Grove Pashley is a Los Angeles based photographer whose work has been seen everywhere over the past decade, working directly with many leading design firms as well as a number of major motion pictures studios including Paramount, Universal, Disney, Columbia, Miramax, MGM, Warner Bros, Fox, ABC and HBO. Grove worked on such films as Spiderman, Tomb Raider, Minority Report, Vanilla Sky, Fight Club, Run Away Bride, Mr. Deeds, October Sky, 13th Floor, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Man on the Moon to name a few as well as several Prime Time Television shows as X- Files and Temptation island.

Grove has photographed a variety of notable actors and musicians including Ozzy Osbourne and family, Thora Birch, Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy, Randy Travis, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Tilly, Anthony LaPaglia, Rob Marrow, Doug Hutchison, Bill Paxton, Neal McDonough, Laurie Holden, Lucas Haas, Luke Perry, Billy Barty, Henry Winkler, Train, Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Many of these photos can be found here on this site as well as his personal site. www.grovepashley.com


"My black & white work is very personal to me," Grove says. "I've spent many years developing my technique in the
darkroom. I use my intuition during the developing process and I try to use a unique approach for each job or portrait."


"Some of my photographs have been described as 'elegant' and even 'vintage traditional,' but I prefer to let the subject guide me. I don't like to be locked into anything. My inspiration
comes form the subject matter, and although much of my work appears to have a dark side I'm very aware of the beauty that can be found in things that most people might dismiss - things that people might not immediately consider beautiful. I try to find this beauty and capture it on film."


"My main interest is portraiture. Usually I have the photographic setting planned and tested before shooting, but I've also found that some of my more successful portraits have been the result of not knowing how a subject will be in front of the camera. It's these spontaneous moments during the shoot that reveal the real charter of the person," Grove says. "There's nothing more effective in a portrait than when the true essence of a person is revealed.


This is a difficult thing to achieve in a strict environment. That's why some of my favorite portraits have been completely unplanned or with very little time in the schedule. It's during these times that I'm forced to react instinctively to the situation."
Grove is represented by LaMoine photogroup in Los Angeles. www.lamoine.com