Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, UCL by Ian Ritchie Architects

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The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour is a research centre of University College London. It is housed in a new building designed by Ian Ritchie Architects and engineered by Arup, with a wavy translucent glass facade running along Howland Street (and some great public-facing displays on neuroscience under the portico). I was in the area at dusk last night, and enjoyed watching it reflect the colours of the busy streets and darkening sky.

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DF/Mexico, Tottenham Court Road by Softroom

A couple of weeks I ago I shot the second DF/Mexico restaurant to open in London, on Tottenham Court Road. The architects/interior designers are Softroom, the lighting design is by Kate&Sam. The photos were also commissioned by the restaurant for their own promotion and have been used by several blogs and reviewers.

More pics on my site here. We were too busy shooting to sample the food, so I really must go back for some tacos, they certainly smelled good...

Newport Street Gallery by Caruso St John

A few pictures of Damien Hirst's brand new Newport Street Gallery, designed by Caruso St John. Just because I was nearby, on a lovely afternoon, and it's such a beautifully box-fresh building.

“The construction of Newport Street Gallery involved the conversion of three listed Victorian buildings, which were purpose-built in 1913 to serve as scenery painting studios for the booming local and West End theatre industries. With the addition of two new buildings, the gallery now spans half the length of the street.”
— http://www.newportstreetgallery.com/about
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Turning out the lights

It was a real pleasure to shoot this South London loft apartment for Poulsom Middlehurst a few weeks ago. Or more precisely, one half of a one-room loft apartment, as the client was in the process of moving back in and we had to push his bags and boxes to one side of the space and focus on the other!

The big roof lights let in a huge amount of natural light. Luckily it was an overcast day so we didn't have big contrast ratios and shifting shafts of sunlight to contend with. We opted for a clean, unoccupied look and the white walls and bare wood floor looked great bathed in that soft light.

We didn't need any additional lighting so we could use our time to concentrate on the shapes and structures of their ingenious design. Sometimes it's great to turn the lights out and keep things simple...


Café Viva, Peckham

I recently did a shoot for Café Viva in Peckham (www.cafeviva.co.uk), just around the corner from my house. They have just had a refurbishment and will use the photos for their forthcoming website. I can personally recommend the banana bread with yoghurt, which I happily consumed a few seconds after photographing it.


BAFTA Scotland win for Britain's Whale Hunters

'Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story' won Best Factual Series at the BAFTA Scotland Awards last week. I'm chuffed to have my name on the award alongside the fantastic team I worked with on location in South Georgia and back in the UK.

This is us, up in the mountains behind Stromness whaling station, recreating the last miles of Shackleton, Worsley and Crean's epic trek across the island to salvation in 1916.

Left to right: Will Anderson, executive producer/sound recordist/serial BAFTA winner; Tom Beard, multi-talented director/producer/cameraman; Andy Black of the South Georgia Government, keeping us safe; Adam Nicolson, presenter/author/gentleman; and …

Left to right: Will Anderson, executive producer/sound recordist/serial BAFTA winner; Tom Beard, multi-talented director/producer/cameraman; Andy Black of the South Georgia Government, keeping us safe; Adam Nicolson, presenter/author/gentleman; and yours truly.