FEB
26
2015
New Year & New Adventures.
Hi Everyone,
It has been a very busy few years and I have so many different photography exsperiences I would like to share with you.
This current website is about to be updated & will feature much more of my commercial photography.
I now have a new wedding....
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MAR
27
2014
An Evening With Boy George & Marc Vedo
Hello guys.
It's been a really fun time of late & only this past Saturday I was lucky enough to be asked to photograph the musical legend that is ''Boy George''
I was approached to photograph George ,who was playing a ''DJ Set'' alongside Marc Vedo.
Marc Vedo, played the....
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NOV
13
2013
Photographing The Perfect Flight
It's April 2013.
I am receive a phone call from Legendary photographer Erlend Haugen who tells me about a Wingsuit flying attempt that is going to take place in Chamonix.
And how he would like me to help him capture some images for the Wingsuit flyers jumping out of the....
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SEP
21
2013
Music
Always love the mix of music and photography at a wedding.
I also like capturing moments like this.
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SEP
21
2013
Beauty & The Wedding
Hello
Just love this picture i captured in Chamonix of the beautiful bride Karla & her husband Alisair.
I am so lucky to get to share these moments with people on the biggest day of there lives.
Cheers
Charlie
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SEP
19
2013
Dance Floor
Hello Folks
Always a special time in the evening of a wedding.
I guess i am always looking to capture something different.
What do you think of this?
Speak soon
Charlie
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SEP
19
2013
A Moment In Time
Hello
Every year photography seems to be changing.
Especially at weddings.
People are armed to the teeth with Camera's & I Phones and although it is fun i think it can be quite intese for the couple and sometimes professional photographers.
Sometimes it is nice....
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SEP
05
2013
Subzero / Commercial Shoot
Hi Guys
As you know i specilize in many areas of photography.
Why? Because i like variation & i like to move with the seasons and also i have been fortunate to gain photography exsperience in many fields.
Summer i....
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AUG
28
2013
Meet You.
Hi Guys
Sometimes it is not always possible! these days we are all flying around and so busy it can be hard to meet up. But i always try and provide a free pre shoot for all couples that i photograph before their big wedding day.
It helps so much on the pre shoot to just discuss....
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AUG
24
2013
Moon Over Midi
Hi All
I have waited along long time for this photograph.
Finally i caught the moon over the midi.
Hope you are all having a great weekend.
x
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AUG
20
2013
Katie & Steve's Wedding
Hi Guys
A stunning couple matched with the amazing back drop of Mont Blanc.
Working along side Haute Weddings who plan and organize wonderful weddings all over Europe.
www.hautewedding.co.uk
Here are a few of the piccys.
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AUG
15
2013
Photographing & Meeting Sir Richard Branson
Hi Guys
If you look back on my blog you will see my story about my shoot for Richard Branson Last year.
Anyway here is a picture that my fellow photographer & good friend Erland Haugan Captured.
It really was a magic day.
The kind of picture i love the....
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AUG
09
2013
A Portrait
One of my great loves in photography is capturing a timeless portrait.
It is not always possible - wrong light, subject and many other things.
However this shot is something i had the pleasure of shooting on a commercial shoot l ast month.
Speak soon
C
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AUG
06
2013
Beach
This summer has been full of beauitful moments.
However this is one of my personal favs.
My boy.
Speak soon
And aplogies about the lack of Blogs - will get some recent stuff on soon i promise.
But if you need to see some recent stuff hit my facebook page....
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MAY
15
2013
Sometimes I Photograph Parties (Part1)
Bid of Smithfield is a amazing 4 storey restaurant in London.
Which has just opened to the public.
On it's first week of opening David Cameron ate there and for good reason.
For the chef is Alan Bird - who was the head chef at the Ivy restaurant.
I was asked to do some party....
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MAY
09
2013
Barcelona Wedding
Last weekend i was in Barcelona photographying a wedding for a wonderful English & Spainsh couple.
It really was a fantastic wedding and thankfully the weather was perfect, although reports had said it was going to be awful.
Here are a few snaps from the wonderous and....
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MAY
08
2013
Life Is A Stage
I was asked to photograph some very talented actors recently.
Here is one photograph i really like from the sessions.
''LIFE IS A STAGE''
speak soon and i hope you are all doing well.
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APR
08
2013
Night & Narnia
I was recently photograpyhing an event in Sallbach Austria.
After coming down the mountain i spotted this beautiful setting.
Winter at it's finest.
X
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MAR
27
2013
3 + 4 Little Birds.
I photographed this picture a few days ago.
The Choucas! It's playful spirit and high mountain charactor is always there in the higher ranges of the Chamonix valley.
I photographed this scene from....
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FEB
24
2013
The Playground
Hey hey
I took this picture of the Mont Blanc range last septmember.
