Theoretical Physicist | Felix Flicker

My portrait of theoretical physicist Felix Flicker, his name is as intriguing sounding as his work. The quantum underpinnings of matter proved a tricky thing to illustrate and we didn't shy away from trying out a number of increasingly elaborate props. A blackboard with complicated looking mathematical equations certainly made an appearance, but in the end an unadorned portrait with a prism on the lens and a touch of distortion seemed to best convey the atmosphere I'd intended. Photographed for the Observer New Review.w.