IF YOU’RE OUT THERE, GET IN TOUCH (TBT)… WITH DIEGO R
Here’s a throwback from one of the first shoots I did. I had just arrived into LA and with the eight hour time difference from London, I...
WHY I DIDN’T USE MIGUEL’S “USE ME”…WITH BASTIAN C
We’d planned to do two shoots of Bastian C: one more fashion-style outside at Nikolaiviertel and the other in underwear inside his home...
CRITICISM WITH A DELICATE TONGUE… WITH FALKO D
Working in the arts can make you part of a very supportive world. Of course, you can’t escape the business side of things, 'cos we all...
HE WANTS TO SIT BESIDE YOU IN YOUR BIG CHAIR… WITH DANIEL N
I met Daniel outside his home in suburban San José, Costa Rica, and then we walked to a nearby sports park to do our shoot. On the way...
EVERYBODY HATES PUTIN… WITH SASHA K
The graffiti that Sasha is happily sticking up a finger to essentially translates as “Putin, fuck off”. When we were walking around...
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TOO PERFECT FOR ELSKA?… WITH ISAAC D
A major talking point (or even selling point) of Elska Magazine is that we use regular guys rather than models. That isn’t to say that...
THE TWO SWORD EDGES OF PHOTOGRAPHY: INTIMACY AND LOSS… WITH EUGEN K
One of the great things about photography, particularly portrait photography of the Elska style, is the intimacy created through the...
HOW COULD I LEAVE COSTA RICA WITHOUT BUYING COFFEE?… WITH ADRIAN M
After my shoot with Adrian M, I had some time to kill before the next shoot, and he invited me back to his place for some proper Costa...
I DREAMT OF A MAN… WITH VYACHESLAV K
“I dreamt of a man / He fed me fine food / He gave me shiny things”. It’s one of the lines from the PJ Harvey song “Plants and Rags” that...
FLORENCE AND THE TOURIST / SHOOTING IN CEMETERIES… WITH MICHAŁ G
I met Michał at my friend and fellow photographer Emre’s house. I was helping him unwrap a load of expensive lighting kit and assisting...
