Brighter Sound: 3 Cities
In February of this year I spent the day with the 3 winners of the Brighter Sound International commission: 3 Cities. We started off with a little photoshoot around the…
George’s Marvellous Christening
Here are a selection of some my favourite photos from George's christening, which was held earlier this year at All Saints Church in Sale. There are LOTS more photos in the…
Both Sides Now, with Beth Orton, Part 2
The second of my two days documenting the Beth Orton residency of the Both Sides Now programme was spent at the Old Granada Studios. The day centred around setting up…
Both Sides Now, with Beth Orton, Part 1
Both Sides Now is a three-year programme from Brighter Sound. Funded by The Arts Council, it's aim is to support, inspire and showcase women in music across the North of England.…
Field Music
In mid November I found myself in a recording studio and abandoned dance studio on the coast of the River Wear in Sunderland, to document the latest of Brighter Sound's residencies for up and coming…
Sing City with Beats and Pieces Big Band
Sing City is a weekly song writing and performance workshop for young musicians. It's run by Brighter Sound and is held at Manchester's iconic Band on the Wall. The young people who take…
Beautiful Crete
Visited the Island of Crete in Greece and found sunshine, beaches, mountains, goats and cats, lots of cats....
Pee Wee Ellis FUNK: Foundation, Brighter Sound’s Artistic Director Series #009
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing the legendary saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis as part of Brighter Sound's 9th Artistic Director Series, FUNK: Foundation. Pew Wee was…
Eska: Are You Here – Cinemagraphs
Alongside my usual documentary-style photography of the 'Eska: Are You Here' Artistic Director residency from Brighter Sound, I also took some footage to create the following cinemagraphs (featuring the hugely…
Cornwall
Earlier this year I took a short trip down to Cornwall, one of the prettiest counties in Britain. It's also one of the least built-up regions in the UK so it…