July 18th, 2014
A couple of years after arriving in Los Angeles, a photograph was taken of myself with friends and fellow photographers Paul Harris and Rupert Thorpe. The image is special, not because it was taken in front of the Hollywood sign, but because we’re all from North Devon in England. Although we’ve been close friends for years, it […]
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May 5th, 2014
Take a few minutes and check out this amazing video from someone who is a true inspiration to me. Celebrity photographer Paul Harris gave me my first job in the US almost 18 years ago, and he remains one of my absolute heroes, amassing 38 years of amazing photography.
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October 25th, 2013
In May 2010, fearing it would be Leonard Chapple’s last journey from the southwest of England to Texas, my younger brother Dean and I flew to Houston and interviewed him about his life. Armed with a video camera, lights, mics and a black velvet backdrop we discovered the legend behind a man we […]
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