GMC Shoots - Report Published

Back in January this year I was commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC) to shoot a number of features on 6 different subjects in Medical education jobs across the UK. See original Blog

The pictures were used in a report called 'The State of Basic Medical Education' Reviewing quality assurance and regulation (pdf Link below).

The shoots were in Norwich (above), Edinburgh, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Manchester and Leeds and my pictures were used on pages13,14,15,27,31,37,38,39,41 and 57.

See Link to the report PDF below...

'The State of Basic Medical Education' GMC
GMC Web Site

Staples Back to School Swapsies campaign - Bolton

I was commissioned to take some photographs, at the Bolton branch of Staples, that the PR Company can use for local press to help reinforce the Staples Back to School Swapsies campaign.

It’s a great idea whereby children can bring in their old pens, pencils, calculators and pencil cases which will be sent to Africa to children in needy schools. They get £1 back to spend on stationery themselves.

Staples – Swapsies

Lindhurst Wind Farm - Mansfield

Head for Heights.

We were recently asked by RWE npower renewables to photograph the first of five wind turbines to be errected at Lindhurst Wind Farm near Mansfield.

The Farm will start to take shape over the month of August with the five turbines being erected. They hope to be erected at a rate of two a week. The erection of the turbines follows eight months of preparatory work on site.

The work already completed includes upgrading the site entrance and access roads, constructing the turbine foundations and a substation/control building, installation of cables and a connection to the local electricity network. All turbines are expected to be assembled by early September with the wind farm fully operational by October.

Photos Published in.....

RWE Link
RWE Link II
Newark and Sherwood District Council

New Energy Focus
This is Nottingham

Lindhurst Wind Farm

This is me on site in readiness for the first of 5 wind turbines to go up - Linhurst near Mansfield, Notts.

Been Commissioned by RWE npower renewables. First turbine will take two days to errect and I will be spending the next 2 days in a corn field.

Seafront Nurses

26 July 2010
Scarborough’s seafront nurses on hand for holidaymakers


People visiting Scarborough this summer will be able to get medical attention from nurses stationed on the seafront should they need it.

A team of seven nurses drawn from local NHS services will be taking it in turns to man a station at Scarborough’s West Pier from 10am until 5pm, seven days a week during the school summer holiday period (26 July to 3 September 2010).

They will be on hand to examine and treat people for minor injuries (such as cuts, sprains, sunburn etc.) or refer them onto more appropriate services, such as Scarborough’s GP drop in service Castle Health Centre, or Scarborough Hospital for more serious problems.

Note: For this one we were commissioned by Nursing Times.

Our pictures were used for PR uses, for NHS North Yorkshire and York, in the following publications....

Yorkshire Gazette & Herald

Yorkshire Post

Northern Echo

Scarborough Evening News

BBC

More Opera Photos

More pics from the Gala Opening night at the new Open Air Theatre Scarborough.

Opera Stars at Open Air Theatre - Scarborough

Scarborough's new Open Air Theatre Opening Gala Performance by JOSE CARRERAS AND DAME KIRI TE KANAWA.

Yorkshire Opera fans were truly honoured to be able to see these two world famous acts, and the night was something I will never forget.

I am not an opera fan per se, but they are simply fantastic singers and with a great orchestra behind them and the most beautiful of locations and great weather the night was simply unforgettable.

Links..

Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Amputee loses benefit

EXCLUSIVE: by Judith Broadbent. Daily Mirror 23rd July 2010.

I photographed the plight of Bridlington War veteran Aron Shelton who was lost his benefits just because he was honest and confirmed on a form that he could walk 400 meters.

Private Aron Shelton, 26, from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, had his left leg amputated in December 2008 after he was injured in an explosion in Helmand province, Afghanistan only just one year earlier.

Links...

Daily Mirror
Daily Mail

Wine Feature - Yorkshire

One of my tasks this week was to do some feature pictures for Waverley TBS of The Galphay Inn near Ripon, in North Yorkshire. The pictures were used in The Morning Advertiser (above).

The pub has been shut for 2 years and Waverley TBS have been helping Landlady Sue Robinson to choose the right Wine list for her pub.

Queen Visit - Scarborough

The Queen visited Scarborough today I was there to photograph the event for the National Newspapers.

E-Training Feature - Liverpool

I was in Liverpool this week to do some photos for a feature which was published in The Publican Magazine (above).

I was commissioned by Lisa Harlow and the pictures were taken in Liverpool's Revolution Bar of a new on-line training method called e-learning by CPL.

Links...

CPL Training NEWS
CPL Training NEWS II
CPL Training BLOG
Morning Advertiser

Red Kite - East Yorkshire

Also stopped on way back from Pocklington, East Yorkshire when I noticed a lone Red Kite feasting on some fresh road kill in the middle of a quiet country road.

