When David Boni sent us his photo for the #stayhomeheroes campaign organised by the brilliant Lu Howlett, Dawn Moretti and Ross Taylor we couldn’t stop laughing. Which frankly, was just what we needed under the circumstances and we were delighted to see it on billboards across the country.
We hope that the other people who saw it on the billboards and the papers felt the same – that David’s haircut made them laugh and also raised money for this brilliant charity. If you want to donate too, here’s the link: https://www.helpthemhelpus.co.uk/donate/
David wrote a few words about how his haircut came about – take them as a warning…
When lockdown started in earnest and the whole world found itself wondering what was going on, it became instantly apparent that I and millions of others had another ( albeit trivial ) crisis to deal with: Hair.
I’d been too busy for a haircut for a couple of months, and by the time lockdown kicked it was out of control. I’d pondered letting it grow out and maybe going for middle aged man bun or perhaps trying out the buzz cut I’d always fancied but both ( quite rightly ) were met with “no chance” by my amazing other half. Home haircut it was – Mel, my partner had time on her hands and was super keen to have a go. Obviously I was reluctant, but now I was beginning to resemble Ken Dodd, so I caved in. Armed with a pair of really dodgy blunt scissors and my beard trimmer we sat in the garden and off she went. Focused and determined it all seemed to be going well until I decided to dish out some advice “you want to set the beard trimmer to 1.5mm” …
By the time she reached for the mirror and the customary big reveal, tears were running down her cheeks, this didn’t bode well. Why was she laughing? The mirror told me she’d done a good job, the front and sides looked professional in fact. I was an extremely happy customer but then I saw the back…
We ended up in fits of laughter for the first time since lockdown, a welcome relief just when we needed it and I love my haircut almost as much as I love my Mel.
We were so excited to have so many Lucid photographers shortlisted for the 2020 Pink Lady Food Photo of Year Awards, including Con Poulos, Yuki Sugiura, Rowan Fee and Steven Joyce – and looking forward to one of our favourite events of the year…when the world changed.
Like everything else, the actual evening event was cancelled, but with the awards running live online, we still dressed up with a glass of fizz to cheer on our photographers in style – even if we were at home in front of the computer! It was great to watch Steven Joyce’s painterly portrait of Sian Henley get highly commended in the “On the Phone” category and Rowan Fee’s exploding pomegranate being awarded 2nd place in the “Fujifilm award for Innovation”. You can see all the winners here – hope it doesn’t make you too hungry: https://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com/finalists-gallery-2020/in a virtual gallery style view on their website: https://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com/virtual-exhibition-2020/
We’re delighted to announce that Yuki Sugiura will be leading this workshop on Food photography at the Photographers Gallery in Nov. It’s a chance to discover more about how she approaches her work, and the skills and techniques for great food photography. Click the link below to find out more: https://bit.ly/345pGAo
Hailing from Tokyo, avid traveller and cooking enthusiast Yuki is a London-based food and lifestyle photographer shooting fresh and contemporary imagery for a host of editorial and advertising clients, including John Lewis, Waitrose, The White Company, Hakkasan Group & Conde Nast Traveller.
Congratulations to Tom Parker for winning the “InterContinental Food at the Table” at The Pink Lady Food Photography Awards last week – one of our favourite nights of the year (thanks to Tattinger and the fab Caroline Kenyon). It was great to see Tom’s work up on the wall, and we’re looking forward to next years competition already!
It’s been a busy few months here at Lucid – welcoming new photographers to the roster (Susan Bell, Rowan Fee and Penny Wincer) and working on some lovely projects with our existing photographers and we are delighted to finally have our new website up and running. It’s cleaner, with bigger pictures and easier to navigate and hopefully you like it as much we do!
(Images by Rowan Fee)
We love working in Brockley, it’s a really lively area with artists, creatives and interesting events. So we’re really excited to have been involved in organising this piece of public art taking place this weekend (19th July). Photographer Simon Terrill – well known for his crowd photography. If you have any connection with Brockley and fancy being part of a mass photograph with thousands of other people, now is your chance! All the info can be found in the link: https://bit.ly/2Kj7bUN
We hope to see you there!
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