#Tyson Foods Hires 40

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Teacher Arrested, Dollar Stores Leaving Communities, Tyson Foods Hires 40,000 Migrants (Live)

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dei food

The scourge of DEI must be eradicated from all corners of American life. Sadly, DEI has penetrated an everyday part of our lives that is being unaddressed: the dinner table. As the saying goes, “you are what you eat.” With the food around us, American values are under attack from insidious forces against real American food. President Biden and Obama both undermined American food with their lavish state dinners for foreign dignitaries, such as for Chinese Communists which featured a DEI chef and for India which promoted Hindu instead of American colors (even leaving out American beef). Every day, when you drive down the road, you see DEI restaurants that promote anti-Christian values like “China Dynasty” or “Golden Palace”, which promote gluttony and disease with all-you-can-eat buffets. What we might think of as everyday foods are actually laced with DEI. Chicken is processed by companies who hire almost 40% foreign-born and have disproportionate DEI workers; the deep state is also beginning to force vaccination of chickens. Bananas come from the same places that are invading our country and we take in more than we deport. Apples are picked by workers who are less than 32% American. Even orange juice is now DEI since the Biden administration, with companies no longer making juice from Florida oranges.

We must reverse course, now. Even beloved institutions like Chik-fil-a have fallen prey to the whims of DEI, where unqualified people are taking the jobs of able-bodied Americans. President Trump has already been championing American food by stopping USAID and its anti-American practice of sending American food to other countries when there are Americans going hungry every day. We can all join together in the fight and take action:

Demand that your meals are made without seasoning and spices (most spices are actually Hindu and not American) 

Avoid foreign coffee, tea, chocolate, vanilla, and sugar that undermine American farmers 

Only buy groceries that are 100% grown and made in America (especially be careful of avocados and olive oil) 

Boycott chicken, pork, and beef companies that hire non-American and DEI workers (like Tyson’s, JBS, National Beef, Cargill, Perdue, and Hormel)

Only eat at restaurants that follow these anti-DEI practices 

Call your representatives in Congress and demand that they do the same

Donate to organizations that are working to end hunger in America and strengthen American farms

Feeding America

Food Research & Action Center

Fair Food Program

National Farm Worker Ministry

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Tyson Food BOYCOTT After Company Says It Plans To Hire 40 THOUSAND Illeg...

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Indigenous people organizing for their human rights followed by ICE raids on them 🤔

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“I've been doing a bit of research on the companies that were raided this past week in MS. All six chicken processing companies have wealthy white owners, none of who have (yet) been charged criminally for knowingly hiring undocumented workers (and they did know, because all participate in the E-Verify program).

Here's some information about the largest company and the worst offender: Koch Foods, Inc. (no relation to the Koch brothers).

The CEO and president is Joseph C. Grendys, a 58 year old white man worth $3.3B.

Koch processes more than 50 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken per week, slaughtering 12 million chickens per week. Koch Foods, Inc. processes Wal-Mart's "Great Value" buffalo wings, chicken strips, chicken tenders and popcorn chicken, Burger King's chicken nuggets and other private-label brands at grocery stores, such as Kroger and Aldi (Archer Farms). https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-confidential-chicken-billionaire-1026-biz-20141024-column.html

Koch Foods, Inc. was raided under the Bush administration in 2007 for knowingly hiring undocumented workers, and they had to pay a fine of $536K in 2010: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-immigration-koch-idUSN2825845020070828

Apparently that fine wasn't enough of a deterrent for them, because they continued to hire undocumented workers. Why? Grendys' comment in the above-linked Chicago Tribune article explains the practice: maintaining a good labor force is very difficult and employee turnover is high.

They have also been targets of numerous allegations of egregious workplace conditions where Hispanic workers, particularly those without documentation were subjected to hostile and unsafe work conditions. Some of the proven allegations include denying workers bathroom breaks, sexually harassing and assaulting the female Hispanic workers, and harassing employees who attempted to unionize, including firing them and/or threatening them with ICE referrals.

