April 28, 2010

Esther Rantzen Campaign

Television presenter and founder of Childline Esther Rantzen welcomed me into her office in Luton this morning, where she is campaigning to be an independent MP for Luton South.

It was hoped that there might be an influx of independent candidates standing to be MPs after the expenses scandal that engulfed every party in Westminster. Esther's campaign has gained some momentum, and she's certainly a seasoned campaigner with the press- making sure that myself and the other two photographers could get all the shots we each needed.





April 19, 2010

David Cameron Campaign

With the General Election in full swing, I had the chance to photograph David Cameron this morning, as he gave a talk at a business centre in south London- continuing his campaign to become the next Prime Minister.

Politicians are always placed in front of masses of people at these types of events; possibly as there are so many events and they'd like each one to look different, maybe also so they build up a mental association in the mind of the viewer that they are leaders- standing at the front of a crowd. Either way, sometimes it can enhance a picture but it can also ruin one- a badly placed extra can make a scene look messy. I think in this case the architecture of the building adds to the pictures.