Recent Work; Bipolar Sunshine

One of my portraits of Adio Marchant of Bipolar Sunshine, photographed for Disorder magazine. Great guy, great music.

Bipolar Sunshine, 2014 © Michael Robert Williams

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Recent Work: Mr. Hudson

I've not posted much work here recently, putting up personal photographs instead, but this is a very recent portrait session with Mr Hudson, shot on location in London. He has a new album out later this year, and has also been working with Miley Cyrus, and legends Duran Duran. We spent an afternoon working on some images for Disorder magazine and these are a few of the portraits we shot. I was looking for a certain mood to the portraits - his new album will be songs with a more moody feel, set in London, I wanted to get some of that same feeling, and location, into the portraits.

Mr. Hudson, London, 2014 © Michael Robert Williams

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Update - 03/14;

2014. March. I'm back working now, and back from my travels feeling refreshed and looking forwards. My two months away were so good for me, and I saw some amazing places; parts of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and U.S.A.

I'll put photographs from various parts of my journey here soon, but these are a few iPhone photos from various places along the way.

Motel, Hollywood, USA

'Welcome', Rotorua, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

South Arica

New Orleans, USA

Hotel Room, New Orleans, USA

Cape Town, South Africa

Flight, USA

Best,
Michael

I think it would be fair to say this has been an extremely difficult year on a personal level. In the spring my family was rocked by the sudden death of my father, killed in a road traffic incident while riding his motorcycle. This came only a year and a half after the death of my mother.
I've still been working this year, and that has no doubt helped keep my mind occupied during some of the more difficult periods. There has been some good shoots, meeting some very interesting people, but certainly for the second half of the year at least my time has been dominated by events away from my work. Dealing with my fathers estate, and the police and justice system. The year finished with a young car driver being guilty of causing my fathers death, but I took no satisfaction with the outcome - there are, as they say, no winners here.

The Place Where My Father Died, 2013

We have always been a close family. My parents were happily married for over forty years, and my brother, sister, and I always went back to spend Christmas in the family home. This year Christmas is going to be strange, a difficult time. I am now taking a break, taking some personal time to sort out my own feelings about what has happened. I'll still be spending some of Christmas with my family, my brother and sister and our own families. There is a wedding too. The first week of 2014 will see my brother's wedding to celebrate. And a best man's speech to write. The former I'm looking forward to, the latter not so much.
I am also taking some time to travel, leaving this week and getting back to the UK in February. The trip has been some time in the planning, arranging a time window in work isn't always easy. But I'll be enjoying the personal time, and no doubt taking a lot of photographs as I travel. Work will begin again mid february, and I'll show here some new photographs, and try to write more often in 2014.

I wish you all a good Christmas & New Year.
Best,
Michael

A Photograph Is A Secret...

‘A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.’
-- Diane Arbus

A self-portrait. I don't do these often but I was making so many personal photographs while away in Greece recently, turning my camera on to everything around me, that I shot a couple of myself too. This was shot on the outskirts of Athens.

Aynsley Lister Promotional Portraits;

A little while ago I shot the promotional portraits for the new album by Aynsley Lister. The shoot was done in one day in London and consisted of indoor and outdoor set ups. Aynsley is one of the better known British blues guitarists, singer / songwriters,  and this being his first album for his new label we wanted something visually strong and with a certain mood and feel to it. These are a few of the portraits we shot that day.

Aynsley Lister, London © Michael Robert Williams