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2,000 Rainbows

I wanted to share one of my lockdown projects with you. This took me about 3 weeks to make, features over 1,700 photographs and involved walking about 60km around the streets of Chorlton. Hopefully it highlights how important community and creativity are in times of trouble and what we can achieve when we come together to support one another.

If you enjoyed this video, and if you are able, please consider donating to one of these organisations (or another of your choosing), supporting some of the people most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic:

Mama Health & Poverty Partnership www.mhapp.org.uk (supporting BME women in Manchester)
Refugee Action www.refugee-action.org.uk (support for refugees and asylum seekers in Greater Manchester)
Refuge www.refuge.org.uk (supporting those affected by domestic violence)
The Trussell Trust www.trusselltrust.org (food banks)
Mind www.mind.org.uk (mental health support)

Big love to the people of Chorlton and to all the wonderful individuals, organisations and local businesses that have kept us going through the past few months

Many thanks to @electromotive for allowing me to use their music for this project.

Keep safe and stay kind xx

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Riku and Valpuri Got Married!

Oooh I love a good wedding! Earlier this month I was pleased as punch to photograph the lovely Richard and Valpuri’s nuptials at St Clement’s Church in Chorlton.  I’ve included some of my favourite images  below. Friends and family of the happy couple can see the rest of their wedding photos in this private gallery – you’ll just need to ask Rich or Valps for the password.

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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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The Switchover, Chorlton Arts Festival 2016

Yesterday I got to play along with ‘The Switchover‘, a Theatre Exterior production by The Larks theatre company for Chorlton Arts Festival. Part theatre and part game, it involved travelling around the local metrolink network looking for clues and talking to various colourful characters.  As is usual in Manchester, we started off with glorious sunshine and ended with a torrential downpour but it was a lot of fun for everyone and a great and was a great experience for young and old.  Here are my images from the event.

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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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Theatre Exterior, Chorlton Arts Festival

Images from yesterday’s Theatre Exterior production on the Chorlton-Manchester Aiport tram, part of Chorlton Arts Festival 2015

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Chorlton Arts Festival 2014

I’ve been photographing Chorlton Arts Festival for a number of years now and it’s always a blast. This year saw a great range of music, theatre, comedy and spoken word events, plus exhibitions and workshops across the M21 postcode. My personal highlight was the Blues & Gospel Tram, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and others playing an incredible live show at Chorlton Train Station in 1964.

This year I had the pleasure of shooting Rachael Dadd, John Smith, Bells in the Birches and Paper Aeroplanes, as well as the wonderful Blues & Gospel Tram. Here are a small selection of my favourite shots.

(You can see the full galleries for each of these events by following these links:  Rachael Dadd & John Smith, Bell in the Birches & Paper Aeroplanes, Blues & Gospel Tram)

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