Actors Before a Performance

For twenty-five years actors have given Simon Annand unprecedented access to photograph them in the intimacy of their dressing-rooms during the 30 minutes before curtain up - 'the half'.

Just looking at these photos makes me nervous.

Kristin Scott ThompsonDaniel Day-LewisIan Mckellan

Tilda Swinton

Check out this excellent (short) documentary on his photography of actors.

The Half - the photography of Simon Annand from Ganos on Vimeo.