Original Observer photography: May 2014

Billie Piper was shot for the Observer Magazine in Hoxton, east London, to accompany an interview.
Chris Floyd: 'There is definitely some Lolita action in this shot, but it wasn't my plan before we started. It was only when she put the glasses on that I realised it and, combined with the yellow top, it just sort of happened like that' Photograph: Chris Floyd for the Observer

Chris Floyd: 'Billie's quite free form in the way she moves, very spontaneous, so I had to adapt a bit to keep up with her. She takes direction, but she quite likes to go off piste. A great subject. Very giving. Open to anything' Photograph: Chris Floyd for the Observer

Siblings Moses and Nina Raine spoke to the New Review about working together on the play Donkey Heart Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer

Observer Tech Monthly ran a piece about California's Silicon Valley. Photographer Barry J Holmes took a look around Palo Alto, Santa Clara and Woodside.
Here is a $230,000 property in east Palo Alto, which is four minutes' drive from Facebook's headquarters. Photograph: Barry J Holmes for the Observer

James MacNivan, owner of Bucks in Woodside, California, a restaurant he opened in 1991. It's been the centre of many Silicon Valley deals and was one of the first public Wi-Fi locations in the US.
You can see more of Barry's photographs, together with the article, here Photograph: Barry J Holmes for the Observer

Actor and director Amma Asante was photographed at the Soho Hotel in central London to accompany an interview in the New Review about her new film, Belle Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer

Revered cookery writer Claudia Roden was photographed in her north London kitchen to accompany an interview in Observer Food Monthly Photograph: Alex Lake for the Observer

Actor Nick Frost was photographed to accompany an interview in Observer Magazine. I tweeted this photograph, Nick retweeted it and it got over 180,000 views and a lot of love Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Observer

Writer Stella Duffy was photographed at the Observer studio for This Much I Know in the Observer Magazine.
Stella tweeted: 'LOVELY photographer & shoot. brilliant conversation, lovely time spent - shows in the pics, I think' Photograph: Katherine Rose for the Observer

Dr Kate Stone was photographed in Dundee to accompany an interview in the Observer in which she talked about her treatment at the hands of the press when she nearly died after being gored by a stag. Media coverage led not on her ordeal, but on the fact that she had received gender reassignment. After a resulting Press Complaints Commission negotiation that will have a dramatic impact, six newspapers have now admitted they were wrong Photograph: Martin Hunter for the Observer

The Observer's fashion editor, Jo Jones, recommended the pick of summer whites and Kevin Foord shot the lot Photograph: Kevin Foord for the Observer

Georgina Dent was part of a shoot by Pål Hansen inspired by old Dutch masters for an Observer Food Monthly feature on the seven ages of a chef Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Observer

Giorgio Locatelli.
You can see the rest of Pål's set here Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Observer

Actor Rebecca Front is interviewed about the nature of celebrity in an Observer Magazine special on women in TV Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Observer

Film director Ken Loach was photographed in London to accompany a Q&A in the New Review about his life and work with readers and public figures.
Antonio Olmos: 'I only had a few minutes with him. He told me having his photograph taken was like “having your teeth pulled out at the dentist”. Still, he reluctantly did what I asked. Once my time was up and I put the camera down, he was very kind and we had a nice chat. I am a huge admirer of his work and it was a great thrill to meet him, but I tried not to show it' Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer

Another top tip from Observer fashion editor Jo Jones this month was floral prints and floaty fabrics. The team headed out to Hertfordshire and photographed model Tatiana Chechetova with the gorgeous Roxy.
For more of Jenny's beautiful photographs click here Photograph: Jenny Zarins for the Observer

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett was photographed in Shoreditch, London to accompany an interview in New Review Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer

Actor Sam Riley was photographed at the Corinthia Hotel, London, to accompany an interview in the New Review where he spoke about starring alongside Angelina Jolie in the Disney blockbuster Maleficent Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Observer

'I thought my career was over.' Musician Elly Jackson of La Roux was photographed to accompany an interview with the Observer Magazine about life since her debut, five years ago Photograph: Julian Broad for the Observer

Elly Jackson of La Roux: 'I felt a loss of control and I am a massive control freak' Photograph: Julian Broad for the Observer

Singer-songwriter Roisin Murphy was photographed in Kensington, London, to accompany a Q&A in the New Review ahead of the release of her new EP Photograph: Sophia Evans for the Observer

Musician Jack White is interviewed in the New Review ahead of the release of his new album, Lazaretto. He was photographed at Third Man Records in Nashville Photograph: Mike McGregor for the Observer

Many of the lyrics on Jack White's Lazaretto are from old journals that he rediscovered dating back to when he was 19 Photograph: Mike McGregor for the Observer

Taylor Schilling, the star of American TV comedy-drama Orange is the New Black, was interviewed for the Observer Magazine about being a favourite of Barack Obama and how Netflix saved her career. She was photographed in Los Angeles Photograph: Barry J Holmes for the Observer

Artist David Shrigley was photographed at Sketch in London to accompany a Q&A in New Review Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Observer

Not a commission, but I love this photo.
Antonio Olmos has been away for part of the month, but still tweeted great photographs: 'In Mexico City with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera' Photograph: Antonio Olmos