On what felt like the hottest day of last summer, I took a few images of Michael Palin (soon to take up Presidency at the Royal Geographical Society - www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm) at his home in London. I know Michael from my former days as an editor at the BBC where we worked together on his book Full Circle about his circumnavigation of the Pacific Rim.
Not surprisingly, after years of being constantly photographed, he doesn’t much relish posing for the camera so I made it really snappy (about 15 mins). Here’s what I came up with. I’m delighted that the last image here of him relaxing in his favourite deck chair will be one of the photographs he uses to send to people who request a signed picture, or for use by the various charities that Michael supports, and national and local press requests. If you’re one of the many Michael Palin fans the world over, you might like to visit his official website http://www.palinstravels.co.uk. And in case you’re wondering - yes, it’s all true - he is just about the loveliest and most interesting famous person you could ever meet. Oh, and he’s quite funny too…
