Author: Johannes

June 22, 2014 / / Cambridge

Today the Clare College Music Society performed the opera Livietta and Tracollo in their college chapel. I was there yesterday photographing their dress rehearsal. This play was originally performed during the intervals of an evening’s main opera…

June 21, 2014 / / Cambridge

Last week the Saturnalia show performed in Peterhouse’s Deer Park. I was there to photograph this interactive theatre performance on Monday evening. Those of you who have been following this blog might remember my post about the…

June 19, 2014 / / Cambridge

While most colleges hold May Balls, the King’s College instead hosts a June Event. The event takes place in the same week, but differs from the other parties in that the dress code is less formal. Most…

June 17, 2014 / / Cambridge

This past Saturday was the CUMS May Week Concert in King’s College Chapel with Ben Glassberg and Stephen Cleobury conducting. Before lunch the orchestra had its rehearsal and I was there to photograph. It was…

June 14, 2014 / / Cambridge

Cambridge has a strong rowing tradition, and the May Bumps is one of the big events of the year when thousands of people gather at the river to watch the students race. This race is…

June 9, 2014 / / Cambridge

Yesterday I went and photographed Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra at the Queen’s Building in Emmanuel College. Chris McMurran had organised a concert where both the current CUJO orchestra and an alumni band were playing. I…

June 7, 2014 / / Cambridge

Today I helped Karys Orman and CUMS with some portrait photos for their brochure for the next season.  This involved photographing musicians against a white background, and a few other shots. My set-up was pretty straight…

June 6, 2014 / / Cambridge

I went out yesterday and photographed Joanna Vymeris, who you might have seen in a couple of my previous posts (see Thing with Feathers and Cirque de Bombay). We had talked about doing an outdoor photo…

June 4, 2014 / / Cambridge

Natasha Cutler, who I had met when photographing Saturnalia, contacted me asking if I could help with some promotional photos for the play The Importance of Being Earnest that she was directing. After taking a…

June 2, 2014 / / Photography

It is not every day that you get teleported back into the Dark Ages. This past Sunday I went to Norfolk with Andrea Thorn and Florian Platzmann. Their passion is dressing up in Dark Age clothes…