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 […]
Amazing year in music: NME, Uncut and N-Photo.
For anyone involved in the business of gigs – venues, promoters, management and of course artists – 2020 was a nightmare. And in 2021 the situation remained unpredictable. Despite everything though, the show did go on. Even as the travel restrictions and the tour cancellations continued, venues were open and festivals were back. Once again, […]
Uncut – Curated: Sleaford Mods.
Uncut has just published a curated edition of the magazine featuring Sleaford Mods. In 2014, I photographed the duo at Nottingham’s Rock City, for a Q Magazine commission. At the time, they were fairly new on the scene. But I got on really well with them, especially Andy who’s a fellow boater. So, it was […]
Back at Leeds fest for N-Photo.
Hot off the press, the latest edition of N-photo magazine. This month’s ‘On Assignment’ features my return to Leeds Reading festival. In some ways, it was like we’d never been away. Still, it was slightly surreal to be back in the midst of all that tightly packed mayhem. It’s always a busy one but with […]
The Courteeners for NME.
https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/the-courteeners-manchester-old-trafford-big-moon-blossoms-johnny-marr-3055780 Last weekend I got a call up from NME to cover The Courteeners Live in Manchester. Terri Hall of Turner Hall, who represent the band had asked for me. I photographed The Courteeners a few times for Q magazine and when an opportunity like this crops up, it always feels like people are kind […]
BBC Radio 2 Live with Steps.
I’m finally back photographing live music. Brilliant! Radio 2 Live is currently on tour around the UK and for the England leg, Steps were in Manchester with Sara Cox. Fans of the band entered a ballot to be part of a select audience for the live show at the O2 Ritz. Thousands more can now […]
Loud and proud.
The worlds of photography and rock music have been historically male dominated, but since they are the two things I have really loved in life, I’ve chosen to ignore that and carry on regardless. Fortunately, other women have done the same, sticking to their guns and driving a create wedge into these industries. And in […]
Music – rocking and rolling in 2020.
There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a tough year for the music business. My life as a music photographer clearly reflects that. For a start, we had to contend with a lack of live music. No festivals, a handful of gigs and just a continuous stream of cancellations and postponements. With little of that […]
A fresh-faced Christmas at BBC Radio 1.
From Boxing Day to New Years day, a whole bunch of new faces will be taking over at BBC Radio One. Presenter applications were invited in September and needless to say, they arrived in their thousands! From this, a shortlist of the brightest and best emerged and Loftus Media asked me to photograph four of […]
The stroboscopic project – happy accidents.
Regular readers will be aware that, in partnership with drummer Rich Westley, I’ve been developing a project around stroboscopic imagery. The main body of work emerging from the project is turning into something really substantial. But I also wanted to share some of the imagery that you might call accidental – those pictures that you […]