Military Portrait Sitting

Rory Lewis Supports Jonathan Art Foundation's March 2023 Online Auction Fundraiser

Rory Lewis Supports Jonathan Art Foundation's March 2023 Online Auction Fundraiser

Rory Lewis Photography is proud to sponsor the Jonathan Art Foundation's March 2023 Online Auction Fundraiser. Offering the winners a Portrait Sitting at Rory Lewis Los Angeles Photography Studio.

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State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry Coronation Portraiture

State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry Coronation Portraiture

The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, I will be posting a series of blog posts featuring many of the Uniforms and pageantry of those who will be taking part in the first coronation of a Monarch in 70 years.

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The Rifles Museum

The Rifles Museum

Rory Lewis is pleased to donate a series of portraits to The Rifles Museum. Situated in the heart of the Winchester Military Quarter, the museum offers a fascinating insight into the story of the largest infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Digital Camera World Transgender Military Portraits

Digital Camera World Transgender Military Portraits

Thank you to Lauren Scott Editor of Digital Camera World, interviewing me about my transgender Military Project.

On the first day of the year, 2023, twenty countries allowed transgender military personnel to serve openly. In 2014, the British Army granted transgender people permission to serve openly in its military forces.

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Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw OBE

Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw OBE

Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw OBE was appointed as the first Chief of Defence Logistics and Support in October 2019, and is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of a cross-cutting, pan-Defence strategy for Support, a c£14-billion/annum enterprise covering every facet of Engineering and Logistic Support. Commissioned by The Queens Gurkha Engineers, I captured General Wardlaw at the London Studio. The final Portrait to hang in the Regimental Mess.

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Lieutenant Commander Read Portrait Sitting

Lieutenant Commander Read Portrait Sitting

From a recent portrait commission with Royal Navy Officer Lieutenant Commander Read who arranged a portrait sitting at the London Studio. Shortly retiring from active service, the Commander wanted a record of his Royal Navy career and a portrait which his family will cherish for generations to come.

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Major Kemeny Portrait Sitting London

Major Kemeny Portrait Sitting London

Major Kemeny, Medical Officer of The Queens Royal Hussars sat for a portrait. Based in Downtown Los Angeles with studios in The Financial District of New York and London UK.

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General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, KCB, CBE Portrait Sitting London.

General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, KCB, CBE Portrait Sitting London.

My latest Portrait commission from the British Army took place with General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, KCB, CBE Chief of the General Staff

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Lieutenant General Sir Tyrone Urch, KBE Portrait Sitting London

Lieutenant General Sir Tyrone Urch, KBE Portrait Sitting London

Lieutenant General Sir Tyrone Urch, KBE Portrait Sitting London Military Portrait Sitting London (Rory Lewis Photographer 2022)

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Virginia Military Institute Portrait Photoshoot March 2022

Virginia Military Institute Portrait Photoshoot March 2022

Delighted to work with The Virginia Military Institute, capturing staff & cadet portraits. Founded in 1839, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is the oldest state-supported military college in the United States.

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The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings (Rory Lewis Military Portrait Photographer, London, New York & Los Angeles).

The Royal Lancers is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of 9th/12th Royal Lancers and the Queen's Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015.

It was delightful to return a second time to capture a new series of portraits, having visited the Regiment in 2016.

Based in London & working throughout the year in New York, Washington DC & Los Angeles Rory Lewis is the UK’s & USA’s foremost Military Portraitist Photographer. Rory is regularly commissioned to photograph high profile Military Officers for all three branches of the Military ArmyRAF & Royal Navy. Portraits are very important to military personal. To be captured in uniform looking ones best and in full finery, can fill one with pride for the service. 

**(Discounts available for larger groups, including mini packages, please email RL@RORYLEWIS.STUDIO for a quote. Rory is able to travel throughout the UK, USA & Europe)**

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings (Rory Lewis Military Portrait Photographer, London, New York & Los Angeles).

Rory Lewis Photographer offers a comprehensive service to Members of the Armed Forces, RAFRoyal Navy and Army who are looking to capture a professional portrait.

Portraiture is Rory’s speciality, he is just as comfortable working with High Ranking Officers as with NCO’s and Enlisted Personnel. You will find his friendly and professional approach helps put even the most photo-phobic at ease. Discounts Available for Large Groups.

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings (Rory Lewis Military Portrait Photographer, London, New York & Los Angeles).

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings (Rory Lewis Military Portrait Photographer, London, New York & Los Angeles).

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings (Rory Lewis Military Portrait Photographer, London, New York & Los Angeles).

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own) Portrait Sittings (Rory Lewis Military Portrait Photographer, London, New York & Los Angeles).

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment are probably the most famous of the mounted soldiers in the world. I’m no stranger to working with this elite unit having captured the Regiment for Soldiery British Army Portraits in 2016.

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Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, KCB, DSO, MBE Portrait Sitting London

Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, KCB, DSO, MBE  Portrait Sitting London

Serving from the rank of Private Solider to Lieutenant General is a remarkable achievement. Upon watching the story of his career on a British Army Youtube video, I promptly invited Lieutenant General Lorimer to sit for a portrait at the London Studio.

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Commandant Philippa Lorimer MBE Portrait Sitting

Commandant Philippa Lorimer MBE Portrait Sitting

Philippa took over as the Commanding Officer of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) in July 2017. This appointment follows a career that started as an Army officer in the Royal Corps of Signals.

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1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Recruitment Photography

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Recruitment Photography

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards commission Rory Lewis to photograph their new 2021 recruitment campaign. The photoshoot took place just before lockdown at Victoria Barracks in Windsor.

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HCMR - Princess Elizabeth Cup (The Richmond Cup) Official Sponsor

HCMR - Princess Elizabeth Cup (The Richmond Cup) Official Sponsor

Rory Lewis Photography are proud to sponsor The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiments, Princess Elizabeth Cup. Offering the two winners a Military Portrait Sitting at Rory Lewis London Photography Studio.

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The Gurkha Way Book Cover

The Gurkha Way Book Cover

Delighted to see my portrait of Gurkha Rifleman Ganga, on the cover of The Gurkha Way. John Sadler tells the exciting, dramatic story of the Ghurkas from beginnings to the modern day, through interviews, unpublished diaries and correspondence, examining the unique Nepali society, the soldiers themselves together with wives and families, and what the future holds.

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1st Battalion Welsh Guards Portrait Sittings

1st Battalion Welsh Guards Portrait Sittings

Delighted to receive a commission from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards in Windsor to capture portraits of C/O & Senior Warrant Officers. The Welsh Guards was formed in 1915 by order of King George V. Over the course of their 100+ year history, they have distinguished themselves both on and off the battlefield, and have taken part in almost every British Army campaign since World War I. The Welsh Guards are Wales’s Senior Infantry Regiment with a formidable reputation forged throughout the last century.

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Reggimento Corazzieri (The Cuirassiers' Regiment) Rome Portrait Sittings

Reggimento Corazzieri (The Cuirassiers' Regiment) Rome Portrait Sittings

The Cuirassiers' Regiment (Reggimento Corazzieri, previously Comando Carabinieri Guardie del Presidente della Repubblica) is an Italian elite military unit and the honour guard of the President of the Italian Republic. Their motto "Virtus in periculis firmior" means Courage becomes stronger in danger.”

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