This was a shoot for architects Mass Architecture. They had quite a challenge on their hands, turning a former public toilets, nestled in York’s city Walls, into a retail unit and new toilets. Dealing with difficult planning restrictions and listed building consent came with the territory, but the discovery of a roman wall in the basement was an unexpected find which held up work whilst archaeologists investigated the site. Mass Architecture's response was to make the wall a feature, and it's now just one of the things that makes this space so unique. My job was to show the building and its context, which I did through shooting the work in progress, and the finished building and adjacent new
I was delighted to get the job of shooting St Leonard’s Place, for developers, Rushbond plc. This grand, but dilapidated georgian terrace had been the offices of York Council for many years, and over many years, it had been stripped of much of its character, with rooms unsympathetically divided, knocked through, or just left in a sorry state. Rushbond’s task - turning it back into grand homes and apartments, was quite a challenge. I worked with the project management team, documenting the 40 residences as they were brought back to their former glory. My brief was not just to shoot the rooms, but also to show the details and give a sense of place through the shots - showing the views and the
It was a pleasure to be appointed by York-based PR company Partners to shoot some publicity shots for a new business based in York. Brewtown is the brainchild of Mark Stredwick, and he's set up a business that takes punters on tours of some of Yorkshire's finest small breweries. I shot Mark in one of the breweries concerned - the fabulous BrewYork. It was essential that the shots had some context to them, so shooting in a brewery seemed to hit the spot. The shots were widely used in press, PR and blog sites and I can highly recommend a Brewtown tour - Mark is informative, friendly, and he takes you to breweries - what's not to like?! To book a tour, go to: www.brewtowntours.co.uk Whatever bu
