Posted by admin on November 2, 2009 – 11:48 pm
Kathy Burke phoning Maurice
I am a die hard fan of Kathy Burke. My friend Maurice Suyderyhoud introduced me to her show Gimme, Gimme, Gimme when I was living in Amsterdam. The show is as camp as Christmas and has endless lines that have become ingrained in my mind and in general part of my overall lexicon. My favorite lines of all time remain “I chew corn for gummy parrots” (when asked what she does) and “36-double-D, what size is YOUR inseam” (perfect way to answer any incoming telephone call).
So…tonight Stuart of Terrence Higgins Trust asked me to photograph a dinner party for the THT Supperclub. The party, hosted by Antony Cotton, was held at the Park Lane Hilton and included a handful of who’s-who of British television, most significantly (for me) was Kathy Burke.
I arrived early and after informal introductions, we walked to the table. One our way there, I casually mentioned to Kathy that two of my favorite lines were from her show, and that my friend Maurice and I continued this banter (after what…seven years???). She chuckled and offered to call him. After I’d shot a few photos, the group invited me to have a cocktail with them. After a few sips, Kathy asked for my phone to call Maurice. When he answered she asked if it was Maurice and then said the famed line “36DD” to which he replied (as if on cue) “I chew corn for gummy parrots.” It truly was a true giggle. She lived up to any expectation I could have wished for. So kind and lovely. Thanks for making my night!
Posted by admin on October 29, 2009 – 9:56 pm
Award winning Women in the City 2009
This year marks my third year photographing for Women in the City. It’s an annual awards ceremony and event for the high powered women of London.
Organized by the brilliant Gwen Rhys, it serves as a fantastic networking forum and place to recognize achievement. You go girls! Working with the uber-extraordinaire assistant Malcolm Menzies, I shot at the Jaguar showroom in Knightsbridge. Very chi-chi and a lot of fun.
Posted by admin on September 15, 2009 – 11:05 am
Kimberly Davis, the original cream puff
Kimberly Davis and I met a few years back at a breakfast meeting. While it’s not uncommon for Americans abroad to shy away from each other, she and I hit it off. We had a coffee together a few weeks later at a place near Waterloo and agreed that at some point we’d work together.
About a year later she rang with news she’d just been fired from the Apprentice and was launching her new company Sarsaparilla. (I still can’t spell it on my own, but hey, that’s why I take pictures). We paired her lovely auburn hair with her company green and bam!
Posted by admin on August 9, 2009 – 11:16 pm
Michael Brown and Blue Rain
My friend Michael Brown from San Francisco was comissioned to create an installation for the London School of Economics called Blue Rain. An LED artwork, the piece is installed on the side of the LSE library and broadcasts vast amounts of information, including the ISDN number of books being checked out of the library.
We met up on Sunday evening to photograph him and the installation. It’d been a long day of testing the piece. Michael even has a cool iPod application that allows him to control the artwork. It sends a message back to the server in San Francisco and then re-transmits a signal back to London. Depending upon the speed of the server updates, can update pretty much on the fly. Amazing.
