Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach Portrait

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach Portrait (Rory Lewis Photographer 2022) London Military Portrait Photographer)

Sir Stuart Peach is a veteran airman who has amassed a staggering 38 years of service in the Royal Air Force, earning the rank Air Chief Marshal. 

Even though I’m a professional photographer, I will forever be a historian in my heart. Over the years, I have managed to hone my skills and discovered how to marry my passion with my profession.

So when I am tasked with private portrait sittings for politicians, military figures and others of significant standing, I tend to look back in time towards historical portraiture for inspiration. Drawing on the work of Holbein, Dürer, da Vinci and Gros, as well as portrait photographers such as Karsh, I always hope to produce a frame worthy of documenting. In short, I hope that future historians will one day use my work as a source to discover the personality and soul of each sitter.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach Portrait (Rory Lewis Photographer 2022) London Military Portrait Photographer)

My sitting with Sir Stuart was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the perfect military portrait. Bathed in the illustrious history of Whitehall, we conducted the session in the MOD Building – a perfect location to capture the experience, rank and authority of the subject. Employing direct eye contact with the lens, full military garb and a solemn posture, the frame urges the viewer to look into his eyes, demanding the utmost respect his title dictates.