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Clear Shots Photography

Name: Clear Shots Photography
Address: Oxford, GB
Telephone: +447854296754

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I specialise in dynamic, engaging and contemporary corporate photography and professional headshots.

My event photography style can be described as a fly-on-wall candid unposed documentary that, tells a story, is engaging and keeps audiences talking.

14/12/2025

Beverley Glean MBE
The Future Held in the Past
Captured in monochrome, Beverley Glean MBE is illuminated in profile, a quiet but resolute light guided by decades of creative courage. Her gaze lifts upward: toward generations she has nurtured, and those still rising.
Founder and Artistic Director of , Beverley has dedicated over 35 years to transforming Britain’s relationship with Dance of the African Diaspora, not simply as performance, but as heritage, education, community and cultural memory.
Under her leadership, IRIE! established the BA (Hons) Diverse Dance Styles, the first degree in Europe to centre African and Caribbean dance at the heart of accredited training. A trailblazer, a teacher, a builder of pathways. Her legacy is the future she has already made possible.
Commissioned by , for A Very British Rhythm.

Photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), marks Sandati’s debut museum commission: a tribute to global majority dancers and choreographers whose contributions continue to shape British dance.

12/12/2025

Legacy in Motion
Light becomes movement. Movement becomes message.
In this long-exposure portrait, Beverley Glean MBE draws an arc of light that rises like a banner, uplifted by community, history, and the lives she has helped shape. Her silhouette splits between stillness and motion: a reminder that leadership is both presence and progression.
As Founder and Artistic Director of , Beverley has spent her life carving space, in theatres, in education, and in the cultural fabric of Britain for Dance of the African Diaspora to stand in its full dignity and power.
A visionary whose work bridges artistry and activism, she has changed who gets to be seen, who gets to belong, and who gets to lead in British dance. Her light continues forward, carried by every artist she’s empowered.
Commissioned by , for A Very British Rhythm.

Photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this series marks Sandati’s debut museum commission, honouring the dancers and choreographers whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance.

07/12/2025

Darshan Singh Bhuller: The Story Behind the Silence.
Captured in monochrome by Hopeful Sandati (), this portrait holds Darshan in a moment of contemplative stillness — hand to his face, eyes in thought, framed by darkness that feels both cinematic and introspective. The quiet confidence of a man who has shaped stages, screens and generations of artists radiates through the image.
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A dancer, choreographer and filmmaker with a four-decade career, Darshan’s journey began under Sir Robert Cohan with London Contemporary Dance Theatre, later performing with Siobhan Davies Dance Company and Richard Alston Dance Company. He revitalised Phoenix Dance Theatre as Artistic Director, earning the Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Repertoire (Modern). His film work — politically engaged and deeply personal — continues to expand the boundaries of dance storytelling. Today, Darshan serves as Co-Director of the Sir Robert Cohan Dance Legacy while teaching and mentoring internationally across the UK and US.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.
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06/12/2025

Darshan Singh Bhuller: Cinema in Motion.
Captured in monochrome using long exposure, continuous and flash lighting, this portrait transforms motion into light-scripted narrative. Sweeping ribbons of illumination slice across the frame — part camera, part choreography — a visual metaphor for the way Darshan directs bodies and stories through space. His profile remains sharply defined, eyes focused forward, as if tracking a scene only he can see.
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The fluid arcs evoke the cinematic tracking shots found in his film work — movement as editing, choreography as framing. The atmospheric blur surrounding him becomes the residue of decisions made in rehearsal rooms, theatres and film sets worldwide — the momentum of someone who has always been in motion, even in stillness.
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From LCDT to Phoenix Dance Theatre, from the Shaolin Monks of China to international film festivals, Darshan’s influence stretches across continents and generations. His work continues to challenge, to provoke and to reflect the personal within the political — always asking: what does it mean to move through the world?
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.

