My photography Blog

A couple of weeks ago, I returned to Epsom Racecourse to photograph the food to be served in the Chez Roux restaurant during the Epsom Derby. Whilst I was there, I captured some "behind the scenes" images. You can see them here . However, the real reason I was there was to provide the food photography to promote the amazing food developed by Chef Claude, Michel Roux and the team. And it really did look great!

Over the years, I have photographed many, many menu tastings at various restaurants and venues. The head chefs will write and meticulously plan the menus months in advance. They will carefully select the ingredients, very often locally sourced and seasonal. They will consider every detail, right down to the plate on which the food will be served and how it’s plated. Then and only then, there will be a tasting where a group of people will gather around a table and spend many h

A while ago I was at Cheltenham Racecourse to provide the food photography for the Festival tasting. Here are a few of my favourite dishes I photographed that day.

Last week I was at EpsomRacecourse for my first photography job of the year. I was there to photograph the dishes that will be served at this year's Epsom Derby. The Derby is always a great event, and the food is no exception. Head Chef Rhys and the team have really put together an amazing menu. Here are just a few of my favorite dishes.

It was great to be back with local football team, Prestbury Phantoms, again recently. It’s been a little while. Tonight, we were photographing the girls' squad for use in various promotional and social media packages by the club. We kept the portrait photography shoot simple, using just a single light and a blue background to contrast with the new Prestbury Phantoms kit. With over eighty girls to photograph in a short space of time, it was a frantic photo shoot, but the girls

The start of the Cheltenham racing season is just around the corner. And with a new season comes new food menus and new food photography for marketing.

I shoot a lot of events. And sometimes, at these events, there is live music. I've always loved the atmosphere of live music. This event...

Reflecting on the events I have photographed over the last year.

In just three weeks, the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival will be underway. A few weeks ago, Boodles held a special event at the Showcase...

Every January, I look back on the previous year's images I created. 2023 was another great year. I was lucky to work on some great...

I had a great time tonight capturing the Alfie Boe gig for The Jockey Club and The Centaur in Cheltenham. I have to admit, I really...

This year, there will be a brand new concept launch at the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival. Core, a restaurant by Clare Smyth MBE in...

Wow…What a busy week that was! After four days at the Cheltenham Festival, I’m now up to my neck in photo editing. It’s ok – I have a...

In just a few days, the Cheltenham Festival will be opening its gates. New this year is a concept restaurant called The Four Eighty. Celebrating locally produced food from within a 60-mile radius (480 furlongs) is the inspiration. (Click here to see some of the dishes I shot for the restaurant). Some of the vegetables sourced for this restaurant are from a local producer, Mike. I recently caught up with Mike to hear his story, and to capture a few images of him...

In just two weeks, the Cheltenham Festival will be underway. Over the last few months, I have been photographing some of the incredible...

A couple of weeks ago, I was back at Cheltenham Racecourse photographing the McCoys Awards evening. It was so good to be back doing event...

So sad to hear of the passing of Albert Roux. I have had the pleasure of meeting him many times at events and menu tastings I have...

2020 has certainly been a very, very strange year! With so many changes in all aspects of life. One of the many things that I’m missing...

Today, I travelled down to Quicke’s Farm near Exeter with a few guys from Jockey Club Catering. Our aim today was to get a thorough...

With the Cheltenham Gold Cup festival just three weeks away, here are a few images I shot of the food to be served in the new Horse and...