
A band shoot for the group Casual Jazz represented by The Fridge. I found this incredible abandoned park which was overgrown, dusty and unkempt. What a gem! With the sun setting and casting a lovely golden light it was a pleasure shooting this awesome band. You wouldn’t guess this was shot in Dubai! There was [...]

Finally some shots from the recent artists shoots one for the Fridge! We had a fun time with four harps in one studio… quite the challenge! The Fabulous Helga Bosman handled the hair beautifully.

I was commissioned to shoot the ever eccentric Danish folk singer Michael Love Rexen (one half of the brains behind Fridge favourites A Key Is A Key) for the Fridge last year and we had an awesome time out in the sun experimenting with capturing Michael falling into the pool… shaking off water in the [...]

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 [...]

I was utterly blown away on Monday night by the vibrance, passion, energy and talent at the Fridge’s closing concert for this series. Piso Caliente Artistic Group awed the audience with their technically and visually polished interpretation of traditional Colombian dance styles. The costumes, the choreography, and of course the dancers themselves were stunning and [...]

I managed to get a couple of shots at the last Fridge concert with Amir, a talented Flamenco guitarist from Iran. It was completely packed with people sitting on the floor in front of the stage when the chairs were all claimed. At the end of the performance, the audience immediately rose to their feet [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I was completely blown away by Haley Kallenberg’s performance, her free-wheeling, experimental, improvisational spontaneous composition is very compelling. She plays as if the instrument were an extension of her body, closing her eyes and rocking back and forth as she variously strikes or softly strokes the keys. The pieces she played were charged with emotion [...]

Wow! What an evening. It was like being transported back to varsity days when I used to follow the Rhodes Big Band around in adoration. The Abu Dhabi big band (from which the Little Big Band comes) must be incredible, judging by the performance of their members last night. Most of them are teachers, so [...]

At the Fridge last week in Jazz heaven with this excellent band, Rony & Elie Afif with visiting Lebanese pianist Georges Kassis. I was enjoying the music too much to remember to take pictures, but managed to get a few shots. Love jazz shots in black and white. A bit of flare fro the stage [...]

Harps for Peace took place at The Fridge on Sunday evening. It was an unusual event, with the most harps that have ever been assembled in one room in the UAE! It is an international initiative that takes place across the globe and sees harpists performing in a public place at the same time once [...]

Testing out the Canon 1D Mark IV at the Fridge, Dubai with a band led by an incredible singer, Rachel Calladine. The Rachel Calladine Quintet were rehearsing at the Fridge while I shot away using one strobe with a snoot attached. I was going for a natural and spontaneous feel with the lighting quite dramatic [...]