Wok Stars

Wok Stars

The W Hotel on Leicester Square is perhaps the most high profile new hotel opening in London for a few years, so I was very excited to be asked to photograph its restaurant, Spice Market. The original Spice Market was set up by renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten...
Distracted on the 26th Floor

Distracted on the 26th Floor

The tower at 125 Old Broad Street used to be the home of the Stock Exchange, until that body moved to new premises in Paternoster Square a few years back. Since then, the former building has had its currently unfashionable Brutalist clothing replaced by the doubtless...
Mayfair Lady

Mayfair Lady

I could feel her piercing stare from across the room. Surely it wasn’t her? What was she doing in the apartment I was photographing? Elizabeth Taylor, and not just any old Liz but one of Andy Warhol’s famous screenprints no less. She was the focal point of...
(Home) Cinema Paradiso

(Home) Cinema Paradiso

In the midst of the film awards season, I was reflecting on the boom in home cinemas, and how many I have photographed over the years. About 10 years ago I designed a home cinema demo room for Grahams Hifi, a north London specialist in home entertainment. At the time,...