The Enemy

Thursday night and The Enemy were headlining an evening in aid of Childline with support from the likes of Reverend & the Makers and Carl Barat.


The crowd was full of what I like to call 'beer throwers' so the pit was delightfully slippery with burly security guards taking up a fair amount of space because of the crowd-surfers. I can only guess but I think these factors may have had something to do with the fact I was one of only two photographers and i'm pretty sure the other one was working for either the band or Childline.


Needless to say, within 30 seconds of the first song I had been soaked by the remainder of a pint being thrown right over me in the direction of lead singer Tom Clarke.


They seemed pretty up for it, as did the crowd, i'm sure everyone had a good night and whilst I enjoyed having the photo pit all to myself (apart from the slippery floor & security) I was quietly pleased when my three songs were up. Quite pleased with the results too.

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Paloma Faith

It has been a pretty long week so i'm not gonna bore you with my usual rambling and instead just let you look at a few of my shots.

Just a couple of shots. The rest can be seen in the numerous places displayed in the blog...

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A Positive View

Yesterday I visited Somerset House for the A Positive View photography exhibition. I'd definitely recommend it if you have any interest at all in photography, and it's free to get in which is always nice.

There were photographs exhibited from the likes of Seydou Keita and (a particular favourite) Henri-Cartier Bresson.

I can't help but be inspired by work from these kinds of photographers and it's nice to get back out and about in London with camera in hand.

A Positive View ends on 5th April so I suggest you get down there whilst you still can. Plus you have the delights of reasonably priced food and drink in the Somerset House cafe to enjoy.

Turin Brakes

I headed down to Empire friday night (arriving with moments to spare) without really knowing what to expect. I used to quite like Turin Brakes but I was never a massive fan, although 'Pain Killer' is a particular favourite of mine.


Despite not being full capacity (not much interest from photographers either) there was a really good vibe. I enjoyed my 3 songs so much I stayed to watch for a while (although I did leave after they played 'Pain Killer' but it'd been a long week and I had a near hours journey home to look forward to!


I know it's not the best set of shots i've taken, but for 6 gigs worth of experience so far i'm quite pleased with my results.

Just a reminder that there are links from this page to my flickr page, my personal website and facebook (where you can become a fan if you so wish).

Check back for some Paloma Faith shots next week.

Mumford & Sons

Well. Where do I start? Saturday I shot the amazing Mumford & Sons at the Empire, a gig i've been looking forward to for months. What a show, what a band. Sunday night Marcus said that the first night they'd been nervous playing in a venue they used to walk by and look at the upcoming gigs listings, but it was such a good night i'm not sure anyone would've known!


They played three new songs and if they're anything to go by the fairly meteoric rise they have been on the past year isn't going to stop any time soon.


It's still early days in my attempts to get into this kind of work (this was only my 5th gig) but i'm really starting to enjoy it, although I think i've been influenced by the bands i've shot.

If i'm honest, I can't believe my luck!


I was fortunate enough to meet a couple of the band at saturday nights aftershow and I have to say that you couldn't wish to meet a nicer group of people. I really hope that their success continues, i'd also really hope that they play the Empire again and that I get to shoot them again because it was honestly the best night i've had in ages!

The XX 2.3.10

A couple of shots of The XX from last night at the o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire.

A few more can be seen on my facebook or flickr page.

Unfortunately I have nothing planned for a couple of weeks, looking forward to Mumford & Sons though.

It's the Final Countdown

I was down at Shepherd's Bush again on Saturday and had been looking forward to it for a while as awaiting me was the prospect of shooting Europe. All I kept hearing in the weeks before the gig was "have you heard their new album? It's actually pretty good!" A friend of mine was going to the gig anyway and insisted they were a brilliant band, live or otherwise, and were not to be missed.

These gigs all provide somewhat of a learning curve for me but one that I am enjoying immensely, Europe were no exception. Joey Tempest really knows how to work an audience/camera and it's the first time i've shot this kind of frontman.


Again I am pretty happy with the results and i'm really looking forward to whatever the next gig I shoot is.