Author: Michael Wharley
You used to be my Romeo.. cast portraits for & Juliet
Portraits of stunning cast of new Max Martin musical '& Juliet', opening in Manchester &coming to London soon, in beautiful costumes by designer Paloma Young.
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advertising | portraiture
& Juliet poster wins big at WhatsonStage Awards
Celebrating a night when the new Max Martin West End hit won six awards, including one special to my heart: best graphic design.
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awards
Free Flow ‘Fro – Natural Hair Project Mini Exhibit
Sharing images from my Natural Hair Project; portraits that celebrate afro-textured hair in all its nuance and variety, a mini-exhibit as part of Make Space Open Studios 2019, 3rd-6th Oct.
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news
Running with the Pack – Wolf of Wall Street shoot
Getting into party mode in the studio for a new experiential theatre show based on Scorcese’s The Wolf of Wall Street’ that is coming to London in autumn 2019. There was a full-on party in the studio a few weeks back creating this complex composite as part of an advertising shoot for the forthcoming interactive […]
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advertising | photography technique | portraiture
Oliviers ‘Joy’ all round!
Celebrating nominations and a win for colleagues and friends at The Olivier Awards 2019 via recent portraits.
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awards | portraiture
Going all Mushy over a Moving Image
Shooting moving imagery as well as campaign stills for the tour of heart-warming new show Mushy Lyrically Speaking, from Rifco. I recently enjoyed a lovely commission from Rifco Theatre Company and Emma Martin Arts Marketing, to shoot poster imagery for the autumn tour of Mushy: Lyrically Speaking, a heart-warming new play about the Educating Yorkshire star written by Pravesh Kumar (Laila The Musical, […]
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advertising | video
Going down the tubes…
Four advertising campaigns for theatre featuring my photography currently hitting the London underground and buses, with another up North to boot.
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advertising | portraiture
Natural Hair Portraits Project: background
Looking at the origin of a portrait project aiming to represent Natural Hair in the acting profession and beyond. Over the course 2018, an idea for a project began to form. A number of (mainly, but not exclusively female) actor clients for whom I’d shot headshots, returned specifically to add images to their portfolios that showed […]
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diversity | natural hair | portraiture
Video: behind the scenes on the Amelie advertising photoshoot
Going behind the scenes with star Audrey Brisson on the Amelie advertising photoshoot. Back in January, I had the pleasure working with brilliant actress Audrey Brisson on an advertising photoshoot as she prepared to inhabit the quirky French title character, made famous by the film, in Selladoor and Hartshorn Hook UK national tour of Amelie. The shoot was commissioned by I […]
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advertising | behind the scenes | news | portraiture
Just messin’ about on bikes…
Getting toadily excited over a bike-based shoot for exciting new hip hop musical, In the Willows, from Metta Theatre. Way back last May, a late night shoot with Metta Theatre and their Artistic Director Poppy Burton-Morgan, took me to East London, with the heady scent of petrol fumes in the air. Perhaps not quite the atmosphere or location […]
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advertising | portraiture
What a Hassel; just going through a Phase One….
Testing out medium format portraiture on contrasting systems with some moody studio work. After years of shooting on trusty Canons, and hiring in medium format when needed, I’ve decided to take the leap this year and invest in a medium format system, so the kind folks at Phase One and Hasselblad have allowed me to borrow some of their […]
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news | photography technique | portraiture
Entering a new Phase (One)
Embracing a new medium format world of detail and nuance with Phase One IQ4 150MP
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advertising | photography technique | portraiture
Hail Mary! Our Lady of Kibeho wins big in the Spotlight Awards
Hail Mary! Campaign shot for Stratford East show 'Our Lady of Kibeho' wins the Advertising prize judged by creatives from McCann, Adidas, DHL & more.
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advertising | awards | diversity | theatre
International Womens’ Day Portraits
Celebrating IWD 2019 with some #BalanceforBetter portraits of Make Space Studios female artists, from painters and theatre designers, to jewellers, ceramicists and dancers In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019 this month, I spent the afternoon photographing all the brilliant female artists here at Make Space Studios with portraits in the IWD #Balanceforbetter pose, in front of a purple (for Suffrage, […]
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diversity | news | portraiture
Make Space Artist Environmental Portraits
A series of environmental working portraits featuring artists based at Make Space Studios, London. I’ve been based at the Make Space for over 5 years now, but even after all that time, it is still such a characteristic experience to turn from the relatively mundane corridor into a studio and be amazed by the world […]
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