Shot listTanya, backstage or front-of-house. Candid, not posed.
Portrait of Tanya HemmingsAct IV People
People who
tolerated me.
Also known, on the official paperwork, as “people I’ve had the privilege of working with”. Musicians, comedians, singers, dancers, technicians and the occasional promoter - generations of them, over twenty-nine years.
Some of them still take his calls.
Shot listGino mid-laugh, ideally mid-interruption.
Portrait of Gino FabbriShot listPortrait at the piano, house lights down.
Portrait of The BandleaderShot listPortrait in the wings, waiting for a cue.
Portrait of The SopranoShot listBehind the kit, sticks up, grinning.
Portrait of The DrummerShot listPortrait under a single light with a microphone stand.
Portrait of The Comedian Who Started LateShot listHeadset on, clipboard, unimpressed with the photographer.
Portrait of The Stage ManagerShot listClose portrait with the guitar, black-and-white.
Portrait of The GuitaristShot listIn the foyer, checking a phone that hasn’t rung.
Portrait of The Nervous PromoterShot listAt the mixing desk, lit by the console.
Portrait of The Sound EngineerShot listMid-movement, motion blur welcome.
Portrait of The DancerShot listHands on the keys, face in shadow.
Portrait of The PianistThis list is incomplete. So is Gary’s memory. Both are being worked on.