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posted by Kiell # 9:41 AM

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Buildering with John.

I recently hooked up with my good friend John (aka 'Spidermonkey' to us in the geek world) for some buildering and inevitably took my camera along. I've done a quick write up of our exploration of south London and posted it here on the inimitable buildering.net.

You can also find it here on the Parkour Generations blog.

posted by Kiell # 8:11 PM

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A quick photo for the new year.

In the build up to Rendezvous 3 hosted by Parkour Generations, we were kindly granted access to some of the rooftops around London's South Bank. This gave me chance to grab a quick snap of Dan and Stephane. Hopefully some decent weather will bring some great opportunities later this year.

posted by Kiell # 8:41 PM

Friday, November 28, 2008

Back in September, I spent a few days in France with Parkour Generations, meeting with the team from Majestic Force and visiting some of their favourite training spots. Most of my work was observational, watching some of the teaching and then spending a day training in the forest at Sarcelles.

I managed to grab a few of the guys for a quick shoot on one of the many bridges that crosses the Seine, this image being the pick of the bunch.

posted by Kiell # 12:49 PM

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

My thanks to Thomas and Johann of Parkour Generations for their patience and hard work on our first ever night shoot that took place back back in August. Something of an experimental fashion shoot, we thought we'd head out with some lights to a location where we wouldn't disturb anyone. The resulting gallery can be found here.

posted by Kiell # 9:03 AM

Friday, August 22, 2008

A busy summer is being consumed primarily by weddings but last week I did my first night shoot with Thomas and Johann of Parkour Generations. The shoot was something of an experiment and proved to be an excellent opportunity to shoot some action in the dark.

A quick taster for now, a full gallery to follow in due course.

posted by Kiell # 7:47 AM

Monday, July 07, 2008

I recently returned from a three week road trip around Italy with Thomas and Blane in a 1976 Citroën 2CV. Leaving from Thomas's home town of Tours, we visited Turin, Genoa, Florence, Rome, the Dolomites and Milan, meeting lots of very friendly traceurs along the way.

Too much to tell, but I've inevitably got a load of photographs from the trip which will appear on the site in due course. My thanks to Thomas and Blane, and those people that hosted us during our trip - Italy certainly can be very proud of the hospitality it offers to visitors.

More details to follow.

posted by Kiell # 1:54 PM

Back from Italy and trying hard to catch up on everything. Here goes.

On the weekend of May 17th and 18th, the Yamakasi held an international seminar in the town of Evry. With the blessing of the mayor, we had the freedom of the town and taught eager participants in various locations and on purpose built structures. I joined the team from Parkour Generations, spending the Saturday photographing the teaching and performance, and joining in with a spot of training on the Sunday.

A fantastic weekend with a lot of positive energy, and great to see one of the homes of parkour lending such support to the growth of the art. You can see the photos by clicking here.

posted by Kiell # 12:40 PM

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Just after Easter this year I spent a week in the Fontainebleau forest in France. Chris Keighley of Parkour Generations joined me for some intensive bouldering and the occasional bit of Parkour.

I also managed to catch up with Thomas 'Des Bois' Couetdic who has invited me to join him on a road trip from Tours in France into Italy, meeting various traceurs along the way. We start our journey on June 1st, and more information will be posted on Thomas's blog very soon.

Thanks to everyone who has bought prints recently. The feedback has been great. For more information about digital prints, click here.

posted by Kiell # 9:53 AM

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

After eight months of waiting, I am incredibly pleased to launch my latest gallery of work: Stern, Paris.

My thanks to Paul Holmes, Forrest and Stephane of Parkour Generations, and to Laurent and Williams of the Yamakasi.

The photographs are in the current issue of Stern magazine, available across Europe.

posted by Kiell # 9:48 PM

Saturday, March 29, 2008

It's not often that I post news here, but Julie Angel's new film, GoGirls!, has just been published on YouTube. The first ever all-female action short film, this marks an important development in the evolution of Parkour. Well worth a watch.

Stern magazine is now on the shelves in Germany and across Europe, and the images will be published here and on the Parkour Generations website early next week.

posted by Kiell # 9:51 AM

Monday, March 17, 2008

Thursday March 27th sees the publication of my photographs in Stern magazine, available across Europe. The shoot took place in August of last year and features Forrest and Stephane of Parkour Generations, and Laurent and Williams of the Yamakasi.

I've had to wait patiently before being able to publish these images, but here's a quick taste of the gallery that will be published in a few weeks.

posted by Kiell # 10:19 AM

Sunday, January 27, 2008

A quick update for the new year - I've been out assisting Julie Angel with her latest all-female parkour action shoot. Dan Edwardes from Parkour Generations was along to help choreograph the 12 female Academy students and I managed to grab this quick shot of him as we were getting ready. I haven't felt in a black and white mood for some time but this photo seemed to demand it.

posted by Kiell # 8:07 PM

Monday, December 10, 2007

On November 21st I flew out to Finland to meet up with Perttu of the Finnish Parkour Assocation, spent some time training and climbing, and attended their event entitled 'Supreme Parkour Armageddon'. My thanks to Perttu and everyone in Finland for a fantastic trip.

Photographs of my time in Jyväskylä are now online here (Parkour in the snow..?!) and more details will be published on Parkour Generations shortly.

posted by Kiell # 11:43 AM

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Prints for Christmas.

In addition to the fine art prints, I am pleased to have added a selection of more affordable digital prints which can be ordered online and purchased using PayPal.