30/11/2025

Urja Desai Thakore: The Quiet Architect of Kathak.
Captured in monochrome by Hopeful Sandati (), this still portrait meets Urja in a moment of composed introspection — arms folded gently, gaze lifted with certainty and quiet authority. The light settles on her face and hands, emphasising the abhinaya, restraint and precision that define her artistry.
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One of the UK’s leading Kathak dancers, Urja trained for over two decades under Kumudini Lakhia at Kadamb before completing her BA in Kathak and an MA in South Asian Dance with Choreography. As Artistic Director and CEO of Pagrav Dance Company, she has reimagined Kathak for contemporary stages, developing work that is both deeply rooted and boldly forward-looking. Her choreography, celebrated for its elegance, emotional sensitivity and structural intelligence, has shaped new pathways for the form — inspiring youth ensembles, mentoring emerging artists, and guiding the next generation through her work on national committees and leadership programmes.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.
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29/11/2025

Urja Desai Thakore: Geometry in Motion.
Captured in monochrome using long exposure, continuous and flash lighting, this portrait reveals Kathak’s rhythmic architecture as sculpted light. Spirals and sweeping arcs wrap around Urja like illuminated chakkars — the circles of Kathak made visible across time.
Behind her, a faint ghosted silhouette rises: a soft, translucent echo created by the long exposure’s blend of motion and stillness. This spectral double is neither fully formed nor fully erased — a temporal residue of chakkars, a visual whisper of abhinaya, and the embodied memory of lineage. It suggests the dancer, the teacher and the choreographer coexisting in a single sweep of motion, a shimmer of breath that deepens the portrait’s emotional resonance.
Her lifted gaze remains unwavering amidst the light, anchoring the discipline of the form as her silhouette fractures and reforms — a reminder that Kathak moves through both time and inheritance.
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An award-winning choreographer and Artistic Director/CEO of Pagrav Dance Company, Urja is one of the UK’s foremost exponents of Kathak. Trained under the legendary Kumudini Lakhia, she is celebrated for her nuanced expressivity, technical clarity and commitment to evolving the form. Her work has been commissioned across festivals and institutions, including Akademi, Sadler’s Wells and the BBC Young Dancer competition. A mentor, educator and sector leader, she is deeply invested in shaping the next generation of South Asian dance artists.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.
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27/11/2025

Namron OBE: A Life in Motion, Held in Resolve.
Captured in monochrome by Hopeful Sandati (), this portrait presents Namron in a moment of lively stillness — mid-gesture, mid-story, the spark of memory in his eyes. His lifted hand and open stance echo a lifetime of movement, while the ribbed backdrop and textured waistcoat ground him in the present: a giant of British contemporary dance, standing tall in his own history.
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Born in Jamaica and raised in Britain, Namron began dancing secretly with the Willesden Jazz Ballet Group before earning a scholarship to Rambert Ballet School and later training at the London School of Contemporary Dance. He became a founder member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre — and one of the first Black dancers ever employed by a British dance company. His career spans more than five decades: performer, choreographer, teacher, founder of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, mentor to generations, and an OBE for services to British dance.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.

26/11/2025

Namron OBE: Legacy in Light.
Captured in monochrome using long exposure, continuous and flash lighting, this portrait reveals Namron surrounded by sweeping trails of light — arcs that echo the power, precision and musicality that defined his movement across five decades. His face remains sharply focused, centred and resolute, while the long-exposure stroke curves around him like a sculpted ribbon, tracing both his influence and the generations he has shaped. A second faint silhouette rises behind him — a ghost of motion, a testament to time, memory and mastery.
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A trailblazer of British contemporary dance, Namron began dancing in London’s community-led Willesden Jazz Ballet Group before earning a Rambert scholarship, training with the Martha Graham Company, and becoming a founder member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre. He performed landmark works by Robert Cohan, Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, Siobhan Davies and Richard Alston; staged North’s Troy Game for Dance Theatre of Harlem; and helped establish the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Awarded an OBE in 2014, he remains an impassioned teacher and a living archive of Britain’s dance history.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.

