The secret of producing a good photographic portrait is to engage the subject in a collaborative effort in which both parties bring something to the final result. Clearly this is something present in Robert Taylors engaging and provocative collection of characters.
Terence Pepper Curator of Photographs  National Portrait Gallery

He gives his subjects their individuality and a voice,
as well as making the images unique to his own personal artistic and
cultural interpretation.

[referring to Roberts use of short interviews]:
By including the voices of his subjects as they explore the surprisingly
complicated business of being themselves, the whole enterprise becomes
far more democratic, multi-sided and ultimately worthwhile.
Terence Pepper Curator of Photographs  National Portrait Gallery

I loved the photo session. Robert is a joy to work with. Robert employs techniques and exercises to relax the body and face. I felt unhurried, I trusted him and had a really good time. Denise

This picture makes me feel happy, proud and sexy. It makes me feel that maybe Iā€™m not as bland as I sometimes fear Ive become. Louise
(see her photo Louise Pregnantin the WOMEN gallery)

I enjoy the warmth and relaxedness that comes out of this photo for me ā€“ it helps me realize that I am perhaps more at home with myself that I sometimes think I am. Tony
(see his photo in the MEN gallery)

It was fun. Robert came up with some ideas and so did I. I thought I pushed at some boundaries ā€¦ I loved the variety of images we got from the shoot. Some flattered, some revealed, some exposed. Charles

my nervousness was soon dispelled. Robert quickly put me at my ease, and his humour and professionalism ensured that it was a fascinating and enjoyable experience.
Professor Dame Julia King FREng

Robert has taken the most original, fun and elegant pictures I have seen by a professional photographer. He is as delightful as the photographs he constructs.
Annie, a client in 2012 and 2013

It was an hour of pampering indulgence, oodles of fun and most enjoyable way to spend a Saturday morning. Ijeoma

Doing the photo session was fun. As a child I was so uptight about my nakedness that I wouldn’t undress in front of others. Now I realise that my birthday suit is the best suit I own. Mark
(See the picture Big Tool in the Sihouetted Plus Gallery)

Exposing myself before the probing gaze of a camera required me to crash through several layers of self-hatred and fear. Up until then my nakedness resembling, as it sometimes did, the hollow-form of a concentration-camp internee  was a secret, rarely revealed except in the darkness of a bedroom. And yet I hoped the camera would find beauty where I couldn’t. The photographs produced an array of reflections, mirror-images, showing up all my fears and distortions but somehow managing to also capture the lightness in the dark ā€“ smiles and laughter, sexiness and sexuality, childhood and manhood. The session turned out to be a landmark in my recovery, during which I confronted not only what I hated about myself, but also what I liked, even loved. I would even say it helped me get better.
Dylan
(See the picture of Dylan in the Coloured Folks gallery)

It lives with me: I luxuriated in trusting Robert. I knew we were co-creating and that gave me a freedom to delve and not be afraid even if I was surprised by what came up at times. My professional life can be burdened by wearing masks, to meet people at their point of need, so the shoot was about the opposite, baring more than just the body. The Rev Neil Whitehouse