To me this area is a world in itself.
So vast, beautiful and special.
I feel lucky to have spent the time i have in this amazing part of europe.
Speak soon
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FEB
19
2013
DBX Light Years Shoot.
Had the pleasure of photographying & flming a music video for www.motionpicturehouse.com
I am now doing lots of creative work with this award winning agency in Soho and it was through this that i came to help out on the filming of a new music act called DBX
DBX hail from....
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FEB
18
2013
Amazon Creek Promotional Video
Hello Gang
How are you all?
January has been so full on and super exciting.
I have been working closely with the Luxery Chalet Company - Amazon Creek.
This company have been based in Chamonix for over ten years and....
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DEC
24
2012
Katy & Martin / Winter Wedding
Katy & Martin
A fantastic wedding in the french alps in the town of Chamonix. The date was the 22nd December 2012 and it is a wedding i will never forget for all the most fantastic reasons.
I guess what always sticks in your mind in the visual nature of my job.
The bride....
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NOV
05
2012
Garden
Being based between the UK & France is a really nice contrast for photography.
Intresting things can be found in the most normal surroundings.....
Well thats the way is see the world.
Here a few images from my garden in the UK. On a damp and cold monday morning!
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OCT
09
2012
Chateau Du Ludaix
Bonjour
Travel is in my blood and i think is strongly linked to my photography work.
When i was in my teens i used to watch a lot of video's by the dutch photographer Anton Corbijn who is the man behind many of the music videos of Depeche Mode, U2, Nirvana and many more.
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SEP
15
2012
Powderama
Hello Hello!
This blog is from a intresting shoot for the ski coaching genius of Powderama.
I have i guess been involved in the ski industry for 15 years now and it is true to say that one of my passions is Snow Sport photography.
What i love about skiing is that you are....
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SEP
14
2012
Montreux & Lana Del Ray
It has been a cracking summer and here is a little blog about the Montreux Jazz festival...
What a place the Montreux area is!
The land of snow capped vistas and wonderful lakeside panoramas.
I had a fantastic time photographing the festival for one day back in August.....
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SEP
07
2012
Photographing Sir Richard Branson & Royalty
Hi Guys,
Where do I start?
It began with a phone call from Adventure Base asking me if I was free to photograph Sir Richard Branson climbing Mont Blanc......from a helicopter...... YES!!
The climb Richard Branson was undertaking with the help of Dream Guides was for....
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AUG
19
2012
Butterfly
Hello Hello Hello
I have so much to blog about but not really the time.
Still here is a little story about me, my son & a butterfly
It was the summer 2010....
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JUL
02
2012
Marrying A Giant.
This summer is proving to be a classic.
It was last year when i received a phone call from Amanda.
She told me she was planning to get married in a field to a Giant. I said "great, i have always liked fairy tales"!
She asked if i was based in Chamonix, and i explained that....
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JUN
19
2012
Mr & Mrs Rowledge
Hey Guys.
Still catching up.
What a day and what a exsperience and how much fun can you fit into one day.
The venue the Chambre Neuf. The Band the Juggernaut of Rock. The marrige of Dawn & Ian and inspiring and wonderful couple who live in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
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APR
17
2012
Photographing Howard Marks AKA Mr Nice
Oh what a NICE day.
Sometimes life is full of surprises and this particular day last weekend was full of them.
It was a saturday afternoon when I sat down to watch the film ''MR NICE'' starring Rhys Ifans
Halfway into watching the film i got a phone call from a friend....
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APR
07
2012
Winter Wedding
Playing catch up on Blogs.
This winter has been packed full of wonderful opportunities and many of them came from being on the mountain and being caught in some high altitude action.
However on this particular day in January. I was able to photograph the wedding of a....
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JAN
27
2012
Pre Wedding Shoot
Happy New Year
I really enjoy meeting people, and especially when it is before the build up to a big wedding day. With all wedding couples that i photograph, i always include in all my packages a free consultation and photo shoot. This enables the couple to not only get used to being....
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DEC
28
2011
You Are The Pro
Happy Holidays everyone.
So it is with great excitment that i announce on my own website that i am launching a new photography product to the Chamonix Valley and the world ha ha. The product is called you are the pro and here are the details about the pakages i offer. And my new....
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DEC
12
2011
Cervinia
So have you missed me?
I know i am miles behind on blogs and posts but i would rather be out snapping than writing..........
And due to a mad, crazy summer and a lot of work i am now playing catch up on blogs etc.
However i really wanted to put this blog up because i was....
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SEP
10
2011
Biking Project
Hello My Lovelies
It was a very exciting challenge to be asked by a very talented writer called Tom Wilson North & Angus Paterson to contribute to a new book they are currently writing about mountain biking in Chamonix.
Here are some of the photos.
