Corporate Christmas Party
The EF Christmas party never disappoints, this year held at the uber cool Printworks in London's Canada Water,
It's that time of year when the livers of office workers across the capital are put to the test. The silly season. The fortnight when it's acceptable to go out for more than just a casual drink on a work night. And this season brings along with it the annual company Christmas party. Every company's Christmas party is different, but most have one thing in common; booze, an lots of it. The results? Hilarious dancing, laughter, jokes, short term office romances, and of course the whole office's decreased productivity the following day owing to the collective hangover.
I've photographed the EF Christmas party for three years now, and these guys know how to party. The first year was at 8 Northumberland, a great venue in the centre of town. Last year they held it at the Waterloo Vaults, another fun venue, and this year it was held at the awesome beast of a venue in Canada Water called the Printworks, which (if you hired out the whole thing) can hold 6000 people! EF didn't need quite that much space, so used their publishing space. The whole venue used to be the printing press for 24 years, with daily issues of The Evening Standard, The Daily Mail and The Metro rolling off its presses. As a result the venue has a wicked industrial vibe to it that not many places can rival.
Anyway, the party was kicked off with a speech from the Co-Chairman and from there, the fun kicked on well into the evening. There was a fantastic live band, rocking the dance floor with two amazing sets. A photo booth was operating, there were food trucks offering different cuisines and for the young at heart there were even dodgems - the only kind of driving where it's alright if you've had a drink or two before taking part!
The EF team are always brilliant fun and they didn't disappoint on the dance floor yet again. I'm already looking forward to next year's party...
Legal Arbitration Summit
Capturing a legal conference in a creative, vibrant way for Legalease Ltd at The Brewery in the heart of London city.
At the end of November I was back at one of London's great venues, The Brewery, right in the heart of the city. This time it was for a legal conference held by Legalease, a global leader in the provision of legal market information.
The International Arbitration Summit 2017 brought together experts from across the world for a series of panel discussions on the subject of arbitration.
Legalease publish and print magazines with features on the events they run, so their brief to me was to create imagery which would not only work well as a double page spread in magazines, but also serve to make the conference look dynamic and interesting. I love a brief like that, because it allows me to think outside the box and use creative lighting techniques to add colour and vibrancy to a conference environment.
Here are some of my favourite images from the day.
Sports Betting Conference
A conference at Lords Cricket Ground about integrity in the sports betting industry.
Earlier this month I was lucky enough to be invited along to Lords Cricket Ground, commonly known as the home of cricket, to photograph a conference being run by ESSA, a not for profit organisation focused on upholding integrity within the sports betting industry.
The conference was entitled 'Integrity in Sports Betting: what's at stake?' and was a very interesting look at the measures bookmakers and sporting organisations are taking to tackle problems like match fixing.
The conference attendees were also given a tour of Lords just as the sun was setting, which made for a beautiful view of the pitch and stadium in the early evening light.
Here are some of my favourite images from the day.
Stonewall Summer Party
Stonewall's Summer Party 2017 was a great night, with DJ sets from Adele Roberts, Gok Wan, Fleur East and Cora Delaney.
The team at Stonewall invited me along to capture their summer party this year, and it was a brilliant party and fundraising event, sponsored by Absolut.
The party marked the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, providing an opportunity to celebrate Stonewall's progress, but also to look ahead at the work it still has left to do.
There were DJ sets from Adele Roberts, Gok Wan, Fleur East and Cora Delaney, keeping the party going all night long. Guests at the party had the opportunity to take part in a silent auction, luxury raffle and even a golden ticket draw, like something out of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory!
Some of my favourite photos from the night can be seen below.
