Simon Frederick: a photographer you should know about!

On March 27th I wrote a post about an upcoming portraiture exhibition by photographer Simon Frederick. You can read that post here. So I went to the opening night of the exhibition titled "My Mates @ Work", and it was a real privilege to be one of the first to view such an impressive body of work.

The atmosphere was uber-chilled, but you could also feel an overwhelming buzz of excitement amongst the attendees. Most importantly of all, every person in the exhibition room could not move away from the walls; they were fixated by Simon's work. He has an incredibly rare gift. He's able to capture that part of his subjects that they thought were hidden, or that they didn't even know existed, making them feel totally at ease to reveal their inner-most personality on film. The portraits speak for themselves, so take a look at the below pictures to see Simon's refreshing work for yourself.

Mark Powell

bespoke tailor

Trevor Nelson MBE

DJ and presenter

James Barnor

professional photographer

Bayo

fashion designer

Jason Jules

style consultant

Gil Carvalho

shoe designer

David Adjaye OBE

architect 

Highlights of the evening included Mark Powell standing proudly by his portrait for the entire evening, meeting the delightful Peter Howarth from the band The Hollies, and being in the same room as Sadie Frost!

Watch this brilliant video to get a feel for the night, and to hear from Simon and his "Mates @ Work". And have a read of this Daily Mail article to see Sadie Frost standing next to her beautiful portrait at the opening night.

Unfortunately the exhibition has now closed. However there may be another opportunity to see this wonderful collection of portraits in June... stay tuned!

What do you think of Simon's collection? Be sure to like his page on Facebook!

Love Lucy x

An Easter Weekend Idea: Simon Frederick Exhibition @ Gallery Different

Simon Frederick is a very talented photographer who is potentially on the brink of major recognition for his work. He has spent a number of years perfecting his work in Lisbon, but has now returned to London and is keen to mark his arrival with a (super cool) bang. His upcoming exhibition "My Mates at Work" is set to be a pivotal exhibition in his career, and will certainly mark his homecoming aptly. The exhibition will be showing at Gallery Different on Percy Street in London from Friday 29th March - Friday 5th April, so be sure to make the most of the Easter Weekend and make it a priority to go and see Simon's unique work.

The exhibition is packed full of portraits of the rich, famous, and industry giants (from various different industries). I am lucky enough to have had a sneak preview of some of the portraits that will be displayed at the exhibition, and there are some beautiful images of Johnnie Sapong (above - hairdresser to anyone who is anyone), Mark Powell (a well-respected tailor), David Adjaye (architect), Azzi Glasser (perfume designer extraordinaire), and David Harewood MBE (Actor). And two images that I am really looking forward to seeing are the portraits of Sadie Frost (actress) and Steve Lazarides (art dealer and curator). This truly is an exhibition not to be missed!

On the exclusive opening night, Simon and the gallery have very generously offered to support the charity that I work for - Street Child World Cup - and so I am incredibly excited to be attending the launch night to represent the charity. I'll be blogging all about the night after the Easter Weekend, but I just wanted to share the exhibition with you all in case you wanted to take advantage of our bank holidays that are coming up to go and see Simon's wonderful set of work. 

Let me know if you do manage to go along!

Love Lucy x