Paris France

Last month I went to Paris Photo with my friends and fellow photographers Charlie and Janie. Me and Janie have both assisted Charlie and I also used to assist Janie. I was generally really lucky and assisted nice photographers but these two also became good friends. We're an odd bunch in a way, you can see people in restaurants trying to suss us out but I like that. We haven't got much in common I suppose other than photography, all being bolshy and enjoying buggering about. That's more than enough though surely.

 

 

Paris Photo itself was great. There's a lot to see and it is pretty overwhelming but there are real gems that make the slog worth it. Check out Julian Germain, Stephen Shore and Johanna Diehl. 

Nat

I met Nat ten years ago when I was an assistant in a freezing cold studio under some railway arches in Birmingham and she was the glamorous client. We stayed in touch and she really helped me when I moved to London, introducing me to some of my best clients and taking me to places they'd never have otherwise let me in.

Nat is a DJ and these shots were for her new website. If you need a DJ, hire Nat. She has an unbelievable record collection and knows a lot about music but is not a snob. She plays the the best dancing around, screaming along in your car songs. In a good way.

The Lone Twins

During the Summer, journalist Ros Anderson and I drove around the country interviewing and photographing people who had lost their twin. Whilst their stories were all very different the link seemed to be the pervasive feeling of something missing, of not quite being complete.  One thing that has brought comfort though is the Lone Twin Network, a support network that organises meetings where people can talk and share their experiences with others who understand, lonetwinnetwork.org.uk. 

Thank you to David, Karen, Jill and Tony for sharing their incredibly personal stories. According to our contact at the Lone Twin Network the article led to a big increase in enquiries and that can only be a good thing.

You can read the full article here, http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/20/my-twin-died-i-survived.