Photography – In Focus with Kyle Burgess

Incorporating music and portrait photography into their portfolio, we’re pleased to introduce photographer Kyle Burgess. With a creative approach to producing thought-provoking visuals, Kyle talks us through their journey behind the lens so far…

My two big passions are photography and music, and the creation of both. I am a semi-professional photographer working in Glasgow, Scotland. I moved to Scotland in 2014 and began to get a bit more serious about my hobby, I reached out to small bands and publications with access to photo passes to shoot live, and very quickly I was shooting bands like Belle and Sebastian and The Gaslight Anthem.

I took some time to pursue this, as I’m sure any photographer who’s done it will agree, live music is super fun and addictive! I enjoyed it a lot but wanted to be better.

In 2016 I got the chance to get onto a two year HND photography course that led to a degree course at Edinburgh Napier Uni.

Laura

Scotland is an amazing place for music and just the place to be if like me your life is driven and inspired by the music scene, so it has felt really natural to pursue the idea of working with bands and solo artists to create photography intended for the release of a single/EP/album. I am currently working with a Scottish singer/songwriter called Alannah Moar, she approached me last year to work with her on artwork and promo photography for her recent single About the Boy. She really liked my style showcased on my Instagram, so we got together and created some great stuff.

Alannah Moar

Recently, Edinburgh band Toy Hospital reached out to work with me too and we worked together during a practice session. I really enjoyed it and captured some really cool shots.

Toy Hospital

My style leans more towards the abstract side of things, I like multiple exposures, distortion and I like the imperfect. For me I find that really interesting to look at, when I first saw Charles Peterson’s live stuff with Nirvana it left a big impression on me and it had an impact on how I visualise music through my camera.

My goal is to find more creative people who dig my style to work together with. I love creating a look for a sound, music creation is really exciting to be around and I want to be around it more.