The news that Spurs is the latest club to make an Amazon Prime documentary took me back to April 2007. Manager Martin Jol said no when the club asked to put a film crew in the dressing room for the derby with Arsenal and suggested I do it instead. I’d photographed Spurs behind the scenes for a couple of seasons but had no real experience with video so approached it as a stills photographer with a strange camcorder. I think it worked well, most of the time, but I learned to hold shots longer and the camera steadier. The random live soundtrack on this edit captures the mood.
Russian Visas /
Headshots for the England players' Russian visas, August 2007.
Smoking Girl /
I'm going through boxes of old prints in the storeroom and rediscovering some of the early photographs that made me want to pack the day job in. This is one of them, a Leeds school in the early 1990s.
Paddling Pool Painters /
I’ve walked past the paddling pool in my local park so many times but daren’t take any pictures with people in it. On Monday I finally got my chance.
Face-to-Face /
Lampard and Terry coming face-to-face again in the Championship Play-Off Final adds another dimension to 'the richest game in football'. I took this in Vienna back in September 2004.
45 Minutes to Soho /
Late last night I walked to the 100 Club on Oxford Street in London and took pictures on the way through Islington, King’s Cross and Bloomsbury.
Touch /
The picture above is the second I’ve taken on this corner, the other is of a dog standing on its hind legs. The ones below were snapped around the same time while travelling through London.
Sunday Morning Motorway /
Fantastic changing light heading south on the M1 early yesterday.
Back to School /
As local kids prepare to go back to school, I noticed some have a shorter journey than others.