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Portrait of Architect Dara Huang, London , 2013Portrait of Architect Dara Huang, London , 2013

Portrait shoot for architect Dara Huang, founder of Design Haus Liberty photographed in her fit-out and interior for Analog Folk, London.

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Infinite Forest. Kemble, England. 40x40cm view larger

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Parachute Store. Building 92

Unknown Structure

Unknown Structure

Station Offices Building 147

Station Offices. Building 147

Type "A" Hangar. Building 137

Type “A” Hangar. Building 137

Station Offices. Building 147

Station Offices. Building 147

Main Stores. Building  90

Main Stores. Building 90

FFMT Shed. Building 119

FFMT Shed. Building 119

Main Workshop. Building 99

Main Workshop. Building 99

Bomb Store. Building 216

Bomb Store. Building 216

Guard House. Building 89

Guard House. Building 89

Main Workshop. Building 99

Main Workshop. Building 99

Type "A" Hangar. Building 137

Type “A” Hangar. Building 137

Power House. Building 82

Power House. Building 82

Operations Block. Building 146

Operations Block. Building 146

Air Raid Shelter

Air Raid Shelter

Operations Block. Building 146

Operations Block. Building 146

Power House (Backup). Building 93

Power House (Backup). Building 93

Type "C" Hangar. Building 108

Type “C” Hangar. Building 108

Station Offices.  Building 147

Station Offices. Building 147

Petrol tanker shed. . Building 105

Petrol tanker shed. Building 105

Fire Party Hut. Building 88

Fire Party Hut. Building 88

Type "A" Hangar. Building 79

Type “A” Hangar. Building 79

Station Offices. Building 147

Station Offices. Building 147

Switchboard, Operations Block.. Building 146

Switchboard, Operations Block.. Building 146

Motor Transport Shed. Building 129

Motor Transport Shed. Building 129

Station Offices. Building 147

Station Offices. Building 147

Fire Tender & Hucks Starter Shelter.  Building 121

Fire Tender & Hucks Starter Shelter. Building 121

Station Offices. Building 147

Station Offices. Building 147

Walking into the buildings at RAF Bicester in 2013 is like entering a time capsule back to the second world war. RAF Bicester was part of Bomber Command in WW2 being used mainly for training. The RAF left in 1976 and most of the buildings have been left untouched since. The site is of architectural and historical importance being the most complete and untouched example of such a collection of buildings most having being built in the 1920’s. The site contains a number of listed buildings and scheduled monuments.

What I found fascinating about the site as a photographic subject is that the decay and abandonment have added new layers of meaning to the utilitarian buildings so the impression today is an intriguing mix of the evocative and the impenetrable.

In May 2013 the site was sold to Bicester Heritage who kindly gave me permission to photograph the site before they start renovation. My particular thanks to Daniel Geoghegan and Charles Morgan.

Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup

Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup

An assignment for Arup, Berlin to photograph their lighting design and materials engineering on a sculptural Copper Staircase in Mallorca, Spain. Architect: Studio Mishin, St Petersburg (Sergey Mishin, Katya Larina). Material Science + Structural Engineering (concept only)+ Lighting Design: Arup, Berlin (Jan Wurm, Emily Dufner, Charlotte Heesbeen, Paula Longato, Tim Goeckel, Anselm von Held)

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Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt

Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Necropolis, Egypt

Great Pyramid of Giza behind the Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Necropo

Great Pyramid of Giza behind the Pyramid of Khafre

Apex of the Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt

Apex of the Pyramid of Khafre

Corner of the Pyramid of Khafre

Corner of the Pyramid of Khafre

Great Pyramid of Giza in front of modern skyline of Cairo

Great Pyramid of Giza bisects the modern skyline of Cairo

How to photograph something as iconic yet cliched as the Pyramids? My response was to choose monochrome, use square format and abstract the geometry as much as possible, cropping tight with a telephoto lens to emphasise the scale and texture of the monument.

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62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative
62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative

62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative

62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative
62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative 62 Stanhope Gardens, London by Yeang Creative

An assignment for architectural practice Yeang Creative to photograph their refurbishment of a London apartment to create “habitable art”. www.62stanhopegardens.com

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Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller
Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller
Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller


Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF MollerMarket Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller

Market Mews Apartment, London. Architect: CF Moller

An assignment for Danish architectural practice C.F. Møller to photograph their refurbishment of an apartment in Mayfair, London. The design combines a refined modernism with a muted palette set against the warmth of a timber floor. The apartment is fitted out with classics of Danish design including a vase by Alvar Aalto, the Poul Henningsen artichoke lamp shade and the PK9 dining chair by Poul Kjaerholm.

