Malta's most celebrated Artists

I had the honour of photographing Malta‘s most celebrated artists recently. Commissioned by Write-On the article was published in yesterdays issue of Vivre Magazine published with the Times of Malta. The shoot took place in a warehouse in Marsa, a nightmare to light because there was no electricity available. The dog you see in the shoot was a stray that took a liking to everyone, so much so that he presented us with a decomposed rat after the shoot. The portraits were shot afterwards, I wanted to keep the rough feeling of the surroundings rather than go for the beauty normally associated with portrait photography.

May I take this opportunity to thank Lisa Borain for all her hard work and assistance and the artists themselves: Kenneth Zammit Tabone, Norbert Attard, CS Lawrence, Anna Galea,Laurent Muller, Anna Grima, Tonio Mallia, Debbie Caruana Dingli, Madeleine Gera and Celia Borg Cardona.

Chemimart Advertising Photography

Markelink approached me recently to shoot for the new Chemimart Corporate Profile. The shoot took place over two days in Floriana, Valletta, Sliema and Birkikara. The shoot consisted of a number of interior photographs of Chemimarts retail outlets, portrait photography of the companies board of directors, as well as Architectural photography of the companies pharmacies.

Malta's very own Eco Warriors

I was recently commissioned by Write-On; publishers of Vivre Magazine to photograph some of Malta's eco-aware pioneers.



May I take this opportunity to take my hat off to all concerned:

Ian DeCesare - for being much more active than me at an ungodly hour!



Astrid Vella - for walking miles in extreme humidity



Clemente Hassid - for being brave enough to go in the sea in a suit



Tony Guillaumier - for almost falling a great height when the ladder collapsed



Alan Deidun - for taking a very early morning dip fully clothed.



I also must not forget to thank Lisa Borain for the early morning tea and muffins and Jo Caruana for all of her help and assistance as well as being a good sport by painting her feet lime green (...don't ask!).





Shot details: Canon Eos 1ds Mark 2, ringflash.
All images copyright: Allen Venables (http://www.allenvenables.com)