Romesh and Leesa Ranganathan

It’s not everyday you get an invite to photograph someone in their bed with their wife.  Especially not a celebrity, at least not in my line of photography.  Ok - so I’ve worked with Romesh Ranganathan 3 times before, but working with Romesh and his wife Leesa in bed, sounded like it could potentially be a recipe for crossing personal boundaries. PJ’s were in place - so everything respectable, but still an insight into the domestics.  I didn’t hang out in the bedroom for a week to catch the natural ambience of the Ranganathan marital bedroom, but we staged it to illustrate Ranganathan’s article about what it is to be his wife, the receiving end of many of Romesh’s comedy standup shows. 

Both were fun to work with, a true testament to how genuine Romesh is in his comedy and performances.  

We parted ways with an elbow five, and a promise that the next job would be traveling to Wuhan, China.  

Shot for The Guardian Weekend Magazine

Romesh Ranganathan

Every December there are always a few features that come my way addressing wellbeing and health, ready to be published in January the following year.  2019 was no different.  But instead of the normal feature that makes you feel bad about all the self improvement memberships you haven’t signed up for in the New Year, or for those who fell at the ‘will-strength hurdle’ as soon as your friends asked you out for a drink, burger and chips - Romesh Ranganathan tells the story of all the self improvement he has tried but failed at.  And maybe it isn’t so bad.  So - I took Romesh on a workout in a photography studio. He posed as personal trainer, exerciser, dietician and dieter.  A few handfuls of poses in around 4 hours.  It might not do much to prevent a heart attack, for talent or photographer, but a shoot like this is bound to release a few beads of sweat.

Shot for The Guardian Weekend Magazine