June 20th, 2019, I found myself in a town car being whisked off to Henry Pool & Co on London’s Saville Row to get fitted for a suit. “What’s the event?” I was asked. “A dinner party with Prince Charles,” I responded, not entirely sure if that was the right description. In fact, I was attending a charity event at Buckingham Palace, not because the future king and I had anything at all to discuss, but because I’m a photographer. My client, a well-known Japanese rockstar, had been invited to the event and he wanted to make sure that his interaction with the Prince was captured. I was working on a film with him at the time and, of all the notable people he might have forked over $10k to have with him, knowing my way around a camera somehow put me at the top of the list. A testament to how the world of content has changed.
Two fast-talking employees at Henry Pool & Co sized me up and quickly discussed measurements among themselves. “Have a seat,” said one of them, “I’ll be right back with your suit.” Within an hour I was back at my hotel room at Hyde Park. I snapped a pic real quick to send home and show my family I’m wearing a tux.
As it turns out, cameras aren’t allowed in Buckingham Palace and you have to check your phone, too. True panic started to set in. I immediately told my client that I wasn’t going to be able to get a camera…