I slowed the car down and watched as this beautiful bird of prey settled in a near by wood. I parked the car and slowly made my way to where it was perched, it didn't take long for it to be alerted to my presence again and off it went again into the distance, but not before circling me once - almost giving me permission to get just one shot.

I haven't got the longest of lenses but this was done on my trusty Nikon 70-200 f2.8 AF-S VR Lens. (D300 magnification making it 300mm).

Out and About

This scene caught my eye while driving back from a job.

I felt impelled to stop the car and take some picture of some sheep who were being reflected in a flooded field in East Yorkshire whilst on my way back from a magazine job near Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Not very often us press photographer get time to stop due to deadlines etc, so was nice to have a bit of time to spare.

The Boathouse Tewkesbury for Waverley TBS

Published Feature with my photos from my recent Waverley Feature in Tewkesbury, Glos.

The Boathouse Feature - Tewkesbury

We were commissioned to do some pictures for a feature to be published in 'The Wineseller' section of the Morning Advertiser.

Link...

The Boathouse
Wavereley TBS

Waverely TBS - New Financial Director Portraits

We were asked to photograph Waverley TBS's new Financial Director in their Edinburgh offices.

GMC Shoots x 6

I have been commissioned by the GMC to photograph six different subjects across the UK for featurs in there annual report.

The shoots were in Norwich (above), Edinburgh, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Manchester and Leeds.

SNOW JOKE

One thing the Papers Love is Weather Reports.

Been busy this week doing Snow scenes around the North & East Yorkshire areas.

Above is one picture I did in Stamford Bridge.

Rowers set sail in bid to break Atlantic record

ROWERS set sail in bid to break Atlantic record

TWO Yorkshire rowers have finally set off on a 3,000-mile challenge to cross the Atlantic Ocean after months of practice off the Whitby coast.

Alex Macdonald (23) and Luke Grose (24) from Settle, have raised more than £50,000 in sponsorship to buy and equip their handmade 23ft wooden rowing boat, JCT600 Yorkshire Challenger, and have trained for over two years in preparation for the epic Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race.

Known as the world’s toughest rowing race, the race has been completed by fewer people than have climbed Mount Everest and Alex and Luke are hoping to break the world record of 40 days for the crossing. “The lads have prepared well and these delays to the race start have been hugely frustrating, but we are delighted that Alex and Luke are finally under way in their bid to win the race and record for Yorkshire,” said Team JCT600 sponsor John Tordoff.

The rowers are equipped with state of the art satellite phones and data devices and have hundreds of followers on their Facebook pages on the social networking site.

They are planning to send blogs via their Team JCT600 website directly from their boat during their challenge.

PHOTOS: I was commissioned by their PR Company who wanted us to do some action photo's of the pair in the Sea off Whitby. They Wanted a selection of pictures, some showing them in rough seas, and some showing Whitby in the background to for a more local angle.

Here are some links where the story has been used...

TeamJCT600
Their BLOG
JCT600 Photo Gallery (My Pictures)
Whitby Gazette
Craven Herald
Craven Herald
Just Giving
Woodvale Challenge
The Wharfedale Observer
BBC
FACEBOOK

London Chess Classic - London Eye

London Chess Classic - London Eye Dec 2009

Two of England’s finest chess players, Nigel Short and Luke McShane, went head to head in a game of blindfold chess in the Merlin Entertainments London Eye before locking horns in the London Chess Classic at Olympia from 8-15 December.

We were commissioned by a new client of ours, PITCH, to officially cover a London Eye Press call & Launch for the London Chess Classic.

Our objectives for the client were to capture creative branded photography of English Grandmasters Nigel Short and Luke McShane playing blindfolded chess in the London Eye, and to achieve press coverage of the images in national and London regional press

We had to ensure that an iconic background of London is captured in the images.

I have a fear of hights, and so being 443ft above the City of London is not my idea of fun - But in saying that. You feel so safe in the Glass Pods, and the view is really breath taking and something not to be missed.

When you are concentrating on doing your job as a Photographer you tend not to notice it as much, but I didn't feel uneasy at all.

Press Release...

For the first time in 25 years the UK will be hosting a world class chess tournament at London Olympia from 8-15 December.

The best chess talent in the world will be up against England’s four leading grandmasters: Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell. Russian former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and Norwegian Magnus Carlsen are joined by Hikaru Nakamura, aka ‘H-bomb’ for his destructive style of play.

Links...

• Chess.co.uk
• PITCH
  
• ITN
• ChessBase.com
• ChessDom.com
  
• London Chess Classic
  

Pictured above is Norwegian Magnus Carlsen next to his portrait, and Nigel Short & luke McShane playing on London Eye.