The Struts at Stylus for The Guardian.
I had a bit of a laugh with The Struts when I first photographed the Derby band at Bingley Festival in 2013. Back then they were maybe one of those bands that hadn’t quite made the big time but you really felt like they should. Fast forward to last year’s Download and they were definitely well […]
Nikon Z 6 test shoot on Snow Patrol.
Mirrorless camera systems. For anyone who’s not a photography nerd they’ve been around for a couple of years and, in theory offer great quality pictures but with a few additional benefits over more traditional D-SLRs. One of these benefits is that the mirrorless technology means you don’t get the usual shutter clunk; they are super […]
Happy New Year, begins with feature in N-Photo Magazine
Happy New Year one and all! For me, 2019 has got off to a cracking start, largely thanks to Nikon’s N-Photo magazine. Towards the end of last year they asked me to be the music photography mentor in their regular Apprentice feature. Thanks to Johnny Marr’s management we were able to cover the Sheffield […]
Rick Astley at Leeds Arena
So – the final blog of the year goes to…Rick Astley at Leeds Arena. What could be better at this most wonderful time of the year?! And plenty of folk had turned out to enjoy some of the irresistably catchy classics (‘Never gonna give you up’ was number one in no less than 25 countries) and some of Rick’s […]
Florence and the Machine at the First Direct Arena
Looking at the staging for Florence and the Machine at the First Direct Arena, the oversize trucks outside the Leeds venue made complete sense. The set was made up of huge lengths of timber, creating a warm, naturalistic performance area and giving Florence the freedom to move around and use the entire space. She is always amazing to photograph, delivering a […]
Bloc Party in concert @ The Brudenell Leeds 13th October 18
No lights and no pit. Not ideal conditions at the Brudenell Social Club but still it was nice to be asked to cover Bloc Party’s tour warm-up in Leeds. It was sold-out and absolutely rammed in there. Fortunately though, people were really lovely and gave me some space so I could actually take the pictures. And […]
At home in Sheffield with the Arctic Monkeys.
Night two of the Arctic Monkeys UK tour. Such is the home support in Sheffield they managed to sell out the Motorpoint Arena for four, consecutive nights. I guess, it made a nice change from being constantly on the road and after almost five years a decent, home visit was long overdue. Despite the challenging […]
Bingley Music Live 2018
Headlining this year’s Bingley Music Live – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. This little, three-day, family festival is fantastic and though it’s grown over the years in size and stature, it has successfully retained its warm and friendly vibe. Sadlly, I missed Friday night but on Saturday we got the Cribs, and Jake Bugg headlining […]
The Vaccines at the Brudenell Leeds
Work has got so busy this summer that for the first time in years I might not actually make it to Leeds Festival. Thankfully though, I got asked to cover some of the pre-festival activity and the Vaccines at the Brudenell was a fantastic gig. No support, just a full house to watch England fail […]
Artists on Audio Network
Audio Network is a music library supplying the TV, film and advertising industry. For many programme makers it’s the go to source of the next, memorable theme tune. I guarantee you, plenty of your favourites will have come from Audio Network. An archive in excess of 154,000 tracks has been composed and produced by […]