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Monthly Archives: December 2017
From Here To Maternity
Back in September I was delighted to be booked by Rachel for a maternity shoot with a difference. Rachel is a talented dancer and had the simply brilliant idea of combining her love of ballet with her beautiful baby bump, which resulted in some stunning portraits. Afterwards we had time to take a few photos with her husband Tim as well. Fast forward a month or so and baby Edward had arrived! Rachel and Tim invited me back to their home to take some portraits of their gorgeous new arrival. It was such a joy to photograph their beautiful new family, and a real privilege to document such a special time in their lives.
You can see a small selection of my photos from both the maternity shoot an and new born shoot below. If you’d like to find out more about booking a personalised portrait shoot please get in touch
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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 the stage and running sound checks and rehearsals. In the evening came the launch party. 100’s of VIPs flooded into to the cavernous studio space to join the event, which was hosted by Miranda Sawyer, and included speeches from composer Anna Meredith (also a Both Sides Now ambassador) and Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. The evening culminated in an incredible one-off live performance from Beth Orton and the participants of the residency. You can see some of my favourite images from the day in the gallery below.
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. To kick start this ambitious new project, Brighter Sound commissioned Both Sides Now ambassador, Beth Orton, to run a week long residency with emerging female musicians, vocalists, writers and visual artists, culminating in a performance of their original work at the Both Sides Now launch party. I was invited to join Beth, and the 12 talented female artists chosen for the residency, for the last two days of the project. Here are some of my favourite images from the first of these two days, when the group were still finishing of their pieces – and even writing some new ones – at Chethams School of Music, Manchester.
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 musicians and vocalists. This time around the directors were the hugely acclaimed Field music – aka brothers Peter and David Brewis – who were mentoring 10 emerging musicians and writers in the art of record making. The group wrote, created, adapted and recorded old and new works over the course of 5 days. I joined them on day 4 of the residency. A selection of my favourite images can be seen below.
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 part are mentored and supported by acclaimed local musicians, Natalie McCool, Phil Howley and James Holt, alongside occasional special guest artists who run one off masterclasses. I went along to photograph one such masterclass, hosted by the Beats and Pieces Big Band – a jazz collective, originating from Manchester who hosted Sing City during a month long European tour. Here are some of my favourite images from the night.
