I had the pleasure of photographing one of Britain’s great actors, Joss Ackland, the other day. My first memory of him is when I was about 15! watching a thing on TV called “The Cres”. To meet him after all that time was a great pleasure. He was in conversation with Geoff Colman of Central School of Speech and Drama. It was so entertaining to listen to that I had to really concentrate on taking the pictures and not just sit there laughing at his anecdotes and stories. Did you know that the first American actor to burst through a set of French windows and ask “Anyone for tennis?” was Humphrey Bogart?!

Joss Ackland in conversation with Geoff Colman of Central School of Speech and Drama. © 2009 Patrick Baldwin. All rights reserved.