One worker complained: "What I didn't like is they would yell at us and tell us we're good for nothing and we didn't know how to work, and sometimes they wouldn't even let us leave to go home when we were sick,"

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/06/us/union-organizers-at-poultry-plants-in-south-find-newly-sympathetic-ears.html

The work is grueling enough, but Koch Foods supervisors required workers to "chop" the chickens at a rate of 42-chickens-a-minute. "That pace means that many workers make 18,000 cuts during their eight-hour shifts as they prepare breasts, wings, tenders and cutlets for restaurants and consumers. If they couldn't keep up, or got injured, they were fired."

Also, the EEOC found on several occasions that the workplace conditions were dangerous and violated numerous safety laws. This resulted in injuries such as amputations and even death.

https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/koch-foods-cited-for-amputation-hazards-at-georgia-plant http://src.bna.com/vWr

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/01252018

Koch Foods, Inc. even had to pay one employee $1.9M for unsafe working conditions that led to the amputation of several fingers: https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/32273-jury-rules-against-koch-foods-in-injured-worker-case

Here's one of the most egregious things Koch Foods, Inc. did. They not only knowingly hired undocumented workers (recruiting many from Texas border towns), they used their undocumented status to control and exploit them. A federal criminal investigation found that supervisors would often falsely tell undocumented workers that they'd received a "no-match" letter indicating a problem with their social security number, and for $700 the company could get them a new SSN.

And yet, it's not the company that gets charged criminally, it's the poor and vulnerable (and recruited!) undocumented workers: https://www.journal-news.com/news/sheriff-jones-encouraged-them-the-raids-butler-county/aGsNHxQCJQVJmnK522l0iL/#

These workers made about $7.80 an hour, but if they worked in a darkened room where thousands of live chickens poured down a chute where workers grabbed them and killed them, and then hung them on a hook (about 40 per minute), they got $1 more per hour. If they worked in the "chopping" room, they got 50 cents more per hour.

Now, here's the suspicious part. In 2015 workers started organizing a union and Koch Foods, Inc. did everything they could (including outright harassment and firing organizing employees) to stop the action: http://ufcw75.org/2015/02/12/illegally-fired-workers-win-settlement-from-koch-foods/

And in 2016, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Koch for paying all Hispanic females significantly less than males, while giving them more work, and then firing them for complaining: https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-30-19c.cfm

But in 2018, Koch lost a huge EEOC case for the overt sexual harassment of Hispanic female workers (mostly undocumented). This amounted to sexual harassment and assault as male supervisors felt free to grope and verbally harass the most vulnerable workers in the plant: https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/8-1-18b.cfm

Are you suspicious that the targeted raid was planned apparently right after they lost this large EEOC complaint? Me too.

Also, in case you're wondering, Koch Foods, Inc. doesn't just discriminate against Hispanic workers, the company discriminates against black farmers as well: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-a-top-chicken-company-cut-off-black-farmers-one-by-one#

They abuse the chickens too: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mercy-for-animals-chickens-1120-biz-20141119-story.html

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/11/19/animal-rights-group-claims-abuse-by-koch-foods-chick-fil-a/

And these seven companies aren't the only ones engaged in the practice of recruiting undocumented workers (because they are an easily manipulated and stable workforce). In 2001 Tyson Chicken executives were charged for recruiting undocumented workers from Mexico, and then providing them with fake identification (the workers thought their IDs were real, and were later charged criminally for having false identification papers.)

Despite clear-cut evidence, the case was dismissed in 2003, and no company has been criminally charged since (apparently it's bad for U.S. business).

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/20/us/tyson-foods-indicted-in-plan-to-smuggle-illegal-workers.html

It was later discovered Tyson executives paid bribes to government officials, prior to the charges being dropped. In response to the bribery the DOJ fined the company $5.2 million, but did not bring criminal charges.

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/business/11tyson.html

Apparently Tyson execs didn't learn their lesson either, because they were back at it in 2010!:

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/criminal-fraud/legacy/2013/05/06/02-10-11tyson_foods_dpa.pdf

This is nothing more than slavery. The more vulnerable and desperate the worker, the better. Recruit undocumented workers, give them fake identification, work them to the point of grave injury or death, and then cry "America First!" and fire them if they complain. Then INS/ICE can come in screaming "we're a land of laws!" and charge the undocumented workers with violating U.S. immigration laws, while letting the companies slide (better for the economy, right?). The companies can then start all over with a new crop of scared and vulnerable workers, and the problem of unionization and demands for better workplace conditions is gone..

