Curtis Stigers @ G Live, Guildford
Curtis Stigers on the first night of his “Up Close and Personal” acoustic tour;
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Snappy title !!! This is an act which has just become law. At the moment, it is only an enabling act, the final detail will be fleshed out without a parliamentary vote using something called a statutory instrument. Why is this of interest to me, you ask? One of the sections is titled; “116A Power …
Peace @ Sub 89, Reading
NME favourites Peace performing at Sub 89, Reading;
21 Gun Salute
I went to Windsor to photograph a 21 gun salute for the Queens birthday. I was expecting big cannons but arrived to find a line of small cannons. I wasn’t expecting much but one of the other photographers mentioned that they were loud. I put my earplugs in just in case and he was right. …
RAF Halton Freedom of the Vale Parade
RAF Halton is the RAF’s centre for recruit training and airmen’s development training. It was where my uncle trained in the 60s before his service, in amongst other places Malta and Scotland. The parade was to celebrate the granting of the Freedom of Entry to Aylesbury Vale District Council. A ‘Freedom of Entry’ is the …
Knit-bombing in Wendover
Until this morning I had never heard of knit-bombing (aka yarn-bombing). Wikipedia defines it as “a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.” This event was to protest and raise awareness against the impact that the HS2 railway will have …
Olly Murs @ Wembley Arena
This is the first time I have photographed Olly Murs at one of his own shows. Previously it was either at a racecourse or festival. Technically this was a challenge as we couldn’t photograph during the first song due to pyrotechnics (I don’t like singed eyebrows) and for the first half of the second song …
Amy Macdonald @ London Palladium
Anyone over a certain age will probably remember Sunday Night at the London Palladium (if not click here for details). For me, Sunday Night at the London Palladium meant photographing Amy Macdonald in concert. This was my first time at this venue and it is a stunning venue.
Howling Bells @ The Boileroom, Guildford
Howling Bells are an Australian band whose members have work with Coldplay and are due to support The Killers on their UK tour. This was a small warm-up gig at The Boileroom in Guildford.
Published: Snow at Ascot Racecourse
When snow falls, photographers head out to seek out that unusual photograph for the papers. I live close to Ascot Racecourse and they had racing scheduled for the following day. Knowing that racing would probably be cancelled, I went to the racecourse to get pictures of the snowy scene; One of the picture was picked …
Photoshoot with Nic ‘Flava’ Hoskins
I am not sure that it was a good idea to suggest an outdoors photoshoot on a cold January evening but here are the results;
Sunninghill Wheelbarrow Race
Traditional start to the year for me, a charity wheelbarrow race in aid of the local day centre. In attendance this year was Bradley Wiggins, the Trotters, Smurfs and Snowmen….