Category Archives: Gig Photography

Ren Harvieu & Romeo Stodart, Chorlton Arts Festival 2016

One of the highlight’s of this year’s Chorlton Arts Festival was a performance from Ren Harvieu & Romeo Stodart (of the Magic Numbers). It was an incredible gig, full of warmth and intimacy, and well deserving of the rapturous standing ovation it received at it’s close. You can see some of my images from the evening in the gallery below:

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I Live Hip Hop with Kendrick Lamar

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.

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Brighter Sound – Young Musicians Week

Last week I had the pleasure of working with Brighter Sound, an organisation that produces creative music projects and events in Manchester. The project was ‘Young Musicians Week’, an opportunity for young people to work with some amazing musicians and artists including Richard Jupp (Elbow), Natalie McCool, Jenna G, InnaVoice and Burgaboy. You can see some of my favourite shots from the week below.

Brighter Sound also organised the Beth Orton residency last year (also featuring Natalie McCool) which culminated in a beautiful group performance at the end of a week of collaboration and songwriting – you can see my photos of their one-night-only gig here.

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MMC Weekender 2016

I headed on down to Rebellion on Saturday night to shoot my friend’s band, Barbarian Hermit, who were playing a set as part of the Manchester Metal Collective Weekender. It was such a bonkers night and awesome fun. Here are some of my favourite shots from the night.

You can see more of my gig and music photography here and if you’d like to hire me to shoot your gig or event please just get in touch. Prints are also available to purchase on request.

Edit: Due to popular demand I’ve added some more images – enjoy!

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Favourite Images of 2015

I had a lot of fun in 2015 and took a LOT of pictures. I got to meet and work with a bunch of incredibly lovely people over the past 12 months and I was also lucky enough to photograph some truly beautiful locations and wildlife along the way.  It’s been hard to whittle them down, but here’s a small selection of my favourite shots from last year for your viewing pleasure.

A huge thank you to all my clients, colleagues, friends and family for making 2015 such a great year. Here’s looking forward to an amazing 2016!

xxx

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The Vernon Sisters

A few weeks ago I was asked to photograph The Vernon Sisters – a trio of hugely talented real life sisters who perform classic songs at events across the UK. This event was at Liverpool’s impressive Rum Warehouse, on the dockside, and included a full backing band and a troupe of dancers. Before the show we were able to squeeze in a quick portrait shoot and, despite being short on time, we ended up with some great shots before their curtain call! A selection of my favourite images from both the portrait shoot and their performance are below. The Vernon Sister’s hair and make up was by the wonderful Bethany Jane Davies and her team at The Vintage Beauty Parlour

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The Travelling Band, Supported by Walk, Chorlton Arts Festival

Images from The Travelling Band’s gig at Chorlton Arts Festival, with support from Walk.

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O’Hooley & Tidow, Chorlton Arts Festival

Images of folk duo O’Hooley & Tidow’s performance at St Ninians last night, as part of Chorlton Arts Festival 2015.

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The Last Sunday @Islington Mill, 19th October 2014

I had a great time this weekend  shooting The Last Sunday, a mini festival to raise funds for Freedom From Torture. There were loads of great acts including Becca Williams, Marc Constantine, Rhythm Method and Paddy Steer. Here are a selection of my favourite images from the day.

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