Oliver
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David Yarrow
Oliver
Edition of 20
Archival Pigment Print
Oliver
This was a fun shoot to do and a first for both Cara and
me. She couples versatility with a razor-sharp mind, and I
never have to worry about her performing – she was born a
performer. She was an easy choice to play Oliver, whereas it
would have been a bridge too far for many in her profession.
The kids in my orphanage in the old Chatham dockyards in Kent,
however, were less seasoned with the camera and they all
needed some tutoring. There were many distractions on set, and I
needed their focus and attention. They all did a grand job in the end.
Photography is about light as much as it is about any other variable.
Some have described it as the language of light and I understand
that description. There are settings such as this where the ambient
light allows the photograph to be elevated to a higher level than
would normally be achieved by the content on stage. It adds a layer
to the story, and the search for additional layers in a still image is
core to our purpose.
me. She couples versatility with a razor-sharp mind, and I
never have to worry about her performing – she was born a
performer. She was an easy choice to play Oliver, whereas it
would have been a bridge too far for many in her profession.
The kids in my orphanage in the old Chatham dockyards in Kent,
however, were less seasoned with the camera and they all
needed some tutoring. There were many distractions on set, and I
needed their focus and attention. They all did a grand job in the end.
Photography is about light as much as it is about any other variable.
Some have described it as the language of light and I understand
that description. There are settings such as this where the ambient
light allows the photograph to be elevated to a higher level than
would normally be achieved by the content on stage. It adds a layer
to the story, and the search for additional layers in a still image is
core to our purpose.
My goal was to take a picture in London with an intense sense
of place, and I knew that to do this and remain original was a
formidable challenge. There are few cities in the world more
photographed than London, and to tell a story that would
resonate with a content-spoilt audience, we had to be at our
very best. There is nothing more disappointing than to creatively
underwhelm, particularly in my home city. My instinct was to go
back in time and play to the lore of the gritty post-war London of
the 1920s. The historic dockyards of Chatham offer a strong visual
canvas on which to tell stories, and I sensed that if we played with the
ambient light of the early evening and married that with old London
streetlights, we had a platform to build on. The Roaring Twenties in
the UK are remembered as a decade when women found equality
and their sexuality was celebrated. It was an era where grit and
glamour forged an unlikely alchemy. Choosing British supermodel
and actress Cara Delevingne, a quintessential London girl, as my
lead was one of the easier decisions of my career. Meanwhile, David
Gandy is my favourite male lead to work with – he always nails it.
of place, and I knew that to do this and remain original was a
formidable challenge. There are few cities in the world more
photographed than London, and to tell a story that would
resonate with a content-spoilt audience, we had to be at our
very best. There is nothing more disappointing than to creatively
underwhelm, particularly in my home city. My instinct was to go
back in time and play to the lore of the gritty post-war London of
the 1920s. The historic dockyards of Chatham offer a strong visual
canvas on which to tell stories, and I sensed that if we played with the
ambient light of the early evening and married that with old London
streetlights, we had a platform to build on. The Roaring Twenties in
the UK are remembered as a decade when women found equality
and their sexuality was celebrated. It was an era where grit and
glamour forged an unlikely alchemy. Choosing British supermodel
and actress Cara Delevingne, a quintessential London girl, as my
lead was one of the easier decisions of my career. Meanwhile, David
Gandy is my favourite male lead to work with – he always nails it.