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Footprints on a sand dune above camp near Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Dune above camp near Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Bedouin Tea, served extra sweet. Western Desert, Egypt

Bedouin Tea, served extra sweet

Early morning sunlight illuminates a sand dune Western Desert, Egypt

Early morning sunlight illuminates a sand dune, Western Desert

Landcruisers descend into a wadi in the Sahara Suda (Black Desert), Egypt

Landcruisers descend into a wadi in the Sahara Suda (Black Desert), Egypt

Sahara Suda (Black Desert) the moment after sunset, Egypt

Sahara Suda (Black Desert) the moment after sunset

A beduin guide, Mahmood contemplating the White Desert, Egypt

Our bedouin guide, Mahmood contemplating the White Desert

Trekking above a large sand dune in the White Desert), Egypt

Trekking above a sand dune in the White Desert, Egypt

Mahmood, a Bedouin guide, collecting fire wood in the White Dese

Mahmood collecting fire wood in the White Desert

Mahmood, A Bedouin guide, guides us across the White Desert

Mahmood guides us across the White Desert

Sam McConnell prepares for a night under the stars, White Desert

Sam McConnell prepares for a night under the stars, White Desert

Sand ripples at the edge of the Sahara Beida (White Desert), Egypt

Sand ripples at the edge of the Sahara Beida (White Desert)

4X4 tracks in the sand and camp in the Western Desert, Egypt

4X4 tracks at camp in the Western Desert

Khaled ties camping equipment to the top of the Landcruiser. Western Desert, Egypt

Khaled ties camping equipment to the top of the Landcruiser

Monoliths (inselbergs) of the White Desert at sunset, Egypt

Monoliths (inselbergs) of the White Desert at sunset

4x4 Landcruiser stuck in the sand in the Western Desert, Egypt

Landcruiser stuck in the sand in the Western Desert

Sam McConnell walks amongst the chalk rock formations of the Sahara Beida (White Desert), Egypt

Sam McConnell walks amongst the chalk rock formations of the White Desert

Moments before sunset at El-Khiyam "The Tents",  Sahara Beida (White Desert), Egypt

Moments before sunset at El-Khiyam “The Tents”, White Desert

4X4 Camp amongst El-Khiyam "The Tents",  Sahara Beida (White Des

4X4 Camp amongst El-Khiyam “The Tents”, White Desert

Mahmood & Khaled rest after trekking amongst El-Khiyam "The Tent

Mahmood & Khaled rest after trekking amongst The Tents, White Desert

Sunset abovet El-Khiyam "The Tents",  Sahara Beida (White Desert), Egypt

Sunset abovet El-Khiyam “The Tents”, Sahara Beida (White Desert)

Khaled, deep in thought with a glass of sweet tea. Western Deser

Khaled, deep in thought with a glass of sweet tea. Western Desert

Wind sculpted chalk waves and sand in the Sahara Beida (White De

Wind sculpted chalk waves and sand in the White Desert

Moonlit Camp in the White Desert, Egypt

Moonlit Camp in the White Desert

Chalk sculptures catch the setting sunlight in the White Desert, Egypt

Chalk sculptures catch the setting sunlight in the White Desert

Sunset above the the chalk rock formations of the Sahara Beida (White Desert) near Farafra, Egypt

Sunset above the the chalk rock formations of the White Desert near Farafra

Aish el-Ghorab "The Mushrooms", chalk sculptures, Sahara Beida (White Desert), Egypt

Aish el-Ghorab “The Mushrooms”, chalk sculptures, White Desert, Egypt

Aish el-Ghorab "The Mushrooms", chalk sculptures, Sahara Beida (White Desert), Egypt

The Mushrooms, chalk sculptures, White Desert

Orange sunset in the White Desert, Egypt

Sunset in the White Desert, Egypt

These photographs document a trekking and 4×4 journey through the Western Desert of Egypt. Starting at Bahariya Oasis we travelled through the Sahara Suda (Black Desert) and Sahara Beida (White Desert) ending up near Farafra. As a compliment to these images I produced a second, more abstract series of photographs entitled “Sahara Sands” from the same trip.

The journey was undertaken with desert explorer Sam McConnell who runs highly recommended adventure travel expeditions to the region in collaboration with Abou Anis of Sub Sinai, off-road driver Khaled, and the bedouin of Bahariya Oasis

Signed limited edition prints of this series are available at £195 each (60x40cm). To purchase please contact me. Larger sizes also available

Edit: I’m delighted that this post is featured in Freshly Pressed. Check out “Glimpses Of Iran” which was Freshly Pressed last year. Thanks for all your likes and comments and follow my Facebook Page to see my latest work

Edit 2! I’m even more chuffed this post has been featured in Editors’ Picks of the Year: The Best of WordPress.com in 2013 thanks guys!

Edit 3! If you enjoyed this have a look at Wadi Rum Journey which was the follow up to this project