So long and thanks for all the good times!

It's been fun posting some of my shoots here and I'd love for you all to keep in touch via my main site - www.ninahollington.com || nina@ninahollington.com

You can also see my latest personal project here: www.londonnightsblog.com

Scrumptious Kiddies - can I have one of each please!

Catering, Hospitality and Facilities Photography - but not formulaic!

Westminster Kingsway College

Check out Westminster Kingsway College - one of London's largest colleges. Photography in the Adult Learners' Guide, HE & Access guide and the Full-Time Guide by yours truly :-)

LexChef 2013

Another fantastic LexChef - this time Hannah Westphalen (Chef de Partie at Knight Frank) was crowned Queen. It was a first LexChef with a very cool Mexican stall, cheese bar (on freshly baked bread no less) and to top it off, a desert bar serving the most delicious, smooth icecream (at 0% fat, no small feat...actually I think I might have lied to myself about that). Click below to see pics from the best party in town.

Nominated for Best Travel Guide Book 2013

I'm chomping at the bit because Criminal London (text by hubby, photography yours truly) has been nominated for the prestigious Best Travel Guide Book of the Year by the British Travel Press Awards. Keep your fingers crossed!

British Travel Press Awards Finalists

Rio 2016 Hopefuls and the Coaches that make it happen

 

My portrait of Brian Cookson in the Times

In Praise of Older Women

 

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve signed up with the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency and am currently working on my next book project, In Praise of Older Women. Nudity, glamour, sex and humour (strictly no Photoshop!) are used to celebrate REAL women alongside their remarkable life stories.

Criminal London

Following my book photography for Size Matters Not (adapted by the BBC as Life's Too Short), I'm thrilled to be collaborating for the first time with my author husband, Kris Hollington. Criminal London is a photographic guide to the capital's underworld and you can now pre-order on Amazon. It is published by Aurum and out in March 2013 (so there will be more shameless self-promotion nearer the time :-)

Here come the Dancing Queens!

Respect to Lexington Catering for another night of wild shenanigans; the 1970s relived by Lexington's hard-working staff at the Light Bar in Shoreditch. And, boy, some of the guises had been months in the planning!

And here's what Lexington had to say about me:

Click below to see some more outrageous outfits!

Emma's Birthday Bash

It was a pleasure to be called back after first shooting the Big 4-0 Birthday Bash of Emma's husband, George. This time it was for Emma's own birthday and it was an impressive do with ice statues, oyster feast and  the one-and-only New York band, Odyssey.

Licia and Kellie get civilly partnered

There's nothing like a good party wedding and Licia and Kellie know how to rock'n'roll, baby! At one point, I suggested doing some pics near the flowerbeds. Oh alright, I was planning to do a - heaven forbid - posed shot, but what I got was a jump, tussle and roll-around in a flowerbed (above) - like I said, not your average wedding. Click below to see more pics (and the best wedding cake I've ever seen, including my own).

LexingTEN Charity Auction

Hats off to Lexington Catering who, as part of their ten-year anniversary, are finding ways to give back - this charity auction was in aid of the Ben Jonson School in Mile End. Co-hosts Reed Smith were to thank for the event's fantastic views over London as it was held on their premises on the 31st floor of the Broadgate Tower. The evening involved guests dressing up as chefs to carve their own delicious leg of lamb, a fierce competition for the most creative trifle design (let's just say that there were some very creative designs out there and...not very edible ones) and, of course, some even fiercer bidding to get some of the top prizes (helicopter flights over London, anyone?)

UK Sport Olympic debrief

I was chomping at the bit to shoot this media briefing for UK Sport because I got to take photos of (and with - YAY!) Katherine Grainger, the most successful British female rower of all time. She's proof of what you can achieve - a 3x silver winner, she pulled off gold at 2012 at the "grand old age" of 37. Roll on 2016 in Rio - fingers crossed Grainger decides to go for it!

I was in awe to meet and photograph Kate Cross for the Sunday Times Style magazine. Kate is a consultant paediatric surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital who performs keyhole surgery on babies as small as the one in the photo. To read Olivia Gordon's article, please click HERE

Fatima and Adrian's Central London Wedding

Fatima and the girls got ready at the Manderville Hotel in Mayfair, where Katy Richards was in charge of hair and make-up. Fatima wore such a jaw-dropping Pronovia gown, we had to find a suitably regal backdrop. Hey presto - Tower Bridge just happened to be on route to the reception :-)

I was really pleased to shoot for the Sunday Times Style Magazine, especially as it meant meeting this fascinating young rabbi - Miriam Berger - who is still very much in a minority of female rabbis in Britain.  To read the full feature by Olivia Gordon, please click here.

East London DIY Wedding

So, I recently moved home and news got out that I shoot weddings - to say that I was a little bit nervous when my neighbours booked me for their big day is an understatement! But Lisel and Phil were definitely one of the most chilled couples I've ever photographed and their wedding was brilliant - family and friends were roped in to decorate the local school (an Edwardian Hall with gorgeous art deco features) and Phil even polished his baking skills for their own three-tiered wedding cake. Click on the photo to see more.

Cooling Castle Barn Wedding

Hannah and Enrico exchanged their vows at this hidden gem in Kent, Cooling Castle Barn. We were so lucky as we had the perfect spring weather which lasted just until the group shots, then the heavens opened and everyone ran for shelter. As so often before a downpour, we had really beautiful light, so the feel of the photos is soft and summery. Hope you enjoy the browse!