A Portrait of Cricket
by Tom Shaw
If ever there were a book to prove that cricket is more than just a game – it’s a culture, a community, a way of life – then A Portrait of Cricket by Tom Shaw is it. This lovingly observed reportage is no glossy celebration of elite sport, but a rich and textured tribute to the everyday cricketers of England: the tea-makers, the scorers, the groundskeepers, the lads in luminous whites and muddied spikes who gather in the long grass for a long day’s play. Portrait of Cricket is, at heart, a celebration of people. It’s about belonging and the joy of spending a summer’s day in good company, doing very little, very beautifully. For lovers of the game and England, it’s an innings worth treasuring.
Tom will signing and selling books and giving a presentation about his work 12.30pm on Sunday 15th
About the Artist
Tom Shaw is an Award winning Commerial Photographer based in London. His speciality is capturing people, portraits and action moments around the world of Sports, lifestyle and Culture.
Tom has an incredible amount of energy, enthusiasm and love for taking pictures. His sense of wonderment for his subject always drives him for more... He is conceptually driven, always curious, and in search for capturing interesting stories behind his work. His long deep connection with stunning and remote landscapes (having grown up in Scotland) is one of the biggest motives and sources of inspirations - this echoes throughout the calm stillness and beauty in his body of work.
Commercially, he has worked with various clients with a wide body of work such as Adidas, Nike, Puma, New Balance, Investec, Standard Life Investments, Aberbeen Standard investments, ECB, RFU, Sky Sports, Leagoo, AIA, Bridgestone, Wasps and Saracens to name a few. Editorially he has shot for a number of magazines and websites such as The Sunday Times, The Golfers Jounral, Spaces inbetween magazine, The Guardian and the Independent.
