Fringe benefits
I almost missed out on a job with akg-images. The post of picture researcher had already been advertised and the job offered …
To beard or not to beard
“A man with a beard is a man with a secret.” I vividly remember my late grandfather imparting this pearl of wisdom …
Hey, old friend!
“Hello, stranger!” Well, if this blog could speak that’s probably what it would have said this morning when I logged on to …
Oh, Christmas tree
So, have you decorated your Christmas tree yet? I don’t know if it was because the first day of December fell on …
Bow ties are cool
I’m a fan both of bow ties and human rights, so I was very pleased when Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the launch …
Spies like us
Some of the most intriguing topics in fiction can be the hardest to illustrate. Any experienced picture researcher will be able to …
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum…
Next month it will be ten years since I started working at akg-images. My first job was as a picture researcher and, …
Another London, another photographer
So… here in London we have just finished playing host to some sporting event or other. You may have heard about it. …
Big in Japan
London is already a multi-cultural city, so no one bats an eyelid near our offices in Fulham, south-west London, at the sight …
Go east, young man…
In a week’s time, over six hundred picture professionals will descend on East London for this year’s Cepic Congress. Stock agencies will …