Lee Thomas
News Photographer
Lee Thomas entered the world of photography at 14 when he had saved up enough pocket money to buy a Russian rangefinder camera. Over a quarter of a century later Lee is an established photojournalist, his images having appeared in TIME, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, Financial Times and numerous other national & international publications. He has travelled extensively in south east Asia and with particular interest in Indian society and politics Lee has documented several events in the sub-continent over the years.
Silbury Hill, Nr Avebury, Wiltshire, UK. 28th October 2019. Drone image of a frosty red morning sky above the ancient man-made mound of Silbury Hill. Lee Thomas. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected] www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK. 16th December 2018. With Christmas fast approaching hundreds of V.I.P. visitors are treated to spectacular visuals projected across Lichfield's iconic cathedral. Now in its fourth year, the “Cathedral Illuminated” is created by Lichfield Cathedral’s own artist in residence, Peter Walker, and composer, David Harper, working in collaboration as Luxmuralis. This year's son-et-lumiere takes as its theme “Peace on Earth” and 2018 will see three visual displays projected onto the West Front, the South East and the Chapter House of the cathedral as well as a magical winter wonderland walk-way experience open to the general public between 17th - 22nd December (excluding 19th December). Pictured: Scores of V.I.P. guests enjoy a preview evening of spectacular visuals projected on to the West Front of Lichfield Cathedral.
London, July 12th 2016. Up to 300 young protesters march through central London to take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration. Beginning at the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square the protesters march to Downing Street via Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square, then on to Millbank, Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge where the demonstrators blocked the road. Pictured: Protesters march past Piccadilly Circus. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Eiffel Tower Fan Zone, Paris, France. 10th June, 2016. Football fans react to the game between France and Romania at the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone in Paris. Pictured: A French supporters waits on tenter hooks as Romania's Bogdan Stancu is about to take a penalty. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
King George and Queen Mary Room, London Marriott County Hall, London County Hall, London, UK. 17th May 2016. UKIP Leader Nigel Farage MEP, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg as well as EAW victim/ survivor Deborah Dark attend a Bruges Group event focusing on the issues surrounding the European Arrest Warrant. Pictured: Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg share a hot drink before their speeches at the Bruges Group event. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Place des Pyramides, Paris, France. 1st May 2016. Jean-Marie Le Pen, who led the National Front party from its foundation in 1972 until 2011 and is running for French president next year, gives a speech to Front National members and supporters next to the Joan of Arc statue in the Place des Pyramides, Paris. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London, UK. 22nd August, 2015. Hundreds of sun-worshippers enjoy the UK's largest urban beach at the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London. Pictured: Children enjoy the water fountain feature at Olympic Park. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
F The Shrove Tuesday event has become an annual traditional spectacle for the past 22 years. Pictured: // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 26th April, 2014. A man undertakes Mundana at Varanasi, India. The Hindu ritual of head shaving signifies surrender and humility and it is one of the first rituals observed when a Hindu pilgrim reaches a place of sacred significance. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, LONDON, E3 2UT. Tel. 077 8414 2973. Email: [email protected] www.leept.co.uk
New Delhi, India, UK. 29th December 2012. India bans Leslee Udwin's "India's Daughter" Documentary. Archive images of the anti-rape demonstrations in the immediate aftermath of the rape in New Delhi. Pictured: Crowds of demonstrators take part in a night-time vigil at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Earlier that day news broke of the death of a victim of gang-rape. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk
The Old Bailey, London, UK. 4th March 2014. Charlie and Rebekah Brooks arrive at the Old Bailey to attend the phone hacking trial. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, LONDON, E3 2UT.
Daniel Radcliffe arrives at the UK premiere of his latest movie “What If” at the OdeonWest End, Leicester Square, London.
Vauxhall Bridge, London, UK. 19th November, 2015. Boris Johnson MP, was given the finger by a passing fellow cyclists as the Mayor officially launches the capital’s first fully segregated cycle superhighway by joining the morning rush-hour riders along Vauxhall Bridge. The new continuous two-way separated cycle lane runs for 1.4 kilometres from Kennington Oval to Pimlico, offering a safe cycle-friendly route for all ages and abilities through Vauxhall gyratory and across Vauxhall Bridge. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London, UK. 25th April 2015. Over a thousand spectators together with The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence take part in the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London. This year is especially poignant as 2015 marks the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day. Pictured: The Band of the Scots Guards ready themselves before they accompany the service. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece. 18th September, 2015. Several thousand SYRIZA supporters converge on Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens to listen to the party's leader, Alexis Tsipras, and other political leaders before Greece's elections on Sunday. Only around 60 percent of Greeks who voted for SYRIZA in January are saying that they will back the leftists again, according to opinion polls. Pictured: Alexis Tsipras takes to the stage to cheers and flag waving from the crowd. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: [email protected]. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 24th April, 2014. Several thousand BJP supporters lined the streets of Varanasi to greet Narendra Modi as he visited the Uttar Pradesh city to file his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections.
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Indian. 15th April 2014. Children take part in the Hanuman Jayanti festival in the narrow streets of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The celebration occurs on the 15th day of the Shukla Paksha during the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, LONDON, E3 2UT. Tel. 077 8414 2973. Email: [email protected] www.leept.co.uk