But hey, I hope everyone (especially the anti-immigration folks out there) enjoys their cheap chicken wings..."

https://truthout.org/video/mississippi-ice-raids-targeted-workers-who-fought-for-better-conditions/

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Yum Brands, Parent Company of Taco Bell, Is Suing Grubhub

Plus, a Whole Foods employee says she was fired after complaining about feeding cops for free, and more news to start your day

Both companies say the other is in violation of a deal they made in 2018

In 2018, Yum Brands spent $200 million for 3 percent stake in Grubhub, which included a contract stating Grubhub would give preferable pricing and service to Yum Brands restaurants, like Taco Bell and KFC. Now, Yum Brands has filed a lawsuit claiming Grubhub terminated the contract, and implemented a new pricing structure that’ll result in customers paying 40% more in delivery fees. However, Grubhub claims it’s because Yum Brands also did work with Uber Eats and Postmates, which put them in violation of the exclusivity agreement.

“Grubhub’s improper efforts to rid itself of a deal it no longer wanted and to line its pockets will cause enormous harm to consumers at a time when they can least afford it,” Yum Brands claims in the suit, according to National Restaurant News. Yum Brands also said it only reached out to other delivery services because of the pandemic, which “increased the importance, for consumers and small-business restaurant owners alike, of reliable and accessible delivery across every part of the country.”

Third-party delivery services have been frantically trying to corner the market, as delivery has never been more popular (though it has not led to profitability). Yesterday, Grubhub announced it had been acquired by Just Eat Takeaway, a Dutch delivery company, despite previously having been in talks with Uber for a merger. Delivery services have also come under fire for exorbitant fees, like the ones Yum Brands says Grubhub is now implementing.

And in other news...

A Whole Foods worker says she was fired after she posted objections to having to serve police officers for free during protests on social media. Whole Foods denies that was the reason. [The Guardian]

Officers in Kansas City were also allegedly told they were not welcome in a restaurant because of their uniforms. [Kansas City]

The South Carolina National Guard is claiming they were served pizza with glass in it in D.C., but there are a lot of holes in the story. [Washingtonian]

Sam’s Club is offering curbside pickup. [AdWeek]

Tyson Foods is cooperating with the Department of Justice in a price-fixing and antitrust investigation into the chicken industry. [FoodDive]

Another 1.5 million people applied for unemployment at the beginning of June, but restaurants are starting to hire people back. [QSR]

Chef Roy Choi is getting pretty good at flower arrangements:

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Finding my style little by little. Soaking in knowledge. Figuring out the process, the cost, the wholesale exchange, the flower culture, so that I can get these to a healthy price point and production level so it can be something real. All profits will go to charity or supporting justice movements on the streets. Finding my way.. Feels a lot like when I started cooking. Shopping wholesale, stuffing my car with product, prepping, learning, finding my way. Thanks for coming along and watching my process. Love you, all. Do you like today's bouquet in slide one? Peace

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Plus, a Whole Foods employee says she was fired after complaining about feeding cops for free, and more news to start your day

Both companies say the other is in violation of a deal they made in 2018

In 2018, Yum Brands spent $200 million for 3 percent stake in Grubhub, which included a contract stating Grubhub would give preferable pricing and service to Yum Brands restaurants, like Taco Bell and KFC. Now, Yum Brands has filed a lawsuit claiming Grubhub terminated the contract, and implemented a new pricing structure that’ll result in customers paying 40% more in delivery fees. However, Grubhub claims it’s because Yum Brands also did work with Uber Eats and Postmates, which put them in violation of the exclusivity agreement.

“Grubhub’s improper efforts to rid itself of a deal it no longer wanted and to line its pockets will cause enormous harm to consumers at a time when they can least afford it,” Yum Brands claims in the suit, according to National Restaurant News. Yum Brands also said it only reached out to other delivery services because of the pandemic, which “increased the importance, for consumers and small-business restaurant owners alike, of reliable and accessible delivery across every part of the country.”

Third-party delivery services have been frantically trying to corner the market, as delivery has never been more popular (though it has not led to profitability). Yesterday, Grubhub announced it had been acquired by Just Eat Takeaway, a Dutch delivery company, despite previously having been in talks with Uber for a merger. Delivery services have also come under fire for exorbitant fees, like the ones Yum Brands says Grubhub is now implementing.

