Too Late Podcast with Dave

Russ O’Connell is a distinguished photographic director and picture editor with over two decades of experience in the UK media landscape. Since June 2015, he has served as Picture Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine, renowned for its pioneering use of photography and commitment to high-quality visual storytelling.

Russ began his career at Heat magazine in the early 2000s, a time marked by the transition from analog to digital photography. He later became Photo Director at Q magazine, where he was instrumental in producing and art-directing shoots with major music artists. He subsequently held the role of Photographic Director at British GQ, further refining his skills in high-end editorial photography.

In addition to his editorial work, Russ has contributed to the broader photography community as a judge for prestigious competitions such as the Sony World Photography Awards and the BJP International Photography Award. He is also known for mentoring emerging photographers, championing authenticity and strong narrative in visual storytelling.

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This week’s guest on Too Late with Dave is Perou, creative director and master photographer of people: sports stars, actors, musicians, politicians, models and ordinary folks living extraordinary lives. Perou talks openly about his love of connecting to what makes people and the world they occupy unique. Along with insights into his creative process, we hear tales of shoots gone awry and ones that have produced award-winning imagery. From a chaotic night with Courtney Love, getting snarled at by Justin Bieber’s dad and asking Nigel Farage to eat worms. From his beginnings in the fetish scene to his many personal projects, documenting underpasses to his fear of clowns to name a few. Perou’s career is as varied and ambitious as his imagination.

In the middle of a global pandemic, Perou’s book, 'Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 years in Hell' was published by Reel Art Press and became an instant best seller and sold out worldwide.
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Dave chats to Pattie Boyd, a true icon of 20th-century culture and creativity. A celebrated model, photographer, New York Times best selling author and enduring source of inspiration in music, fashion and art.

Pattie’s life reads like several chapters from pop culture history, becoming a model as Britain emerged from drab post-war monochrome into glorious technicolour, a life changing part in the Beatles movie A Hard Days Night, studying the techniques of some of the greatest photographers including, Bailey, Robert Whitaker, Norman Parkinson & Duffy, learning to develop & print and becoming an accomplished photographer herself

In this conversation, we’ll explore her experiences as a model, photographer and as a woman navigating fame, creativity, and reinvention. Get ready for an insightful and heartfelt discussion with the one and only Pattie Boyd.
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Dave chats to Richard Bellia, a renowned French photographer widely celebrated for his work in music photography. Richard began his career in the early 1980s, capturing iconic images of punk, rock, and new wave artists. With a passion for music and a distinctive black-and-white photographic style, Bellia quickly made a name for himself by documenting some of the era’s most influential musicians and bands.
From legendary figures like David Bowie, The Cure, and Nirvana to punk icons like The Clash and the Sex Pistols. His images are known for their intimacy and intensity.
Throughout his career, Bellia has published several books, including An Eye on Music, which showcases a collection of his best work from over three decades. His photographs have been exhibited worldwide, making him a highly regarded figure in both the photography and music scenes.

Links: https://richardbellia.com

Dave chats to David Montgomery a celebrated award-winning international photographer. Having produced some of the most iconic images of the sixties, he is internationally renowned as one of the most legendary photographers of all time.

Settings fires with Jimi Hendrix, The Queens two bar heater, his love of real fog, handling on set tension and an insight into his technical and creative process.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended photography courses run by Alexi Brodevitch and worked for the award-winning photographer Lester Bookbinder for four years, following Bookbinder to England in the early 1960’s. David took up residence in London, where he continues to live with his family.
David is internationally known as a portrait photographer of high profile statesmen and celebrities. Among some of his previous sitters are: HM Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen Mother, Prince Andrew, Prince Harry, Lord Mountbatten, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Lord Hume, Edward Heath, Jack Straw, Bill Clinton, Pierre Trudeau, HM King Hussein, Cardinal Basil Hume, Andy Warhol, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Francis Bacon, Howard Hodgkin, Josef Bouys, Bill Brant, Gilbert & George, Conrad Shawcross, Cathy de-Monchaux, Grayson Perry, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Jean Shrimpton, Terence Stamp, Professor Stephen Hawking, Alfred Hitchcock, Muhammad Ali, Bing Crosby, Sir Paul McCartney, Chrissy Hinde, Pierce Brosnan, Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, Barbara Streisand, The Clash, U2, to name a few.

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Dave chats to Tom Oldham a London-based photographer, shooting portraits of musicians, sports stars and all sorts of talented people in locations across the nation and worldwide.

From awkward encounters with Dave Grohl to political insight with Mr Bin Head of the Monster Raving Loony party.

He is a Sony Ambassador and AOP award winner.

Amateur Photographer Magazine has made Tom their 2023 ‘Hero of Photography’ for his Creative Corners project, where he collects books for state schools.

In 2020 Tom won the Sony World Open Photographer of The Year for his portrait of Black Francis for MOJO Magazine.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommyophoto/

Website: http://www.tomoldham.com/

Projects:

https://www.thehopefuls.co.uk

http://www.creativecorners.uk

Andy Earl is a British photographer with a hugely successful career within the international music business with over 120 creative memorable covers and album sleeves, working with artists such as, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Robbie Williams, Madonna and Prince and also a portrait session with HRH Prince Charles.

He has worked on twenty videos for musicians such as the Rolling Stones.

Andy has three published monographs, two stamps and has exhibited worldwide including the Venice Biennale

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Dave Brolan is a picture editor, photographer, gallery owner and musician. Having worked in the music industry for over 30 years, Dave has the experience and the stories to fill a hundred books….but he doesn’t like reading, so here’s a podcast instead.

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Too Late With Dave welcomes our photographer Chris Floyd.

Chris Floyd is a British photographer and film maker. His photographic work has appeared in some of the world’s most highly respected publications, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Harpers Bazaar, GQ, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine and Wallpaper* among others.

In 2022 he published his first monograph dedicated to the broad sweep of his career. ‘NOT JUST PICTURES’ – published by Reel Art Press – is a 320 page volume, full of portraits, with 60 pieces of written text that tell the stories behind some of his favourite pictures

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Chris Floyd book , Published by Reel Art Press, ‘NOT JUST PICTURES’ purchase from Reel Art Press here:

https://www.chrisfloyd.com/

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Dave Brolan is a picture editor, photographer, gallery owner and musician. Having worked in the music industry for over 30 years, Dave has the experience and the stories to fill a hundred books….but he doesn’t like reading, so here’s a podcast instead.

Too Late With Dave welcomes our first guest music photographer Andrew Cotterill. A legend in the UK photography scene, Andrew has worked with some of the biggest names in the publishing and entertainment industry.

Dave and Andrew collaborated together at Q Magazine, here they share stories from shoots and discuss how to navigate the unique world of rock and roll photography. From difficult lead singers, uncompromising editors and useless PR’s.