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⭐PRINCESS ANNE⭐
A shoot with a story to tell. Many people have asked me, why is everybody happy in the picture?I had a commission to photograph Princess Anne together with the group of people worked for her mother, The Mother Queen.
I was ready with my flash outside the room and then the batleer energetically announced me, the photographer. I was very relaxed and directing everyone to their positions and making sure that everyone would be visible in the photo.
I had been told that I had 5 minutes alloted for the shoot. The butler told me that every strike of his wooden gavel on the table would be a click of my camera.
One strike, one click. Second strike, second click.
I was getting nervous because I was not directing the shoot. I said to him, “Let’s stop this as I prefer to direct myself”. Everybody in the room was laughed including the princess.
And I just clicked away, the moment I was waiting for suddenly came! Everybody happy.
5 minutes in time… forever
Here are some photographs from the exhibition at the Greenwich Yacht Club.
I waited for the sailors as they returned from the Thames, with my studio setup and lighting fully prepared. As they arrived—still carrying the elements of the river on their bodies and clothes—they stepped directly into the studio. From water to lens, the transition was immediate, raw, and honest.
