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The Waterfront Hotel Stands on the lakeside in Southport and is in a prime position, with views over the north-west coast. The photo-shoot was to create a lifestyle gallery of imagery for the hotel’s website and marketing materials, plus a range of staff portraits. I shot food photography, business portraits and also a range of lifestyle images in the impressive Penthouse Suite, which overlooks Southport Marine Lake. The photography brief, was to help portray a more personable, caring business, with […]
Amion Consulting I shot the Amion team at The Radisson Red Hotel in Liverpool. They are economic, financial and management consultants, who wanted to get away from formal corporate portraits on a plain background. Instead they have opted for more of a lifestyle format. We shot in various locations around the hotel with a mix of daylight and warm interior lights.
My Award Winning Photography – Pink Lady & Marks & Spencer I am absolutely honoured to have been awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2023 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Award. My pavlova image was one of only seven Finalists, in the highly fought over Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture category. With entries from across the world, the calibre of photographs in this competition, raises every year. The Tattinger Award ceremony, was held at BAFTA in Piccadilly, which was very […]
Sō-lō welcomes The White Swan team A Culinary Collab event with two Michelin starred chefs. Tom Parker and the team of The White Swan at Fence, were at Tim Allen’s restaurant sō-lō in Aughton, cooking seven stunning courses. The event was hosted by sō-lō, 17 Town Lane Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 6SE
2023 Competition I am so delighted and to be honest can’t quiet believe that I have been announced as a finalist in the Pink Lady Food Photography Competition 2023. For those who aren’t familiar with the competition it is termed as ‘The worlds leading celebration of the art of food photography and film’. With over 20 categories, they have entries submitted from 96 countries. I have been chosen as a finalist in the Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture category. The award ceremony will be in London in […]
sō-lō Michelin Star Restaurant in Lancashire. I started working with Chef Tim Allen after I did a shoot with him for The Caterer Magazine. Sō-lō is his first solo restaurant and after being open for less than two years, it now celebrates its first Michelin Star. With a focus on sourcing local, the food is amazing. Sō-lō 17 Town Lane Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire.
Over the years I have photographed this pier a great deal. I love its imposing structure and the fact that it mainly stands on sand rather than being submerged in water. Yes, the tide in Southport does come in twice a day, but it always makes a very rapid retreat back the safety of deeper waters. Sadly there are no lapping waves on the shore here. But combined with a leisurely walk to watch some of the amazing sunsets we […]
Boutique Butchery A recent shoot at Butcher Farrell’s Meat Emporium near Ormskirk, where they really pride themselves on delivering top quality produce and showcasing carefully sourced products with a focus on animal welfare. With sustainably produced meat, they also focus on maximum flavour. All the team were lovely at the shoot, I learnt a lot about some meats that generally aren’t available, such as dairy. Did you know it’s more ‘gamey’ than standard beef? I certainly didn’t. They are a […]
The beauty of the sunsets in Southport, do make me feel very lucky. The fact that I can leave my house and within minutes be viewing the vast horizon, still feels very special. The evening these photographs were taken, the sky was changing by the minute. From oranges, to pinks and purples, with a range of both subtle and vivid colours. It was spectacular and definitely a night to sit, appreciate and exhale.
Food Photography for Tim Allen’s sō-lō restaurant new menu Nov, 2022 As the cost of living crisis becomes our norm’. Waitrose Weekend magazine produced an article, which cover restaurants that are creating delicious food at prices that aren’t costing the earth. Photographs were taken at sō-lō in Aughton and highlighted their new winter lunch me. These were featured as an example of quality dining for a new era.
