20th Anniversary Download – 2023
Last weekend I was back at my favourite festival for the 20th anniversary of Download at Donnington. It seemed a lot busier than I’ve ever seen it with over a 100,000 fans in attendance at it’s fastest ever selling Downlaod. The atmosphere was electric and the weather stayed great except for a short sharp blip […]
Duran Duran and Jake Shears bring the 80’s back to Leeds!
On Thursday night I took a trip back to the 80’s with Duran Duran flexing their iconic pop muscles… Jake Shears performed in the warm up as a solo artist, and was obviously delighted to be back supporting Duran Duran as the Scissor Sisters had done 20 years ago. I posted this picture of him […]
Self Esteem comes home.
Inspired by the likes of Madonna and Lady Gaga, but hailing from Rotherham, Self Esteem played a sold out gig at the 02 Academy Sheffield on 16th March and I was there to capture some moments… Formerly one half of Slow Club, Rebecca Taylor re-launched herself as Self Esteem in 2017. She won the BBC […]
2022: A fantastic year in music and media.
So..happy new year! As is traditional for January we always like to reflect back on the previous 12 months. Fortunately 2022 was pretty good, especially in terms of my broadcast media and music photography. Here’s a selection of my ‘best bits’, starting with Loftus agency and the BBC. It was great to be back in […]
Doc’n Roll energy in Sheffield.
It’s always nice to celebrate a friend’s success and at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield I was able to do exactly that. Michelle Heighway and I have been mates for many years. And for the last seven of those she’s been working on a documentary about Damo Suzuki, former lead singer of krautrock legends CAN. […]
Quadros: Interactive electronica brings Sensoria to a close.
It has been brilliant being part of Sensoria this year. An added bonus was photographing the final gig of the festival. Anyone who has been following the Stroboscopic Project will be familiar with Dean Honer. A lover of all things electronica, Dean has led music creation on the project and features in the work playing […]
Happy to be back at Download, 2022.
So great to be back at Download this year. Big thanks to LD Communications for sorting my pass. As you know, this is one of my standouts in the festival season. Perfect start on the Friday too as my mates, Cellar Door Moon Crew, were up on the Dogtooth stage. Fab to see them and […]
The Stroboscopic Project @ Bloc and in print.
So finally…we have arrived! On Wednesday, April 6 the Stroboscopic Project exhibition officially opened. Around 50 guests came along for a first look at the show. For some of the musicians involved in the project this was the first time they’d actually met in person. It was great to see everyone there and since then […]
Strobe life.
This latest blog offers a 2-4-1 deal on stroboscopic sequences. Featured artists, Rob Graham on guitar and on violin, Lizz Lipscombe. Behind the scenes film clips coming soon….
Talent at the BBC.
Latest work for Loftus Media and BBC Radio – new portraits for the corporation’s Asian Network. In the past we’ve gone for a radio station set-up, but for the latest shoots I got to make some house calls. This is Gracie T, from Sheffield. She’s 24, really knowledgeable about music, teacher by day and DJ […]