clockwise top left
Idris Elba photographed for Jaguar; Blur’s
Damon Albarn photographed in London,
England; Actress Eleanor Tomlinson, London,
England; Jude Law photographed on set of the
movie Dom Hemingweay, London, England
Who am I
I am Charlie Gray and I
live and work in London,
England.
What do I do
I am lucky enough to take
famous peoples’ portraits for
a living.
What did I want to do
I had no idea what I wanted
to do until I got to University where as fortune had it
photography found me.
What do I love most
It’s the real things in life
that are most important, my
partner, my son, my pets &
hanging out with old friends
back home…it keeps you
real, I hear about photographers who think they are
rock stars, I never want to be
that guy!
What do I detest
I detest cruelty but
personally detest failure.
What can I teach
I have no ambition to teach,
but I do feel I can set an
example of how to be calm
under immense pressure, and
hopefully how to be a good
person at the same time…
the rest is in the eye!
My hidden talent
Soccer management…
My Achilles’ heel
Peanut M&M’s and free bags
of them ;-)
What’s on my iPod
I spent 8 years working in a
record store so my taste in
music is quite eclectic. I have
a lot of rock, Led Zepplin,
The Rolling Stones, Kasabian, on my iPod but also love
soul classics by artists such as
Earth Wind & Fire, Marvin
Gaye and Curtis Mayfield.