Author: Michael Wharley
Ramin in Space for London Theatre Magazine
Cinematic location portraits of the star of 'A Face in The Crowd', playing at the Young Vic, shot for London Theatre Magazine
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photography | portraiture
Me in the Frame: The Photographer Cover Feature
I'm used to my work appearing on posters and billboards, on magazine front covers and inside newspapers, but I'm not often the story itself...
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advertising | awards | editorial | news | photography | photography technique | portraiture
Time travelling portraits for Birdsong
Travelling back a century for inspiration to shoot portraits & key art for WW1 drama Birdsong.
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Scrubs Up! Shooting Super Surgeons for Channel Four
Visiting an operating theatre at The Royal Marsden in Chelsea to showcase the expert stars of season 2 of Channel Four’s medical doc 'Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life'.
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Silver at the 2024 AOP Awards!
My Choirboy campaign image won Silver at the prestigious Association of Photographers (AOP) 2024 Awards, announced at a glitzy ceremony in London late last month.
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Shooting a Sam Mendes Broadway Rollercoaster
Finding drama across the decades on a virtually virtual rollercoaster for the Broadway Transfer of 'The Hills of California,' the hit Jez Butterworth play, dir by Sam Mendes.
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photography | portraiture
Andrew Garfield & Choirboy Make the 2024 AOP Awards Finals
Great news this month that two of my campaign images are Finalists at the prestigious Association of Photographers (AOP) 2024 Awards, which will be announced at a glitzy ceremony in London in late September.
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awards | news | photography | portraiture | tv
OH EMCEE: Strictly Star Blossoms in Cabaret
Dreamy, floral summer portraits of the Strictly star as he takes to the stage in the West End hit Cabaret.
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photography | portraiture
BIG at the Brits – Shooting the Mastercard Brits Campaign 2024 with trailblazing students
Behind the scenes on an exhilaratingly creative campaign for the 2024 Brit Awards, shot with Craft McCann & Mastercard, featuring fantastically talented design & music students at The Brit School. And I do mean BIG: 60ft banner big!
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Pitch Perfect Pics: Kedar Williams-Stirling on the spot
Portraits of Sex Education star Kedar Williams-Stirling for the April edition London Theatre Magazine cover, as he opens on the West End in football drama Red Pitch.
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Poster Boys Gatiss & Flynn Act Up in the West End
Inside a fantastic commission to shoot the poster & portraits for the West End transfer of The Motive and The Cue, starring Mark Gatiss, Johnny Flynn & Tuppence Middleton.
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Two summery campaigns selected for Lurzers Best Advertising Photographers 2024
Lovely news to start the year: two recent campaigns I shot were selected by the judges at Lurzers Archive for the prestigious 200 Best Advertising Photographers 2024 print edition.
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editorial | news | photography | portraiture
Wreathed in Smiles: shooting Frank Skinner for the Observer
All about my Observer Magazine commission to shoot legendary comedian Frank Skinner for the Xmas Eve edition cover.
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We’re Steel Here: Standing at the Sky’s Edge in London Theatre Magazine
Shooting the three female leads of the hit Richard Hawley musical Standing at The Sky's Edge: Laura Pitt Pulford, Rachel Wooding & Elizabeth Ayodele for the cover of the March edition London Theatre Magazine.
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Joseph Fiennes Plays Ball in Dear England
A cover story commission for the Premiere Edition of London Theatre Magazine, to shoot portraits of the Shakespeare in Love & The Handmaid's Tale star as he returns to the West End stage as Gareth Southgate in James Graham's hit National Theatre play, Dear England.
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