And in other news...

A Whole Foods worker says she was fired after she posted objections to having to serve police officers for free during protests on social media. Whole Foods denies that was the reason. [The Guardian]

Officers in Kansas City were also allegedly told they were not welcome in a restaurant because of their uniforms. [Kansas City]

The South Carolina National Guard is claiming they were served pizza with glass in it in D.C., but there are a lot of holes in the story. [Washingtonian]

Sam’s Club is offering curbside pickup. [AdWeek]

Tyson Foods is cooperating with the Department of Justice in a price-fixing and antitrust investigation into the chicken industry. [FoodDive]

Another 1.5 million people applied for unemployment at the beginning of June, but restaurants are starting to hire people back. [QSR]

Chef Roy Choi is getting pretty good at flower arrangements:

View this post on Instagram

Finding my style little by little. Soaking in knowledge. Figuring out the process, the cost, the wholesale exchange, the flower culture, so that I can get these to a healthy price point and production level so it can be something real. All profits will go to charity or supporting justice movements on the streets. Finding my way.. Feels a lot like when I started cooking. Shopping wholesale, stuffing my car with product, prepping, learning, finding my way. Thanks for coming along and watching my process. Love you, all. Do you like today's bouquet in slide one? Peace

A post shared by Roy Choi (@chefroychoi) on Jun 10, 2020 at 1:40pm PDT

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Weekly Stock Market Recap – Sep 8th 2019

A short trading week led to a positive outcome as trade war fears ebbed and a weak employment report gave traders what they want with more Federal Reserve cuts assured.  A quite weak manufacturing reading Tuesday was a 1 day annoyance.  Technical conditions in the S&P 500 chart especially improved; the NASDAQ to a degree – the Russell 2000 still looks poor.

We watch the ISM numbers quite closely in these parts – and the manufacturing number went below 50 Tuesday.   The reading was 49.1 which is the lowest since early 2016, and 2.1 lower than the prior month.  Economists expected a reading of 51.  So of course the market didn’t fall apart in mid 2016 but we are in a different spot of the economic cycle with tariffs hampering manufacturers.  This is now a number people should be watching like a hawk each month in the coming 12-18 months.

The ISM data was “weaker than expected, with the market impact of the 2.1 point drop likely magnified by the level dropping below the 50 mark,” wrote Jim O’Sullivan chief U.S. economists with High Frequency Economics, in a note to clients. Though the reading isn’t enough to signal a coming recession, as manufacturing PMIs usually hit the low 40s during an economic contraction, “the report will undoubtedly add to fears that more weakness is ahead.”

“Grim. No sign of hitting bottom despite better regional surveys,” said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

ISM Services – a much larger part of the economy – also fell dramatically from 53.0 to 50.7 (!!) but the market ignored it – that was interesting.

While people clap like seals each time Trump says “things are going great” on the trade talks – Bloomberg reports the U.S. and China are finding difficulty in even scheduling any talks.  But no worries – the phone calls are going splendid.

Chinese and U.S. officials are struggling to agree on the schedule for a planned meeting this month to continue trade talks after Washington rejected Beijing’s request to delay tariffs that took effect over the weekend, according to people familiar with the discussions.  Despite efforts by President Donald Trump to soothe financial markets and portray the talks as making progress, the world’s two biggest economic powers have yet to agree on basic terms of re-engagement, with mistrust on both sides.

In conversations over the past week, the two sides have failed to agree on at least two requests — an American appeal to set some parameters for the next round of talks and a Chinese call to delay new tariffs, two of the people said.

That said markets were cheered on by more stimulus apparently coming this time in China.

Reports indicated the People’s Bank of China will soon implement cuts in the reserve requirement ratio for Chinese banks, in a move that analysts predict will boost growth and signals willingness by the government to take steps necessary to combat the effects of higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.

The employment data for August showed a gain of 130,000 jobs.  Quite a few of those jobs were due to the hiring of census takers. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7%.   Employment gains for July and June, meanwhile, were revised down by a combined 20,000.

But what really matters:

“I think this report will be positive for investors in that its going to continue to strengthen the case that the Fed should cut rates at the next meeting” said Michael Arone, chief investment strategist for State Street Global Advisors.

