by James Balston | Sep 23, 2013 | Antiques, Blog, Homes, Travel
A couple of hours drive from Paris, the Normandy town of Sées, huddles around the twin spires of its ancient cathedral. I was there to shoot an extraordinary house for the Times. The house is a bit of an enigma. While some of it is as old as the nearby cathedral, some... 
by James Balston | Apr 8, 2013 | Apartments, Designers & Architects
I wasn’t the first photographer to shoot Interior Designer, Francis Sultana’s grand Mayfair apartment, and I’m sure I won’t be the last. Arranged on 2 storeys, it’s an impressive showcase for his exuberant style. On the main floor, two... 
by James Balston | Jan 21, 2013 | Art, Artists' Homes, Churches
A bowling hall, an underground public toilet and a garage, have all featured on this blog. Homes have been converted from the most unlikely of uses, but now finally I have shot a less unconventional conversion, namely a former Weslyan chapel in Lincolnshire. This... 
by James Balston | Jan 14, 2013 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Fashion, Homes
A typical London street of restrained but elegant late Georgian terraced houses, that many of us might aspire to live in. Strange then, that it was the poky derelict garage at one end of the street that caught the eye of Adrian Wright, a former member of Human League,... 
by James Balston | Aug 28, 2012 | Homes, Landscapes
Trying to organise shoots this summer has been almost impossible. The weather seems to have been more than usually unpredictable. It’s not so bad when the shoot in question is down the road, but when it’s in rural Wales, you need to be reasonably sure of...