
I spent an exciting three days shooting in the Madinat Theatre for The Fridge as they prepared for their first stage show, Cirque du Souq. The performers were fantastic and awe-inspiring! Congrats to the whole team for a wonderful show! It is impossible to choose my favourites from around 1000 shots, but here is a [...]

INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP STARTING 18th November 2011 Are you completely daunted by all the settings on your new DSLR camera? Not sure where to start? Or have you been shooting on Auto and are keen to explore the possibilities and use your camera to its full potential? This intro to digital shooting with [...]

Portraiture with Ambient Light Intermediate Workshop Ibn Batutta Gate Hotel 26th Nov 2011 9am-6pm This intermediate workshop follows on from the Intro to Digital Photography and looks at portraiture in depth with a focus on using ambient or available light. It is a fully hands-on, practical, one day workshop where you will be able to [...]

In addition to the usual Friday class have introduced a weekday class on Tuesdays, due to start on the 18th Oct 2011. Are you completely daunted by all the settings on your new DSLR camera? Not sure where to start? Or have you been shooting on Auto and are keen to explore the possibilities and [...]

INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP STARTING 14TH OCTOBER 2011 Are you completely daunted by all the settings on your new DSLR camera? Not sure where to start? Or have you been shooting on Auto and are keen to explore the possibilities and use your camera to its full potential? This intro to digital shooting with [...]

So, you’ve seen backstage, now for the actual performance. It was too difficult to narrow down the selection, as there were so many virtuoso moments in the performance that there are a lot of keepers! Enjoy!

We were so lucky to have the Sofia Ballet tour Dubai at the Madinat Theatre last week. I was able to photograph backstage with them before their opening show, thanks to the company. It was fantastic being on stage with the dancers as they prepared mentally and physically for their performance: stretching, getting make-up done [...]

The Fridge had a Fringe concert on Thursday evening with violinist Hugo Ticciati. The concert was imbued with the collaborative, creative and kind spirit of the talented musician, with local artists and dancers amazingly incorporated into the diverse performance. It is such a rare pleasure to be so welcomed as a photographer and I was [...]

These shots are a selection from the Maternity shoot for Hugo and Gui (the pre- part of the new addition to the family shoot!). The post- part has already been posted, so I though it would be nice to show these.

Last week saw me shooting for 7Days newspaper, and one of the assignments was to shoot a child packing their own suitcase. I was lucky to find a gorgeous little model in one of my past student, Yajnesh Rao’s son Shrihan. He was such a star, posing very well for a two and a half [...]

The next workshops are due to start on the 9th and 10th Sept 2011. It is a four week course, four sessions of four hours each on either a Friday or a Saturday. Dates will be as follows: 9/10th September 16/17th September 23/24th September 30th September/1st October 2-6pm At the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts [...]

It was great fun shooting this incredible sculpture carved from polystyrene, firstly, because I have worked a lot in the material myself and am interested to learn about the equipment used for this piece, and secondly, because it was like an exercise in portraiture lighting techniques, with the shadows contrasting beautifully on the white surface [...]