While some overall prospects improved bulls have the “wrong” sectors leading – utilities and consumer staples should not be leaders in a bull move; those are cautionary sectors.

For the week, both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ gained 1.8%.

Here is the 5 day weekly intraday chart of the S&P 500 …via Jill Mislinski.

The week ahead..

The European Central Bank is expected to cut rates this week, and the Federal Reserve is expected to follow the week after that!  Not sure if much more matters to markets nowadays.

Index charts:

Short term: the S&P 500 and NASDAQ both jumped over key resistance Thursday – with the S&P 500 in a bit of a stronger position.

The Russell 2000 is back in the range it has been for mos of the year.  That said the chart looks poor.

The NYSE McClellan Oscillator was positive all week, so we seem to be in a good place in the near term!

Long term: a pullback here on the weekly chart but big picture bulls can only be happy. 

Charts of interest / Big Movers:

Tyson Foods (TSN)  fell 7.8% Wednesday after the processed foods manufacturer lowered its earnings-per-share guidance for the full-year 2019 after the markets closed Tuesday.  That said — heck of a move up the past few months!

Coupa Software (COUP)  announced second-quarter earnings results that beat analyst expectations Tuesday evening. The business software provider’s stock rose 8.7% Wednesday.

Michaels (MIK) rallied nearly 12% Wednesday after the arts-and-crafts retailer topped estimates for its fiscal second quarter and offered upbeat guidance.

Signet Jewelry (SIG) rallied 26.7% Thursday, after the jewelry retailer reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations while raising its full-year outlook. The company’s stock had hit a 10-year low Wednesday.

DocuSign (DOCU) reported earnings after the close of trade Thursday, beating analysts revenue forecasts for the second-quarter providing bullish third-quarter guidance. Shares rose 22% early Friday.

Have a great week and we’ll see you back here Sunday!

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Day 20 - Koh Phangan

Today we had to sort out our plans for the remainder of the trip as we were supposed to be leaving tomorrow and hadn't actually made any travel arrangements to go anywhere. We had some breakfast and sat in the resort restaurant looking up the best and cheapest way to get to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand which is where we hoped to spend the rest of our time. A flight the next day was about £80 each and we also had to book a ferry for the flight from Surat Thani that was in land which was another £15 so it was as cheap as we hoped. We were also getting close to our budget for the trip so wanted to look at other options. The sleeper train was £40 all in but that took over 24 hours including a 6 hour wait for a train at Surat Thani. We valued our time more than our money in this case so looked at other flights. There was a flight the day after tomorrow that was £40 and was at a good time, so we decided we would stay in Phangan one more day and then fly north on Tuesday. We booked that flight with AirAsia and then spoke to reception about staying another night which was fine as the resort was basically deserted with the full moon party now finished. They were also able to arrange the ferry for us that included the transfer to the airport, so we booked all of that and were now pretty set to get to Chiang Mai. Once all of this admin was done we hired another scooter as Tyson already had one and then in twos headed to the slip n fly we had heard about. It was about a 10 minute drive, and the roads were a bit nicer than on Koh Tao as they were more open. We got there and paid entry for 600 baht which is about £12 and soon saw a few people get launched off this huge slide into water. We were keen to have a go so dropped our stuff on a bench and headed to the top. We all went down the steeper ramp first off and it was crazy how high it sent you up. There was also a bit of technique to it to stop you from landing in a bad position, and something we hadn't quite grasped on our first few slides so they were some sore bodies to begin with. The place was really fun they had decent music, cheap cocktails, water volleyball which Tyson and I played a game of, and mini rapids that you could slide down on a board. We chilled out by the water having a go on the slides every now and then. I did one on my back going head first and it was quite scary at the time but actually worked out easier as the slide fires you off so you're positioned upright and can then just pencil dive into the water. I got some footage on my GoPro as well that was pretty funny. The sun eventually set and the slide closed around 6pm so we gathered our things and scooted back to the resort. Tonight was our last night with Tyson as he was heading to Bangkok the following day to continue his trip around Asia. We showered up and then headed into town for a last meal with him. We ate at a food court type thing amongst a street market which was decent, and also picked up some matching bracelets for the 4 of us as Tyson was leaving. He got us to all write a memory of our time together on a playing card as he'd been doing this for his travels so far which I thought was a pretty cool touch, so we all did that and put them back in the deck. He said he hoped to fill all 52 cards over the next 7 months of travelling and would not read them right until the end. After the food we scooted to a bar that had been recommended to us about 5 minutes from our resort that was in a sort of treehouse. We climbed up and there were loads of people chilling out and drinking. We had a few Changs and chatted about how fun the 10 days had been since we acquired Tyson. It was weird how we only met him because of doing this trip and otherwise would probably never cross paths, yet if he was from where we were from he'd almost definitely be in our group of mates. We also met some guys from Israel here who were nice and had a drink with us. We eventually called it a night before making a quick stop at the 7/11 for a toastie. We scooted home and said bye to Tyson properly as he would be getting up around 7am and leaving so we wouldn't see him in the morning. We planned to spend the next day just chilling out at the resort and by the pool.

