Hello I'm a London based advertising photographer specialising in people & lifestyle on location. I also shoot interperative underwater images in black and white - see Ocean Images link.
February 20th 2010 will see the public opening of my exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria. (http://www.balgal.com). I will be traveling to Australia to help organise, hang and promote the show. We are currently finalising a combination of Queen photographs and rare memorabilia and ephemera to be displayed. This will be the first time an exhibition like this has been attempted, and I am very excited to be coordinating this project that Queen and their fans deserve. The photographs are from my 'Queen - the unseen archive' exhibition that was shown at the Proud Gallery in London last summer. For the Ballarat show we have added some extra photos and a fantastic array of rare memorabilia. The photographic exhibition containing around 70 signed limited edition prints will be displayed in one large gallery that will lead into second gallery with wall mounted memorabilia; that includes tour posters, set lists and schedules, sketches by Freddie, hand written and signed items, flyers, concert tickets, stage passes and much more. From this gallery visitors pass through into the final gallery that will house the 3D memorabilia: Crew T shirts and jackets, stage worn, personal and video clothing from all four members of the band, live concert used items and other surprises.
NB: To all visitors attending the show in Ballarat - all of the signed limited edition prints are available to purchase exclusively via Proud Gallery London. And the good news is there is no VAT tax (GST in Australia) to pay ! - which is currently 17.5 % in the UK. There will also be an exhibition catalogue, postcards and posters available at the gallery.
Here are a few samples of what extra photos and memorabilia will be on show:
I would like to thank the following Queen fans and my friends and associates for all their help and enthusiasm with this project:
Julianna Mitchell
Vernon Reeves
Stefano Pesenti
Martin Skala
Gary Taylor
Rheinhold Mack
Jessica Keatings
Jeanne Nordstrom
Sheila Hince
Louisa Somerville
Chris Wright and Ian Haynes of Rock - It Cargo
Robert Usher at Showfreight
There are discussions in place to take the show to other cities around the world - watch this space !
The exhibition of my 'Queen the unseen archive' exhibition has now finished - many thanks to everybody who made the effort to see the show and to all of you of you who purchased prints, posters or postcards. I hope those of you who made it to see these images which capture the band in a different style and evoke many great memories for me of those fantastic times we spent around the world enjoyed it.
NB: The limited edition prints, posters and postcards are still available from the Proud Gallery. Please contact them www.proud.co.uk
The show was a tremendous success and in terms of attendance, web site hits and general enquiries, it is Proud gallery's best ever.
So thanks again to everybody who contributed.
www.proud.co.uk
On November 28th I was invited by the the tribute band Everqueen who I met at Queen Day in Castelnuovo Rangone this August to do a similar digital presentation of my photographic show at their concert in Rome.
http://www.stazionebirra.biz/freddie-mercury-memorial-night-,E1,237.html
I had not seen a Queen tribute band live and I hear mixed reports about them, but I have to say that these guys really impressed me.
They don't dress up like the original band or put on a simulated show in the Queen style - they simply play very well. The singer is remarkably like a young Freddie - with a tremendous voice.
The energy and technique in the way they play Queen songs is fantastic. They are very good musicians who clearly enjoy playing live.
They are also really nice people who were very kind and generous to me.
I thank them and Gabrielle of Stazione Birra for the fantastic hospitality and generosity they gave to me and my girlfriend.
If you have a chance to see them - go ! They are special.
http://www.everqueen.com/
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Last summer I participated in Queen Day in Castenuovo Rangone, near Modena in northern Italy. I was kindly invited by Luca of Queenitalia.it and after meeting him when I was in Bologna earlier this year agreed to contribute to what was a great day. I go to Italy regularly as I have family there and many friends, some who I have met via my connection with Queen.
LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntaHGtIzUYk
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EXCELLENT NEW QUEEN BOOK
Voyageur Press from the U.S.A have just released The illustrated History of Queen. It's a great book and finally what Queen and their fans deserve. I contributed to the project and only did so because I believed in what they were doing. I was not disappointed.
http://www.voyageurpress.com/store/ProductDetails_42304.ncm
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