As the next part of the Workshop Wisdom series we have been working on, I got into the workshop with some of my oldest friends in the west country, Dan and Nicole at Folkhaus. Having photographed these guys since their start, I knew that this would be an awesome one for the books. An easy day shooting in the good light with your mates. Nothing like it.
Spent the day in London with my pal Tom shooting a few collab bits for David Clulow.
Ive been dialling in my grading work recently and always found it hard with the Canon R5 sensor but Ive been cooking up a secret sauce and it seems to be working.
On Tuesday the West Country hit 30 degree heat and I refused to sit inside all day on my computer. What was supposed to be a few hours out over the bridge to Wales slowly turned into 350 miles and 8 hours locked into the saddle across the Brecon Beacons. I took a few less photos than I would have liked but sometimes thats just how it is.
Some of my oldest pals Cam & Meg got married the other day and I had the honour of photographing it all. Turns out it’s pretty stressful when it’s one of your best mates who’s also one of the best colourists in the UK.
Some images I shot for Wax London a few weeks back are starting to roll out as they are branching out more into the states with various tradeshows and fashion events. Ross the head of wholesale sent me this from their Chicago setup the other day which is always sick to see in the real world. Nicely done my dudes.
Ever since I picked up a 125cc back in 2020, the Triumph Bonneville was what I had my sights set on. This summer I finally did it and boy am I happy. Theres a handful of changes I want to make already, but it’s got good guts.
You can now catch me on the road with a big smile on my face.
The weather has been pretty crazy here in the UK this summer. Hitting record highs when we just aren’t equipped for it just isnt the one.
Fortunately we had the weekend with zero plans so booked a last minute trip down to Cornwall to spend it in the ocean.
Shot on Kodak Gold and Portra 160.
Ever since I helped Hiut Denim with their content and website overhaul back in 2021 we have kept chatting about getting back shooting and producing some content for them on a longer term basis.
After a few discussions of shoots, concepts and what felt authentic to the brand and myself, we came up with a series around artists and makers in their workshop spaces. What makes them unique and how they work in their space. It’s a very simple exchange, they get some jeans of their choice and I come down to their workshop for a few hours with my cameras and we chat. Sometimes simple is best.
First up in this series was my friend Florian Gadsby who I met last year on another project for Wax London. After shooting in his studio for Wax last time, I knew I needed a different approach to make it something new. More candid making and casual approach.
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Recent work for Coombe End estate as part of their 2025 website overhaul and re-brand.
The brief was “timeless classic” and I knew I had to throw as much film at this project as I could.
Last year my friend Alex at South West Camera Co gave my M6 a quick once over and basically confirmed my suspicions that it was in dire need of some love. Shutter speeds all running slow, 1000th was running at a slow 500th, everything was way out of tolerance, rangefinder was off. The list basically goes on. Made sense after putting about 1000+ rolls through it since 2018.
I found some time in my diary just before my busy season where I could get it across to the guys at cameraworks for a full teardown and rebuild. It was very strange not having it to hand for 2 months, it had just become a part of my every day carry. Almost like how you check your pockets for your keys and wallet before leaving the house. My M6 was that for me.
Fortunately time flew by and I really enjoyed using my Nikon f3 in the meantime. Which is arguably a better camera in every way. It just doesn’t have that feel that my M6 does ya know? Getting it back better than it’s ever been is such a luxury and Im stoked that theres still people who know how to keep these things running. Heres to another 10 years of thrashing this thing.
Heres some test shots on Fomapan 400 @ 800.
