The Maccabees @ O2 Academy, Leeds

Probably the biggest band to come out of London since Blur, and they’ve somehow managed to previously avoid my lens. Sneaky. more »

Laura Marling @ O2 Academy, Leeds

Made the trip out to the academy for the first time this year to photograph one of the best young singer songwriters in the country. more »

To Kill a King @ The Brudenell

Last minute gigs are the best. Especially when you’ve not heard much of the band, and they turn out to be pretty awesome more »

latest publish update

Seemed to have had quite a bit of my work hit the press over the past couple of months, both regionally and nationally, which is always nice. more »

Charlene Soraia @ The Brudenell

Massive turn up for the books, this one. Turned up to a gig not knowing what to expect, and got completely blown away. more »

Leeds Arena – Cash Cow or White Elephant?

For once I’m going to write a post not about how good, bad or indifferent the lighting for A. N. Other band was, but instead I’m going to try to tackle something a bit more topical – the imminent arrival of Leeds Arena, and whether it’s a great thing for the cities thriving music scene or an accident waiting to happen. more »

Kerrang! Tour @ Manchester Academy

One of those last minute gigs I’d not intended to shoot but delighted I did. more »

Kaiser Chiefs @ Empress Ballroom, Blackpool

A bit bizarre that I found myself driving to the west coast to shoot a band from darn’t road. Still, if it meant I could finally tick Kaiser Chiefs off my ‘to shoot’ list it was worth it. Probably. more »

The Black Keys @ Manchester Apollo

In the four and a bit years that I’ve been taking pictures of people playing guitars, I’d never step foot in the O2 Apollo in Manchester. Nearing the 200 gig mark, and not one of them at this iconic old theatre. True story. more »

Latest Publish – The Fly, February ‘12

Been quite a while since I’ve had a gig shot run in a national, so I was delighted that my shot of US band Cymbals Eat Guitars made it into this months The Fly more »