Fifteen Minutes With Carol Vorderman So this is a fairly typical portrait job for The Times – 15 minutes with the subject at the end of an interview, in a pretty uninspiring meeting room. It’s for the Weekend section of the Saturday Times, so I know they’ll probably want a landscape portrait of Carol looking…
Richard III, the last King of England to be killed in battle, died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Human remains found by archaeologists under a car park in Leicester have now been confirmed to be the remains of King Richard III, by matching its DNA to that of Canadian carpenter living in London,…
Spin Doctors and Borgen A huge bonus of being a contract photographer at The Times newspaper is getting to meet and photograph some pretty amazing people, and when this job to photograph ‘Birgitte’ and ‘Kasper’ from Danish political drama Borgen came up, I was thrilled. I’ve only recently become a fan, during the second series…
It was on New Year’s Eve, with Nicola preparing at her flat in Dalston, East London, and then travelling by London Taxi to Christ Church in Mayfair. After the 1:30pm wedding, the guests were due to travel in a London double decker bus to the reception venue at The Crypt on the Green in Islington.…
First anniversary of the Costa Concordia wreck By Paul Rogers As a photographer on contract at The Times newspaper for the last 15 years, I’ve spent quite a bit of time abroad covering news stories around the world. But with a young family I rarely travel these days, so it was a welcome change to be able…
Editorial Photojournalism for The Times, November 2012 By Paul Rogers As mentioned before, I’m one of five contract photographers at The Times newspaper, along with four staff photographers, and at the end of each month, we all submit three of our favourite images from that month for an internal competition – three are then chosen for display on…
I’m very pleased to have had this picture places 7th in the Transportation category of the latest WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association) contest. It’s from Nicola and Joel’s New Year’s Eve Wedding at Crypt on the Green in London. It’s a super moment after the ceremony when we’re all on a double decker bus heading to…
Take Time Choosing Your Wedding Photographer If you’re newly engaged and are planning your wedding, there are a number of choices that need to be made, amongst them choosing your wedding photographer. Most couples choose the date and venue of their wedding first, and then begin the search for other suppliers for their cake, catering,…
Bridal Preparations – The Calm Before The Storm When I’m asked to photograph the bridal preparations as well as the ceremony and reception, I know that their set of pictures will end up being a little more complete in the depiction of the day. Sometimes it’s possible to photograph both the Bride and Groom’s preparations, but if…