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25/11/2025

Pushkala Gopal MBE: Grace in Stillness.
Captured in monochrome by Hopeful Sandati (), this portrait reveals Pushkala with a gentle, knowing poise — her half-smile, the tilt of her head, and the soft fall of light across her face reflecting the depth, warmth and generosity that define her presence. Draped in silk and tradition, she stands in quiet radiance, embodying decades of artistry, scholarship and service to Bharatanatyam in the UK and India.
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A globally respected Bharatanatyam exponent, Pushkala has worked as a performer, choreographer, composer, lecturer, examiner, and artistic leader since 1977. She is the founder of Mudralaya School of Dance in Newham, a pioneer in South Asian dance education, an ISTD senior examiner, and a mentor to generations of dancers. Her acclaimed productions have been staged at the V&A, the Nehru Centre and across the UK and India. Honoured with an MBE, the Natya Purna title, and multiple national awards, she is recognised as one of the greatest living custodians of the form.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.

24/11/2025

Pushkala Gopal MBE: Tradition in Motion.
Captured in monochrome using long exposure, continuous and flash lighting, this portrait encircles Pushkala in sweeping, luminous trails of light — each arc tracing the geometry of her movement, echoing mudras, rhythm and breath. Her figure holds steady at the centre, poised and dignified, as the long-exposure strokes sculpt the air around her. The visual effect mirrors the essence of her practice: ancient technique animated by contemporary understanding, discipline illuminated by imagination.
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Pushkala Gopal MBE is one of the UK’s foremost Bharatanatyam artists — a choreographer, composer, educator and cultural leader whose career spans five decades. A senior disciple of the Dhananjayans, she has shaped Bharatanatyam pedagogy nationally, choreographed landmark works including pieces for the V&A and Akademi, and lectured internationally on dance, music and Abhinaya. Her award-winning contributions include the British Council Fellowship, Time Out Dance Award, Digital Dance Award, Natya Purna, Viswakala Bharati and the 2015 Distinguished Services Award from Arts Council & Milapfest.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.
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19/11/2025

Freddie Opoku-Addaie: Stillness Between Worlds.
Captured in monochrome by Hopeful Sandati (), this portrait presents Freddie front-facing against a vertical ribbed backdrop. His expression is steady and deliberate, illuminated with sculptural clarity that highlights the quiet authority and internal focus that define his work. The stripped-back tonality foregrounds presence over spectacle — a visual language through which Sandati’s debut museum commission honours the resilience, creativity, and legacy of Black and diasporic visual storytellers.
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Born in East London and partly raised in Ghana, Freddie’s practice spans choreography, performance, teaching and artistic direction. His work interrogates belonging, identity and the shifting roles of the individual, the group and the outsider, carried through a movement vocabulary shaped by hip-hop, capoeira, Ghanaian folk dance, contemporary technique and improvisation. As Artistic Director and co-Chief Executive of Dance Umbrella, he is a critically acclaimed figure whose career includes Place Prize finalist works, ROH2 commissions, Barbican projects, Aerowaves touring and collaborations across continents.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.
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18/11/2025

Freddie Opoku-Addaie: Motion in Multiple Languages.
Captured in monochrome using long exposure, continuous and flash lighting, this portrait holds Freddie mid-movement as a bold arc of light sweeps across the frame. His body remains sharply defined while the long-exposure stroke carves a sculptural trail around him — a visual echo of the hybrid movement languages he inhabits: hip-hop, capoeira, Ghanaian folk dance, contemporary technique, and improvisation. Time stretches, folds, and leaves its mark.
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Born in East London and partly raised in Ghana, Freddie’s work interrogates belonging, identity, and the shifting roles of the individual, the group and the outsider. As Artistic Director and co-Chief Executive of Dance Umbrella, he is a critically acclaimed choreographer, performer and curator whose career spans Place Prize finalists, Royal Opera House commissions, Barbican works, Aerowaves tours and collaborations across continents.
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A Very British Rhythm honours dancers and choreographers of the global majority whose movement continues to define the rhythm of British dance. Commissioned by and photographed and directed by Hopeful Sandati (), this project marks Sandati’s debut museum commission.
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