My Favourite images of 2018
So long 2018! The passing of a year is always a good time to reflect on the past 12 months, and for me that means looking back through a LOT of photos. Taking a step…
Manchester Hill Remembered, Part 1
A collaboration between Brighter Sound, Manchester City Council and Manchester Histories, 'Manchester Hill Remembered' was a special, one-off cultural event to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of a near-forgotten WWI battle,…
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…
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…
My Music, My Manchester
My Music, My Manchester was an ambitious project from a collaboration of partners including My Hub, Brighter Sound and Manchester Camerata, to produce am intensive week long creative residency for…
Imogen Heap Residency with Brighter Sound
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of working with Brighter Sound again, this time documenting their latest Artistic Director residency, with singer and composer Imogen Heap. Under Imogen's guidance, in…
Test Card Live, BBC Music Day
On Friday I had the pleasure of working with the ever-excellent Brighter Sound again, photographing Test Card Live - a showcase of audiovisual performances as part of BBC Music Day.…
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,…
Sara Lowes, Smoke Signals
Part of Manchester's 2016 Future Everything Festival, Smoke Signals is a mixed media art installation by Ed Carter and David Cranmer. The installation, which converts digital data into a audio-visual sculptures using smoke…