An Englishman in New York

Jason Bell, An Englishman in New York, Sting, Kate Winslet, April Bloomfield, Estelle, New York

Kate Winslet, Actor
With Kate, it was a case of finding the time rather than the inclination as she was keen to do it. What I wanted with this picture was a reaction to Hollywood glamour. I didn't want it to look like a magazine cover and I didn't want lots of hair and makeup and styling. My feeling about the project is that these are real people. This worked well because when I went to see her, she had wet hair! There's a truth to this picture but it's a gamble because you don't want people to not look good! I was really pleased because she said "that's my favorite picture you've ever taken of me." There's a grownup-ness and honesty to the picture rather than one of those, "isn't she beautiful?" shots.

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