Recreating Caravaggio Saint Jerome

May 25, 2019 in Works, Selah, Portraiture, New York, Los Angeles, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Top Moment

Saint Jerome Writing, also called Saint Jerome in His Study or simply Saint Jerome, is an oil painting by Italian painter Caravaggio. Working with model Frank Weitzel who assumed the role of St Jerome, we created living depiction of the work. Deciding to retain Frank’s Tattoo adds an interesting flair to the portrait.

'The Taking of Christ' (Recreating Caravaggio)

May 07, 2019 in Works, Portraiture, Portraitist, London, Los Angeles, Liverpool, Leeds, Selah, Celebrity, Top Moment

It’s not unusual for photographers to be inspired by other types of art. As you may have noticed there is a great deal of Renaissance Italian influence in my portraiture.

Dodho Magazine Interview

April 25, 2019 in Published, Selah, London, Los Angeles, Interview

Thank you to Spanish Photography Magazine Dodho, interviewing me about my latest opus Selah. The magazine previewed a series of portraits from the project.

James Purefoy Portrait Sitting

April 24, 2019 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, London, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Selah, Top Moment

Actor James Purefoy is a remarkable stage and screen presence. From jousting Heath Ledger in 2001’s pulpy A Knight’s Tale to manipulating a cult of serial killers in Fox’s The Following, James has appeared in a wider range of film, television and theatre productions than the lion’s share of his contemporaries.

Recreating Meditative Renaissance Inspired Religious Scenes

March 31, 2019 in Selah, Works, Portraiture, Los Angeles, Top Moment

It’s not unusual for photographers to be inspired by other types of art. As you may have noticed their is a great deal of renaissance Italian influence in my portraiture.

All About Photo Magazine (Rory Lewis: Recreating the 'Neophyte' by Gustave Doré) March 2019

March 20, 2019 in Interview, Published, Selah

Thank you to Sandrine Hermand-Grise, Editor of All About Photo Magazine, interviewing me about my current Selah portrait project. Delighted to share a selection of the portraits and a behind the scenes video from one of the most recent sessions. In which I recreated the 'Neophyte' by Gustave Doré. Read the full interview on All About Photo’s Website, transcript also below.

Recreating St. Thomas - Jusepe de Ribera

March 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, Works, Selah, Top Moment

In his depiction of the doubting apostle Saint Thomas, he holds the spear that he was martyred with near Madras. The portrait inspired a recent sitting for my Selah project, with Actor Tony Amendola. Tony boasts a noble profile, sitting for me several times over the past few years, he is one of my favourite subjects.