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London-based Tim has been a photographer for over 25 years. His professional career began in beauty and fashion but soon moved to interiors, food and travel. He has worked with many clients across the UK including: Cath Kidston, Country Living Magazine, Principal Hotels, Sunday Times Style, imbibe and Good Housekeeping, to name just a few.

Tim’s work has also featured in several books, with the most recent being Paula Pryke OBE, Wedding Flowers: Exceptional Floral Design for Exceptional Occasions.

1. How did you get from being an aspiring photographer to doing it full time, for a living?

I worked in Lloyd’s of London insurance market as a trainee underwriter for 18 months straight from school, quickly realising that I didn’t want an office-based life.

I joined a camera club, one evening a week, then found a job as assistant to a commercial photography studio in Oxfordshire, where I had grown up. I worked there for just over a year, printing negatives of cracks in metals for a local Government laboratory, as well as photographing books, paint tins and other products on a large format camera against paper backgrounds. Not the most inspiring work, but a fantastic technical grounding. From there I went to Gloucester College of Arts and Technology to take a 2-year HND in Advertising and Editorial Photography.

The course was hands on, practical and in no-way arty-farty, and aimed to send graduates out into the industry as competent assistants. Next stop London, and within a couple of weeks I had secured a full-time job assisting a long-established advertising photographer who at the time was shooting billboard campaigns for British Airways.

I assisted him and several other photographers for three full years, before finally feeling ready to step-up and go on my own, and immediately picked up a few small jobs for magazines (She, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping et al). From there work ballooned, I took on an agent and had ten very solid years in fashion and beauty work, before making a switch to interiors and food imagery.

2. Do you have a specific technique to help you achieve the results you require?

I like to light my images to achieve a degree of consistency (and have been told my style is very “clean”). I use a mixture of daylight and flash (we work mainly in the UK so daylight can throw up continual challenges). That said, I like to be flexible, and take the attitude that the client has a better idea of what they would like to achieve for the shoot than I do. I will not engage in battles of ego, and learnt from Anthony Crickmay, a photographer whom I consider to be my greatest mentor, that there is no room for stress in the workplace.

3. What other photographers have influenced your career?

Anthony Crickmay was my greatest influence. He used to shoot portraits of the Royal Family, Royal Ballet, and countless celebrities, actors and musicians. He was also responsible for many Athena posters, for those who can remember them.

He had the most beautiful studio in Fulham, and I was at times responsible for hiring it out to other photographers. Through this I met Patrick Demarchelier, who was shooting portraits of Princess Diana, and Michael Roberts (Sarah Ferguson in his case). They both bought large teams of assistants with them, but through all that I could see that their lighting styles were incredibly simple.

4. Can you tell us about your latest project?

I am currently engaged in a long contract shooting for Principal Hotels, who are refurbishing several huge landmark hotels in Edinburgh, York, Manchester and soon London. Principal have a very strong visual brand identity, and we have had to establish and maintain a clear style and “feel” to images in each room.

The cavernous reception area of #principalmanchester with horse sculpture by Sophie Dickens

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We will be shooting images of the Principal London, (formerly the Hotel Russell) in Bloomsbury, over the next few months, in time for its relaunch in the Summer 2017.

I also shoot regular updates for the Aqua group of restaurants. Each time I am asked back to the 32nd floor of The Shard to photograph food, cocktails and staff, I get a real buzz of affirmation that I am doing the job I love.

