David and Dolly Baddiel

This shoot with David Baddiel and his Daughter Dolly was to support an article in the Guardian Saturday Magazine about social media and its addictive qualities.  David had made a documentary for the BBC talking about the issues.  His daughter gives the view of a young person and also someone whom has suffered from anorexia and other self esteem issues, fuelled by the pressures caused by social media.

Although we played with a shadowy representation of social media in these images, it was the more simple portraits that appealed to me the most.  It was evident that David and Dolly were very close and it was a pleasure to be a witness to the closeness between them.

Shot for The Guardian Saturday Magazine

Rio Ferdinand

 Footballers have got a bad reputation for being arrogant and I suppose that when I was given the job to shoot Rio I expected exactly that.  However, Rio was a real nice guy.  Ok - he didn't hang around to teach me how to do tricks with a ball, but we had a decent conversation whilst shooting at least. The restaurant was an up-class Italian restaurant that one can only imagine bursting by the seams whenever a Manchester is playing a home game.  Oh - and the food was pretty good too. The Center back for Manchester United has amassed 81 caps for England and has been a member of three FIFA World Cup squads.  He is now one of the best known players in the country as we've watched him grow as a footballer and man since his first appearance for a senior team in 1996.