
I was thrilled earlier this year to be commissioned by Sharmila Dance to cover their incredible Dance Gala at DUCTAC. It was a fantastic variety show for lovers of dance and an exciting introduction for newcomers to all kinds of styles through street, salsa, classical ballet, contemporary and modern dance. The vibrant energy and attitude [...]

I had the pleasure of shooting the Afif Jazz Quartet at the Blue Bar for the Fridge last weekend . It wasn’t an easy shoot as the lighting conditions are a bit dire at the venue, but it was rewarding to capture these awesome Dubai based musicians performing and enjoying their music. A few selected [...]

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 [...]

A selection of images from the recent Dubai Jazz Festival. Unfortunately I could only make it to one of the evenings to shoot Rachael Calladine performing with Ian Shaw. These shots are from a later performance by a wonderful flutist and her band.

The Fridge Concert Series kicked off with the fabulous Afif Brothers with guest Tigran Peshtmajyan on Xylaphone, a renowned Armenian jazz musician. Astighik Artsruni, Armenian vocalist, accompanied a few numbers to the delight of the audience. This was the first concert shoot with my new 70-200mm f2.8 lens and I found it absolutely invaluable in [...]

This shoot was done some time ago in Abu Dhabi for multi-talented musician Mathew Curtis. I wasn’t able to release the images till now, however. Here are some of his selection from the shoot. They were done with speedlights, one behind and snooted as a back-light, and one diffused from the upper right.

I met up with Cool’s the Rule, a jazz band from Abu Dhabi at their regular Friday night gig at the Novotel Abu Dhabi for this shoot. We did a combination of some set portraits and performing shots. It was challenging as the space was quite small and very dimly lit. So I ended up [...]

Last week saw me driving up to Abu Dhabi for a shoot with Mathew Curtis, a talented musician who plays with the Abu Dhabi Big Band. I was also commissioned by the band to do some shots on the same evening. I nearly didn’t make it when my car battery died at a petrol station [...]

The Fridge Concert Series came to a close with a solo guitar performance by Sach Holden. His moving, sometimes dark, sometimes funny, lyrics and his timid charm, winning the audience. I wasn’t able to get as many shots as I would have liked to, but I am so looking forward to January when I will [...]