Covering all angles @aquashard #foodshoot #foodphotography #menu #food #restaurant #england #landmark #london #theshard #theshardlondon

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5. From your whole body of work, which is your favourite photo and why?

Without a doubt, it is a portrait I took some years ago of actor Jenny Agutter. Unfortunately, the image was shot on film, and is hidden away in storage somewhere. It was for a magazine feature called “My favourite dress”, and she had chosen a Zandra Rhodes, elfin, pleated rust-coloured number.

I should point out that I had had a huge adolescent crush on Ms Agutter (think Walkabout, Equus) and was quite nervous at the prospect of meeting her. We hired a studio that happened to have a wooden throne and two enormous floor-standing candelabras, so sent out for 40 large church candles, sparked them up, and awaited hair and make-up to do their thing. I hadn’t at this point had the chance to say hello to my sitter.

When she walked on to set, my voice went. I was unable to speak.

Jenny coped well, and said “Hello. Tim, isn’t it? I suspect you would like me to sit here, Tim?��.

I nodded.

She sat, very upright.

“I could sit like this and look very sweet, or, and I think you might prefer this, I could sit like…this”, at which point she slid down in the chair, and reclined in the most alluring way.

I nodded. Then pressed the shutter a few times, and nodded again and gave a weak wave to suggest that I had all I needed.

She stood, thanked me, and went off to the changing room.

A while later she returned, thanked us all once more and started to head off to her taxi. Seeing my opportunity, I picked up her bag and escorted her out, hopeful that my power of speech might return. It didn’t. We got to the cab, she got in, I shut the door, and nodded. And waved.

And Just for Fun…

6. What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?

It would have helped had someone given us a warning that digital technology was due to come in and upset the apple-cart! When I was at college, there was one word-processor in the whole faculty. We shot film, were careful in our use of polaroid, and had to keep an eye on how many frames we took of an image. That meant we composed, checked, dusted, rechecked everything as we went along. We also used our imaginations more, and were more decisive about how and what we were shooting.

Digital has changed everything. We used to have our own favourite film types, and knew how to manipulate the film in chemical processing. This can all be done now in post-editing in Photoshop, and there are myriad apps and filters to take you “there” with an image, but the excitement of waiting, sometimes in doubt, to see if you have achieved the planned result has been taken away, as has the social circle that was the processing laboratory. This is now the preserve of the bearded hipster. Clients don’t want or need to see film now, nor pay for the conversion of it to a digital file.

That said, Photoshop has bought so much more control. We shoot more by coalition now, with many more people having input on the day, and it has made photography more affordable to more people.

7. If you could take a photograph of anyone or anything in the world, past, present or in the future, what would it be?

I still have a wish-list, and am trying to make time to tackle it. I have always wanted to see and photograph the Aurora, be it in the Northern or Southern hemisphere. I was finally going to have a commissioned chance this spring (now, in fact) as I was invited by a cruise company to guide a group to shoot the Aurora Borealis in Norway. Unfortunately, their company went under in January, so I will have to keep looking.

8. What are you most afraid of?

Like any freelance professional, I most fear that the phone will one day stop ringing. Our industry favours youth, but that said, having survived two large and one small recessions, as well as reinvented myself in the digital era, I hope I am doing something right. The current generation of photography graduates have grown up with digital media, and should have a competitive advantage, but having learnt my trade by looking in detail when composing an image, there is a lot to be said for experience. Oh, and those running snakes on Planet Earth!

9. Where is your favourite holiday destination and why?

New Zealand. We went there for our honeymoon 22 years ago, and are going back this year, this time with our children. It is the most photogenic place I have seen, and so varied. That said, I am getting better at looking and enjoying the moment now, rather than feeling obliged to snap at every juncture.

10. What is your favourite quote?

I personally detest manifesto-style preaching: so many people use Instagram to illustrate that they have just found another daily mantra! Route 1 to an “unfollow” in my book.

I quite like one I heard on “Quote, Unquote” the other day: “Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth” Mike Tyson!

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Read our #5minuteswith professional photographer Tim Winter @T12Winter #photography London-based Tim has been a photographer for over 25 years. His professional career began in beauty and fashion but soon moved to interiors, food and travel.

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