Enjoy
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SEP
10
2011
Simon & Joanna's Lakes Wedding
All you need is love sang the beatles............
And i think this is how Simon & Joanna must have felt on there happy day in the lake District. Simon approached me last year in Chamonix where through a friend, he asked if i would be intrested in photographying his wedding in the lake....
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AUG
27
2011
Winning A Patagonia Scholarship
Hello Friends,
I have been wanting to write this blog for nearly 9 months now to document just what a amazing experience i had thanks to the amazing team of www.chamonixadventurefilmfestival.com.
Cutting a long story short, essentially i saw an advert about the Chamonix....
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JUL
31
2011
Wedding In Lake Garda
A perfect setting for the Ollie & Hiedi in the stunning location of Lake Garda.
The back drop and the atomsphere was soaked in by every guest, who were lucky enough to
be invited the this breath taking Destination.
Lake Garda is a mere 4 hour drive from Chamonix so a....
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MAY
28
2011
Andy & Charlotte's Wedding In Annecy
Now this really was something very special in terms of location, views and romance. Annecy has always been one of my favorite locations in the Haute Savoie so when Charlotte told me that the church was in fact on the edge of Annecy lake in the small town of Talloires i was very excited.
In....
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MAY
21
2011
Simon & Emma Bradbury
The day starts with me waking up in Burton on Trent and heading to Simon's house where togther we then set off to visit the church and reception venue; usually i visit these places the day before the wedding but in this case i had to wait until the morning of the wedding as the venue was not....
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MAY
08
2011
All Mountain Performance
Hello Darling's
Sometime in the middle of last summer i bumped into the director of All Mountain Perfromance Mark Gear.
Mark had said that he really wanted to get some Photos for his website showing him and his Ski instructor partner Simon Halliwell doing what they teach....
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APR
30
2011
Anne & Eric's Wedding In Chamonix
The day began with cloud and the suggestion that maybe the weather would not be great.
I first met Ann and Eric in March when they had travelled to Chamonix from Paris to organize their big wedding in the mountain's of Chamonix.
The lovely couple exchanged vow's at the Marie's....
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APR
10
2011
John & Tara's Wedding @ 3,842 Meters
This really was an unusual phone call.
It began with the question ''would you be available to photograph a wedding on top of the Auguille du midi?''.
Now, the Auguille Du Midi is a place that is very well known to myself having been a resident of Chamonix Mont Blanc for nearly 13....
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APR
07
2011
Photos For Cooler Magazine
Hi Peeps
Just a little update about a photo shoot i did for Chamonix Based Snowboarding company Blue Mile Sports.
I spent the day out snowboarding with Kieran the snowboarding guru based in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
I spent the shoot trying to capture Kieran in his element,....
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APR
04
2011
New Look Website & Winter Views
Hello all,
I know, I know, it's been awhile... Did you miss me? Well, it's has been a really great season and infact its been so full on i do not know really where to start.
However, welcome to my new website and the new look Charlie Davies Photography.com.
2011 Has....
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JAN
14
2011
Cooler Magazine
January has started with a bang and a nice project with a great snowboarding company called blue mile sports who are based in Chamonix. Run by advanced snowboard coach Kieran MacDonald Sharp (coach to UK Westbeach professional snowboard team) he can take you yo the best snowboarding places to....
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DEC
14
2010
Sheffield University Ball
I was recently contacted by one of the social secretaries of Sheffield University who had seen my pictures Online and wanted me to come and photograph the students Annual Christmas ball. I was flattered to be asked and really enjoyed snapping away at this event and also enjoyed seeing the....
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SEP
22
2010
Vert Hotel Shoot
This summer I have been working closely with a very cool hotel in the Chamonix Valley called the Vert Hotel. The Vert is a place that really does capture the essence of what Chamonix is in terms of the fact that the hotel is always pushing to create diverse musical events, parties and has....
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JUN
11
2010
High Hopes, We Did It!
I moved back to Chamonix in 2006, talked into returning to the valley by a good friend who wanted me to run his chalet. I had been doing winter seasons in Chamonix since 1998 and had also done a few seasons in Canada and Austria and Switzerland. After a year back in the U.K in the the....
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MAY
05
2010
Eco-Expo
The sun shone yesterday on Chamonix’s first Eco-Expo, as if to remind us what an amazing place we live in! Living somewhere like Chamonix it is easy to be inspired by nature; every time we look up we are surrounded by snow capped peaks and amazing scenery. Whether skiing in winter or hiking....
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APR
16
2010
High Hopes Charity Climb & Snowboard For Great Ormond Street Hospital
For many years Charlie Davies Photography has been thinking of a way to raise money for my favorite Charity Great Ormond Street childrens Hospital. And finally the idear came to me a few weeks ago, my plan is to climb Mont Blanc and in the process try and raise as much money for doing this.....
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