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Major General Chris Ghika CBE Portrait Sitting

Major General Chris Ghika CBE Portrait Sitting

The Major-General commanding the Household Division commands the Household Division of the British Army. He is also General Officer Commanding London District. The Major- General has sole responsibility for the Service aspect of all State and ceremonial occasions within London District, having executive command of the Household Division.

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Nutmeg Wealth Management, JP Morgan Banking Photoshoot

Nutmeg Wealth Management, JP Morgan Banking Photoshoot

Digital Wealth Manager Nutmeg, recently acquired by JP Morgan, has rebranded – casting aside its cuddly squirrel in favour of imagery that it says focuses “on the human stories that our investment strategy and technology are powering”.

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Serjeant at Arms Ugbana Oyet Portrait Sitting

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 I’m currently working on.

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle The Speaker of the House of Commons Portrait Sitting

Sir Lindsay Hoyle The Speaker of the House of Commons Portrait Sitting

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997.

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Queen's Gurkha Engineers Portrait Sittings

Queen's Gurkha Engineers Portrait Sittings

Delighted to be commissioned by The Queens’ Gurkha Engineers, to capture a series of portraits. The Queens' Gurkha Engineers are currently located with 36 Engineer Regiment in Maidstone, Kent, UK. Like all Gurkha units it is manned with Nepali soldiers, and Nepali and British Officers.

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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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Digital Photographer Magazine Pro Column June 2021 Issue 240

Digital Photographer Magazine Pro Column June 2021 Issue 240

Thank you to Digital Photographer Magazine for inviting me to write the pro-column for the past three months. My portrait sitting with actor James Purefoy is the topic of my final piece for the magazine.

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H.R.H Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, CD, ADC R.A.F Portrait Sitting

H.R.H Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, CD, ADC R.A.F Portrait Sitting

Returning to Kensington Palace last week, His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Kent commissioned a new R.A.F Uniform Portrait. My second sitting with H.R.H it was exciting to have a catchup and discuss the impact of my first portrait commission.

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Digital Photographer Magazine Pro Column June 2021 Issue 239

Digital Photographer Magazine Pro Column June 2021 Issue 239

Thank you to Digital Photographer Magazine for inviting me to write the pro-column for the past three months. My portrait sitting with actor James Cromwell is the topic of my second piece for the magazine.

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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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Digital Photographer Magazine Pro Column April 2021 Issue 238

Digital Photographer Magazine Pro Column April 2021 Issue 238

Thank you to Digital Photographer Magazine for inviting me to write the pro-column for the next three months. My portrait photoshoot with Ant & Dec is the topic of my first piece for the magazine.

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James Purefoy for Starzplay Pennyworth

James Purefoy for Starzplay Pennyworth

James Purefoy stars in PENNYWORTH season two as “Captain Troy,” Alfie’s former SAS Captain. Gulliver Troy is a charismatic, cultured brute and a powerful man of appetites – whether that be drink, women or danger.

Rory Lewis was commissioned to capture James Purefoy’s Press Portraits for the new series.

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Lastolite Vintage Collapsible Backdrops

Lastolite Vintage Collapsible Backdrops

Working with Lastolite as Ambassador, I was commissioned to shoot a series of Portrait & Fashion images with a new collection of Vintage Collapsible Backdrops at the London Studio. Check out the new backdrops below.

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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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Selah Exhibition Liverpool Liverpool’s Without Walls Project

Selah Exhibition Liverpool Liverpool’s Without Walls Project

Gratifying to see Selah previewed in my home city of Liverpool from 12-19th October 2020. The pictures were due to be shown in March, but due to the coronavirus the show was postponed.

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Dame Judi Dench Perc Angol (5-Minute English) Front Cover

Dame Judi Dench Perc Angol (5-Minute English) Front Cover

Thank you to the editor of Hungarian Magazine Perc Angol (5-Minute English). Featuring my portrait of Dame Judi Dench on the cover this month.

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Johnson Beharry VC Portrait Sitting

Johnson Beharry VC Portrait Sitting

The Victoria Cross & George Cross Portrait Project has been an exceptionally challenging, yet rewarding. Individuals who have been awarded the Victoria Cross have been selected because they are worthy of Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand’s highest military award for their bravery and conduct in the field.

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Photo Plus Magazine Interview

Photo Plus Magazine Interview

Thank you to Photo Plus Magazine Writer Keith Wilson FRGS, interviewing me about my Selah work and future projects. Please see full transcript below.

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Lastolite Headshot Videos

Lastolite Headshot Videos

Those of you who follow my blog and twitter feed, see me using Lastolite by Manfrotto Lighting Equipment & Backdrops on the majority of my Portrait Sittings. Recently I was commissioned by Lastolite to film a series of videos on my headshot techniques and how I use their equipment in my workflow.

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Recreating Saint Peter in Penitence (Ribera)

Recreating Saint Peter in Penitence (Ribera)

It’s not unusual for photographers to be inspired by other types of art. As you may have noticed there is a great deal of Renaissance Italian influence in my portraiture. Drawing inspiration from the Old Master painters like Caravaggio, Titian and Ribera.

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