Category: Making Photographs

  • Summer Days

    Summer days are here – time to celebrate… In order of appearance the Bali sculpture was photographed while on a commercial shoot for a client and the accompanying figure was a personal shot taken in my studio in London. The couple on the raft drinking rum was for a Bacardi advertising campaign and calendar shot…

  • Independence and Liberty

    This shot was taken in my studio in London in the 80s. Technorati Tags: Statue of Liberty, Sam Haskins, Studio

  • Dance is the art of the present tense…

    … and they have made the present large by dancing in it. Said Alastair Macaulay, dance writer for the New York Times, in his piece published on June 10th 2007, covering the retirement of four prima ballerinas. Prompted by the unusual timing of seeing four long serving masters of their art, all retiring in quick…

  • Pentax Digital Camera

    Pentax have released the K10D SLR. Finally, a digital camera that is nudging well into the professional space from a manufacturer that I have supported for decades. I have been clinging to my old and much loved 6×7 bodies and their excellent Pentax lenses. Together they have been my staple image capturing system for over…