The Sheffield Star
As another example of coincidental spookiness, following a conversation that I had with my parents at the weekend of who I’d like to shoot, this morning I found myself shaking hands with one of the people that I’d mentioned.
World traveller and ex-Monty Python star Michael Palin was attending the launch of “Oxford Thinking” in Central London, a campaign that aims to raise £1.5billion in order to maintain and strengthen the world-standing of the famous University. After a very dry press conference with the Chancellor-types, I had the chance to grab him for 30 seconds, tell him that I’m currently enjoying his diaries, the I’m also from Sheffield and drop a few frames.
There’s always been some strange thing with Michael in that he really reminds me both in looks and, I guess, in character of my Father. Having passed him on various busy streets and escalators in London over the last few years where I’ve been unable to stop him and give him a business card, it was a real pleasure to get to finally catch up with him and act like a dumb fan for a few minutes. Bravo, that man..
Nice to throw in the ‘Sheffield’ connection…Any time I try and use the ‘Nigerian connection’, doors tend to slam!
photographing stars in London? You were lucky! We used to dream of photographing stars in London. We had to make do with looky likey tribute acts down t’working mans club and in Barnsley at that!
Sheffield Rocks! Whooo!
Amazing photographs, i have been looking everywhere for bigger versions of those beautiful pictures! Thanks!
Maybe you could publish your series of portraits and photographs in a book!