Big Bux for the Skux Tasked with shooting a punk rock band in a small music venue in the centre of Auckland City. I head out with low expectations, but I am rewarded with some wonderful creative talent in the name of Skux. With free beer and above all else, great...
Seriously, She Loves You. Pictured below are the incredibly sexy and talented She Loves You (article), the charismatic Dead Beat Boys (band website), and the gig veterans; Armed in Advanced (IG). I miss gigs as much as anybody does. But specifically, I miss going to...
Happiness trifecta Recently I was lucky enough to have a combination of three great things. Firstly, my brand new Pixel 5 arrived in the post. Secondly, I had a day off. Thirdly, the weather was unusually nice, especially for Manchester. A perfect day to test the...
Freelancing during a pandemic is a challenge Times as a freelance anything are incredibly difficult at the minute, and finding consistent work is challenging. Keeping your nostrils above water is the best you can hope for whilst freelancing during a pandemic. That...
You didn't see a thing during lockdown If anybody asks, it wasn't me. I wasn't there. Lockdown was adhered to. Innocently I lent my camera to a friend who then lent it to another friend. Unbeknownst I got the camera back and saw these pictures. Ignorantly, I know...
Documenting the homeless in Manchester Walking around Manchester at 5 am Sunday morning I figured I'd do something unusually productive and take some pictures using my Minolta camera with Kodak ISO 400 film. I started taking pictures of objects and buildings before I...
Spinningfields with Maddie Nicolau Lockdown like everybody else, has me itching to do something creative. Whilst mind numbingly browsing Facebook, I spotted a young girl called Maddie Nicolau in a photography group who was wanting some shots taken. She showed me via...
Protesting Police Controversies On a sunny June afternoon, hundreds of people gathered in Manchester to take part in a protest against police controversies under the guise of "Black Lives Matter". The demonstration was a powerful display of solidarity and strength....
Functional Jesmonite by Misshandled Design Moving into Salford was an exciting time for me last year, not just because I hoped to re-live being burgled twice, like last time. But because I was moving in with a talented, business-owning artist, Amanda Tiller of...
In 2015, I found myself in the midst of a clash between anti-Islamic fascists and anti-fascist protesters across from Flinders Street Train Station in Melbourne. As a photographer, I was immediately drawn to the charged atmosphere and the need to document the...