Steve Pyke in conversation with Aidan Sullivan Apr 29th London

Steve Pyke will be in conversation with Aidan Sullivan for the In The Photographers Studio lecture at the Embankment Mezzanine in London Fri April 29.

This is part of the Sony World Photography Awards this year located in London. For more information click here www.worldphoto.org

Patti Smith, New York, 2010 ©STEVE PYKE

Moonbug Premiere and Trailer

Hi everyone!

A film about the Astronauts I photographed that walked on the moon opens at the
Houston Film Festival on May 19!

Visit the website for more information and trailers from the film (one of which is shown below)

I was much younger and the voice a little higher!

best to you all there....... Steve

Moonbug Trailer from moonbug the film on Vimeo.

'Jack' series to be shown Sat Mar 20th, NY

Dear Friends

I am having a show of my Jack series shortly in NY, should be a great event

'Moonbug' selected for World premiere at Houston International Film Festival

Dr Buzz Aldrin, Los Angeles, 1998 ©STEVE PYKE

'Moonbug' featuring Steve Pyke officially selected for world premiere by the Houston international Film Festival!

Steve said
'The synchronicity of opening so close to NASA and the Space Centre is wonderful and just feels so completely right.

The documentary has also been nominated for a Remi Award in the feature film category



The documentary 'Moonbug' directed by Nichola Bruce that follows Steve on his lifelong ambition to photograph many of the people that were integral to the American space programme that led to the first moon landing, for more information and clips, see Nichola's website

Steve Pyke - On the Phone

This month, Professional Photographer magazine ran an 8 page spread on Steve and his work. The magazine is in all good stores now but here is a quick look at the interview Grant Scott did with Steve.

Why i have been photographing philosophers for the past 25 years

The New York Times have today published an article and slide show I wrote for The Stone, their philosophy blog that goes some way to explaining how i have been photographing philosophers for nearly 25 yrs now. - LINK HERE

And here is a link to my website which for the first time has all the photographs and statements from the first volume published in 1992. The second volume of Philosophers will be published in May by Oxford University Press. - LINK HERE

Professor David Wiggins, London, 4 September 1990 ©STEVE PYKE

Behind the scenes of 'Astonauts'

Dr Buzz Aldrin, Los Angeles, 1998 ©STEVE PYKE

Steve's 'Astronauts' series can be seen here on the website as well as accompanying text and quotes from many of the subjects Steve photographed.

This post is not about the images themselves but some footage from behind the scenes with video from

The Johnson Space Centre

Eugen Kranz

Walter Cunningham

Fred Haise

Alan L Bean

ALL VIDEOS CAN BE SEEN HERE

All clips taken from 'Moonbug' a film following Steve's travels as he photographed these icons of the 20th century. The film was made by Nichola Bruce and more information on the documentary can be seen here.