Full details of the prints can be found here. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Note that as I am in Finland between November 21st and 26th, there will be a slight delay on the dispatch of any orders placed during this period.

posted by Kiell # 9:54 AM

I have been invited by Mr Spidet (aka Perttu Makinen) of the Finnish Parkour Assocation to attend Flow Finland 2007. As well as spending time training and rock climbing, I will be giving a presentation about my photography and my experience of Parkour over the last four years. I look forward to arriving in Jyväskylä on Wednesday November 21st, returning on Monday 26th.

It promises to be a fantastic event, especially as Stephane, Dan and Forrest from Parkour Generations will be teaching extensively throughout.

posted by Kiell # 9:48 AM

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

It's been a while since my last update, so apologies for the lack of news. Stern magazine is still awaiting publication so the shoot from Paris with two members of the Yamakasi and Forrest and Stephane from Parkour Generations will be online as soon as the magazine hits the shelves across Europe.

I recently spent half a day with one of the foremost athletes from a small but growing number of female traceurs - Tracey from Parkour Generations. Click here for a preview.

More news to follow about the trip to Finland coming up at the end of November.

posted by Kiell # 11:47 AM

Monday, July 23, 2007

The weather has been making shooting a little tricky so far this summer, but one definite advantage is that when it dries up, there are some fantastic skies to be photographed. I am very pleased to publish my latest work - Cloudy Days at Abbey Road.

My thanks to Chris, Dom and Yao of Parkour Coaching where these images will also be appearing. The organisation is progressing rapidly as the teaching and media work is establishing a position at the forefront of Parkour.

My thanks also to Richard Baybutt for all of his help and advice during the shoot. His images from Abbey Road should be online in the near future.

(I keep forgetting to mention - add me on myspace.)

posted by Kiell # 1:16 PM

I will be selling prints from a stall at Sunday Upmarket (Truman Brewery, just off Brick Lane, London) every Sunday in August.

I have a wide selection of all my shots from the last 4 years available, as well as a few others thrown in. Feel free to swing by and buy me a cup of tea, as well as picking up some (very affordable) prints.

posted by Kiell # 12:51 PM

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Following the success of the exhibition last year at the Inspired Art Fair as winner of their 'Hidden London' Photographic Challenge, I have a few fine art prints remaining. Click here for more details and feel free to get in touch if you'd like to enquire about pricing and delivery.

posted by Kiell # 3:37 PM

Last month, I gave an interview to photography website Steal-Life.com. As well as a short slideshow set to a track by the fantastic Boards of Canada, you can read the interview in full here.

posted by Kiell # 3:30 PM

Monday, June 25, 2007

A new gallery documenting the initial stages of my ongoing work with Parkour Coaching is now online - Spring 2007. There's a busy summer ahead so be sure to check back for more news.

Mike Christie has just announced the re-release of the 'Jump London' DVD. Great news, as now fans won't have to fork out £90 to get hold of a copy on Ebay. Full details can be found on his blog.

posted by Kiell # 5:34 PM

Earlier this month I met up with a group of climbers in central London for the first UK Buildering Championships. Recovering from man flu and a strained elbow, I resigned myself to taking a few photos. I hope to head out and shoot a load more later in the near future. My thanks to Caed for organising the event. Head over to buildering.net to read my brief write-up of the day.

posted by Kiell # 5:11 PM

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Following the recent launch of Parkour Coaching things are really progressing at a rapid pace. Julie Angel's pioneering documentary, Jump Westminster, is now available to download. The film follows the work of Westminster Council's 'Positive Futures' initiative and shows how effective teaching Parkour can be when engaging young people. Since its premiere at the ICA in May, it has only been available on Google Video but it is now available for download as a WMV file.

Jump Britain director Mike Christie has recently launched a new blog in order to keep people updated with his various projects.

posted by Kiell # 10:22 AM

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

In March I spent a week in Chamonix photographing for an agency. Here's a small selection of images from the shoot. My thanks to all skiers, snowboarders and models for their hard work and patience.

Chamonix.

posted by Kiell # 12:08 PM

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Last week saw the launch of an exhibition featuring four of my photographs at Claire Galleries in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. The exhibition is entitled 'Black and White' and will be running until April 27th.

posted by Kiell # 3:24 PM

Saturday, March 31, 2007

A very brief update, more to let you know that two others will follow in coming weeks bringing you images from my trip to Bali doing travel photography and, more recently, Chamonix to capture some skiing and snowboarding.

For now, however, a quick shot from the archives - Kerbie and Ashley in action in Walthamstow.

posted by Kiell # 11:29 AM

Thursday, January 11, 2007

I've been waiting a while to release this series of images. Just over a year ago I visited 'District 13' and took photographs that were completely different to what I expected or had hoped to get. Hopefully practitioners will find the images and accompanying article as thought provoking as I found the location itself.

District 13 - 'Les Olympiades'.

posted by Kiell # 8:49 PM

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Following the success of the Inspired Art Fair exhibition, I have just released a limited number of fine art prints which are now available for purchase. Each 16" x 24" print has been professionally printed as Giclée on archival paper and mounted on aluminium and is in of a limited edition of 10.

For more information, please check out the purchase prints section of the website. If you are interested in other types of print, please note that my entire catalogue is available mounted on MDF at A3 or A2 size. Feel free to contact me for further information.

posted by Kiell # 12:33 PM

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

I am very pleased to announce that I have won the IAF / Visit London Photographic Challenge 2006 and as a result a selection of my work will be on display and available for purchase at this year's Inspired Art Fair.

The exhibition is taking place at Christchurch on Commercial Street in Spitalfields, and is open to the public from Thursday November 9th through til Sunday November 12th. For more information, click here.

posted by Kiell # 12:04 PM

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