Bob Carlos Clarke photographs Marco Pierre White
Bob Carlos Clarke photographed Marco during his ‘glory’ years while he was training Gordon and other famous chefs in his Kitchen in his restaurant Harvey’s. Marco allowed him into his kitchen to document his work, and the photographs illustrated his book White Heat. Some say that Marco was the first ‘celebrity’ chef and his bust ups in the kitchen are legendary, his book was a mixture of a recipe book/ expose and this set of images inspired a young generation of boys to pursue a career in the kitchen.
These photographs are really interesting for me because they are not a standard portraits that you would normally see of a chef for press and they capture a real story and the mood of this infamous kitchen.
I am now trying to personify the artist for my album cover and image is something that I need to consider when casting someone. Marco’s look is what I think of when I picture a young chef in my mind, and if I decide upon using single male as my artist then I will cast someone similar looking to him.
