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Cadenza Photoshoot

A photoshoot of this year's members of Cadenza, Cambridge's premier a cappella sensation.
Not only are their performances wonderful, they're also all lovely people.
Photos taken in Newnham College, Cambridge.

Portraiture and such

Well, somewhere inbetween that and candids...

NB. These photos are examples of my work in portraiture and are not for sale.

Portraiture taken through various seasons over the past few years in Cambridge and elswhere. With thanks to my girlfriend Amanda and everone else. If anyone wants their photo removed, let me know.

Available for commissions.

Vexations (mono)

19:00 24th Nov - 14:30 25th Nov

Sidney Sussex College Music Society presents:

Vexations - Erik Satie

1 piano
10 pianists
20 hours of continuous music

performed by:

Paul Kilbey, Jamal Sutton, Jesper Carlson, Kim Ashton, James Freeman, Tom Athorne, Sarah Latto, Lydia Slobodian, MatthewTait, Will Buchanan, Joe Scott, and Emily Smith.

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Although Erik Satie wrote Vexations in 1893 its premiere had to wait until 1963, when the experimental composer John Cage organised a performance in New York. Quite why the piece had to wait seventy years for its first performance is, one is forced to admit, not really a mystery. Logistically it is a nightmare, commercially it is ridiculous, and musically it is a trail of endurance for performers and audience alike. However, since its premiere, a considerable number of performances have taken place, some of them lasting as long as 28 hours. Work has even been done studying its effect on the brain. Was all this what Satie actually intended, when he flippantly wrote:

"To play this motif 840 times in succession, it would be advisable to prepare oneself beforehand, in the deepest silence, by grave immobilities."

at the top of his score? We will never know, and therein lies the vexation.

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These are the mono series taken during (some) of the 20 hour performance. The music was un-nerving and bloody weird, I thought the photos should be too!

SSCMS website:

http://www.srcf.ucam.org/sscms

Jesuan Graduation

BA Graduation, Jesus College
29th June 2007

Fitz Graduation

New Hall College

A study of Life at New Hall College. Due to the timing of these shots (post exams) there is more emphasis on recreation than academia. This is not to say that New Hall students do no work, of course...

CUJS Garden Party 2007

Cambridge University Jewish Society Garden Party
St. John's Scholar's Garden
Sunday 17th June 2007

May Bumps, Wed 13th June 2007

Early afternoon races.

Singing on the River

Sunday 10th June 2007

'Singing on the River', the Choir of Trinity College with Stephen Layton

Please do look at the photos in their full size. The thumbnails don't do the portrait shots justice.

For high resolution digital copies of these pictures contact the photographer with a decent offer!