today, the Serjeant at Arms performs ceremonial duties that date back to the early days of the office, for example the Serjeant is required to carry the mace in the Speaker's Procession each day and also into the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament.

Working between London, UK, New York City and Los Angeles, California. Rory Lewis Photographer Presents unique Portraiture using ‘direction’ and inventive ‘scenarios’. Rory easily encourages sitters to express themselves, creating natural, thought provoking portraits. Offering his services to a wide variety of clients from Royalty, to former Prime Minsters, Hollywood Stars and members of The Armed Forces. Rory is available throughout the year for portrait sittings in Central London & Leeds and Liverpool, and several times a year in New York and Los Angeles, California.