Stony Stratford - VE Day

A series of images from one of my latest cameras to pickup the medium format 6x7 Mamiya 7ii. Mostly shooting Kodak Porta 400, 800 and some Fujifilm Pro 400h. Quite a few shots from recent time spent on the golden island of Malta.

As part of a feature for Barker Shoes I visited Harboro Rubber Co. the makers of the famous Dainite Sole that is found on many quality shoes the world over. A traditional manufacturing operation based in the town of Market Harborough.

A collaborative project made possible by Anti Social Jazz Club a Liverpool based DJ collective and Buyers Club a city centre venue, 'Kinkajou' was a jazz orientated pop-up that ran across 4 nights and saw selectors from all over the city come together. With some stories and a special set from cunard yank the late Ritchie Barton.

As part on the on-going Northamptonshire project to take a look inside the world famous shoe factories of the county I was kindly allowed to spend some time on the factory floors of one of the finest shoe manufacturers in the world. Thanks to the team at Crockett & Jones for having me. Images shot mainly on the Pentax 67II medium format film camera.

Back in the winter of 2018 we shot some imagery for popular Liverpool based menswear shop Weavers Door. Choosing Formby beach and pine woods on the Wirral we shot pieces from brands Norse Projects, Barbour x Engineered Garments, Patagonia, Folk and Carhartt.

I was invited to take a look around another of Northamptons long established shoe factories, this time it was NPS Solovair based in the village of Wollaston just up the A45. The factory set all on one floor boasted some nice light coming through from the skylight roof windows and working my way around the different areas I was able to stop and chat as well as snap a few portraits. These images were also used by Noah NYC for an editorial feature they put out.

Recently I was invited by Lee Fleming a good friend and newly appointed head of marketing at British heritage shoe maker Barker Shoes to take a few photos. We spent some time around the factory floor, offices and factory shop on-site and here's some of what we saw.

After knowing Bill from around town for a few years and sharing a mutual love of cycles in a variety of forms I was made up when Bill had some time to throw together a lovely daily clunker built around a Raleigh bomber frame he had lying around. Featuring a Sturmer Srcher internal gear hub and a pedal brake for pulling wicked skids it's a solid street cruiser.

Another long established shoe brand hailing from Northamptonshire, Rushden to be precise, Sanders Shoes. A prime example of classic British shoe making and a shoe factory typical of it's time. Really nicely lit, lovely people and I was given free reign to wander around. This one is also all on one floor and makes a fantastic range of product including some for other brands.

Aerie was a temporary listening space created by the team behind Anti Social Jazz Club a DJ collective based in the city of Liverpool championing mixed genre musical exploration and experiences. The space consisted of a custom designed sound system and hosted several selectors from across the UK. Here's some shots from my time involved in the project.