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Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Dec 26, 2019

Why I Love This Gigi Hadid Picture

Peter Lindbergh died earlier this year. I’m not one to go Candle in the Wind about celebrity…

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Nov 5, 2019

Why I Love This Emma Watson Picture

There’s really only one thing you need to do with an Emma Watson photo — leave her freckles…

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Feb 26, 2019

Why I Love This Jennifer Lopez Picture

This picture is monumental. Anyone could take a beautiful picture of Jennifer Lopez. I love…

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Jan 22, 2019

Why I Love This Beyoncé Picture

I love this Beyoncé picture by Alasdair McLellan. I love it almost as much as Drake does.

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Nov 15, 2018

Julia Roberts

I hope Julia Roberts has this picture hanging on her wall. It’s such a joyful, “everything is going to be ok” moment captured by Alexi…

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Oct 26, 2018

Emma Watson as Belle

The pictures I love are stripped back. The simpler the better. I don’t like props, themes or elaborate production. All…

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Jul 1, 2018

Cara Delevingne

I get butterflies looking at Peter Lindbergh’s picture of Cara Delevingne for Douglas Cosmetics. It was always going to be a beautiful portrait of a beautiful women, but Cara’s hard to read emotion and the simplicity of the lighting against her pared back makeup make it timeless.

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Mar 4, 2018

Carey Mulligan

When I play fantasy fashion photographer my model shortlist is Emma Watson, Keira Knightly and Carey Mulligan.

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Nov 26, 2017

Palm Tree

Jake Michaels is a serious photographer with high profile clients and a beautiful portfolio. As a sideline he also goes under the name Joke Michaels, sharing many of his street pictures and changing my mind about humour in photography.

Darren Shaw in Why I Love This Picture

Oct 29, 2017

Nautical Alessandra Ambrosio

This is the second Boo George shoot with Alessandra Ambrosio that I’ve written about. If I had to pick the perfect fashion picture this would be it.