Fat white family for Mojo Magazine.
Hi, happy new year and thanks to Mojo for this Fat White Family commission. As I headed off to Cumbria I was quite excited. Beyond performance, I hadn’t photographed the band before and shooting in Kendal was also a first. A slightly quirky Arts Centre in the heart of the Lake District wasn’t somewhere you might […]
Sam Fender & Fat White Family
Sam Fender is the star of our final blog for 2019. I’d been asked to go see this rising singer songwriter in Manchester but had too much on so caught him in Leeds instead. At just 25, Sam has clocked up acting roles in big TV dramas included Vera, got signed to Universal label Polydor, launched […]
On the campaign trail for Armley Trees.
There’s no doubt that trees contribute a huge amount to our environmental health and sense of wellbeing. And with the climate change agenda ramping up, cutting down any healthy tree is a controversial business. In Leeds, campaigners are currently protesting against Network Rail’s proposed cull of trees in the Armley Park Road area. Their efforts […]
Alice Cooper & The Stranglers
He may be in his 70s but on a fairly dismal Monday night Alice Cooper still managed to drag fans off their sofas to pack out Leeds Arena. Having said that, they did have to wait a bit longer for him to come on. Perhaps the stamina doesn’t quite run to a 90 minute set […]
Milk Teeth own the main stage at Leeds.
For once, this year, I wasn’t planning to do Leeds Fest. I had some work pencilled in and had already done a couple of other festivals over the summer. Then, a week before the event the work was confirmed for another date and I heard from Sony that one of their new signings to the Music for […]
Picture perfect Wilderness with N Photo bonus.
This month I took some time out from my normal festival photography to capture the other side of Wilderness. I shot some of the pictures below before the hordes arrived. On reflection though, I actually prefer the more populated images. As always, hot tubs, gypsy caravans and rowing boats nestle comfortably among the painterly landscapes. It was really […]
Download 2019
Another great year at Download despite the fact that it rained…and rained… The weather did not inspire me to wander far from the main and second stages, but still, there was so much to enjoy and the Donington Park crowd absolutely loved it. Just a small selection of pictures here, kicking things off with the amazing […]
Marquis Drive play Mosfest.
This week we’re at Mosfest. In recent years this popular, two-day festival on the Sheffield fringe has moved from Mosborough to Don Valley Bowl. But the name has stuck and nine years in, the organisers certainly seem to have cracked that winning, line-up formula. “Cannock Crusaders”, Marquis Drive are Mosfest regulars and they always pull […]
Alan Mcgee on tour.
Thanks to my mates Rachel Brown (my N-Photo Apprentice) and author/broadcaster Rob Fiddaman, I recently found myself at Opium-No 10, an “indie cocktail bar”, photographing the Barnsley leg of Alan McGee’s ongoing UK tour. Alan is widely credited as the architect of the Manchester music scene, the man behind Creation Records, Oasis and Primal Scream. […]
Marquis Drive – a proper band. So says Danny Dyer..
This month I was commissioned to photograph West Midlands band Marquis Drive. The Britpop inspired band were playing in Bramall Lane, Sheffield so we met up there, hopped over the road to the Railway Hotel and spent an hour or so sorting a decent portfolio for them. The evening gig was a great opportunity to […]