Ceremony

A documentation of the British Army ceremonial troops through the eyes of a fashion photographer.

In 2006, acclaimed fashion photographer Alasdair McLellan spent a month capturing the ceremonial soldiers of the British Army for a magazine assignment, and published the expanded series in this photobook in 2016. McLellan’s images, verging between portraiture and documentation, capture the details and import of their uniforms as well as the soldiers wearing them, accompanying them into their private living spaces and off-duty as they groom their horses. The series is an open testament to the appeal McLellan sees in the traditional uniforms and the values they embody, as well as the centuries of history that went into their colors and design. It includes a dust-jacket cover poster.