Monthly Archives: March 2016

I Live Hip Hop with Kendrick Lamar

March 16, 2016 by admin | Comments Off

I Live Hip Hop was a special, secret event put on by Brighter Sound and Reebok at Manchester’s Wonder Inn. It was a series of creative workshops for 15-25 year old aspiring MCs, producers, DJs and vocalists assisted by some incredible professional artists including DJ Woody, Visceral, G-Kut, Jo Mo, 8 Gold Rings, Elizabeth Vince, Mul and Persia. The talent of the mentors and the participants was mind-blowing. It was a real privilege to watch them work and perform.

To top it all off, at the end of the day there was a surprise appearance from multi Grammy award-winning Hip Hop legend, Kendrick Lamar.

You can see some of my favourite images from the day in the gallery below.

Posted in Events, Gig Photography, Music Photography Tagged Brighter Sound, Event Photography, Hip Hop, Kendrick Lamar, Machester, Music Photography, Wonder Inn |

Written In The Margins

March 11, 2016 by admin | Comments Off

Yesterday I photographed the amazing ‘Written in the Margins’ event at The Manchester Jewish Museum. Part of 2016’s feminist Wonder Women Festival , Written in the Margins combined debate, spoken word and performance alongside a zine-making workshop. Claire Pollard read her interpretation of Ovid’s Heroides, followed by a fascinating panel debate about women in the music industry with Laura Snapes (editor and music journalist), Vanessa Reed (CEO of PRS Foundation), singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion and Chris Long (BBC Manchester Introducing,), and chaired by Stuart Maconie. To finish, an original musical composition, inspired by Ovid’s Heroides, was performed by Serafina Steer.

You can see my images from the event below.

Posted in Documentary photography, Events Tagged Chris Long, Claire Pollard, Laura Snapes, manchester Jewish Museum, Ovid’s Heroides, Roxanne de Bastion, Serafina Steer, Spoken Word, Stuart Maconie, Vanessa Reed, Wonder Women |

House of Suarez Sugar Ball 2016 @ Gorilla, Manchester

March 10, 2016 by admin | Comments Off

Last weekend was the annual House of Suarez Vogue Ball at Gorilla in Manchester. It was an incredible night of voguing, dance, fashion and fierceness and an amazing celebration of queer culture. Here are some of my favourite shots from the evening.