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Backstage at the Festival Interceltique

Aug 29, 2018 Events

Summer is the season for big music festivals in France and they don’t come any bigger than the Festival Interceltique in Lorient, Brittany, approaching it’s 50th edition and attracting three quarters of a million Celtic music enthusiasts over ten days at the beginning of every August.I had the pleasure of attending for the first time a few weeks ago on a commission for Blackmagic Design, one of the world’s leading innovators and manufacturers of creative video technology.

Annual Convention of French Notaries in Cannes

Jul 7, 2018 Events

Now celebrating its 114th edition – “le Congrès des Notaires de France”- this institution of French civic, legal and political life, is an event I have now covered for the last four years. This year, there was a particular enticement, as the Convention was being held in Cannes. It was taking place in the Palais des Festivals, following on just one week after the internationally renowned film festival.

Rennes School of Business

Jul 5, 2018 Business assignment

Being bilingual and also a part-time teacher myself, I felt particularly well-suited, when commissioned to carry out a 2 day reportage shoot at the international Rennes School of Business, in spring of this year.

Inauguration ceremony for Floatgen project

Oct 13, 2017 Events

Today saw the official inauguration in the port of Saint Nazaire, of Floatgen , the first deep-water offshore wind turbine destined for the French seas. This innovative and complex project has been developed by three major partners : Idéol, Bouygues and the Ecole Centrale de Nantes.

Marie-Hélène Fasquel , shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize

Jan 22, 2017 Media, Portrait

At the beginning of this new year, I had the pleasure of enjoying the very welcoming and stimulating company of Marie-Hélène Fasquel, whose portrait I was taking for the newspaper La Croix.

St.Edward’s University science trip

Jul 7, 2013 Travel

Having first had the pleasure of collaborating with this prestigious Texan university last year in Angers, as part of their studying abroad programme, I was delighted to be asked to cover a special trip to the UK organised

Montessori Paris

Aug 23, 2018 Business assignment

With the new school year just around the corner, delighted to have been part of the team, along with Alcali Design and 7h47 web development, involved in the creation of the new visual communication campaign for the Montessori School in Paris, now known as atMontessori.

Alsim flight simulators

Jul 6, 2018 Business assignment

It was a real privilege being asked back by Alsim to photograph their new AL172 MK II flight simulator and update their stock of library images - commercial department, research & development, maintenance, production units- for their new communication needs.

Chateau de Bois Giraud – primed for TV exposure

Apr 9, 2018 Lifestyle, Media

It was a real pleasure returning to Chateau de Bois Giraud last Easter Monday to catch up with the Parker family and some of their friends for a "lifestyle shoot".

Oscillation – architectural art installation

Jul 4, 2017 Architecture, Culture

As part of the annual summer public art installation and cultural festival known as the “Voyage à Nantes”, I had the pleasure of being commissioned to photograph the Oscillation project, situated in the up and coming thriving area known as the “ Quartier de la Création”, or if you wish, the Creative Quarter.

St. Edward’s University trip to Rome

Jun 14, 2015 Travel

I had the privilege of accompanying 24 St.Edward's university students and their two professors- Jack Musselman (Philosophy) & Steve Rodenborn (Theology) - on a "Rome in the Scriptures" educational

Jean-Marc Ayrault at Alstom

Feb 4, 2013 Events

The French Prime Minister officially launched, on January 21st, the beginning of work on the construction of Alstom's offshore windfarm Haliade project at Montoir de Bretagne.