Category: Photography

Best Music Shots of 2025 (Part 3 of 3)

Posted in Gallery, Live Music, Photography

So to the final day of our Best Music Shots of 2025 galleries – so many brilliant submissions from a truly global group of photographers this year; it’s been an absolute delight going through all the images and having lots of new contributors involved. These galleries are always a highlight of the year, and we hope you’ve enjoyed them too. As always, pictures are in no particular order, so please scroll on through right to the end to avoid missing something special…

Header shot: Pond Scum by SC Hagerty – details in article

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By Siobhan (16 Beasley St Photography)

SOAPBOX at Daltons, The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK – May 2025

Solid Pleasure at The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK – October 2025

Website | Instagram

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By Paul Cutts Photography

Busted at Lakefest, UK – August 2025

Instagram

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By Abigail Place (Abby’s Art Collection)

Kiid Chris at Rabbit Hole, Brooklyn, New York, USA – May 2025

dylAn, Kiid Chris, & Noah Yesa at Purgatory, Brooklyn, New York, USA – April 2025

Website | Instagram

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By Nigel King Photography

Iona Lynch of The Cliffords at The Bodega, Nottingham, UK – April 2025

Izzy B Phillips of Black Honey at Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK – August 2025

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky: nigelking.photography | Threads

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By Taya Tinsley

Ant Russell at Hangar 34, Liverpool, UK – April 2025

Harry Fazakerley at Hangar 34, Liverpool, UK – April 2025

Instagram

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By Cian O’Donnell

Marc Rebillet at Electric Picnic, Ireland – August 2025

Website | Instagram

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By Nicole Bessega

I Ministri at New Age, Roncade, Italy – September 2025

Gattotoro at New Age, Roncade, Italy – September 2025

Instagram

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By Denise Johnson

Echospine at Three Clubs, Los Angeles, USA – November 2025

Instagram

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By Mackenzie Sloan Photography

Myles Smith at Brooklyn Paramount, New York, USA – September 2025

Yungblud at Brooklyn Paramount, New York, USA – September 2025

Website | Instagram

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By Seb K Akehurst (Jolly Bearded)

The Dead South at The Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland – March 2025

Instagram | Linktree

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By Mairi Lynch

James Marriott at Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK – November 2025

Instagram

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By Coen Cramer

Danny Rascal at The Butter Factory, Whangārei, New Zealand – November 2025

Lauren Marshall of Tadpole at The Butter Factory, Whangārei, New Zealand – November 2025

Instagram

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By Meri Borràs

Obeses at Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain – February 2025

Website | Instagram

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By SC Hagerty

Jupiter Bloom at Bananas Records, St Petersburg, Florida, USA – September 2025

Pond Scum at Bananas Records, St Petersburg, Florida, USA – September 2025

Website | Instagram

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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

Best Music Shots of 2025 Parts 1 and 2 are available to view in previous features.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Published 19th December 2025

Best Music Shots of 2025 (Part 2 of 3)

Posted in Live Music, Photography, Gallery

And we’re back with the second of our 3 galleries celebrating your favourite live music shots of 2025! As with yesterday’s collection, it’s a pleasure to be featuring images from a range of photographers worldwide, all brought together by a love of live music – some more fantastic captures here. As always, pictures are in no particular order, so please scroll on through right to the end to avoid missing something special…

Header shot: Dillinger Escape Plan by JCPhotoMedia – details in article

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By Per-Åke Wärn (Monokrom Photos)

The Headlines at Medley, Malmö, Sweden – October 2025

Split Dogs at Islington O2 Academy, London, UK – May 2025

Website | Instagram

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By Deaghan McLeod (Stills By D)

Ja Rule at Canada life Centre, Winnipeg, Canada – April 2025

Halestorm at Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Canada – October 2025

Instagram

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By András Kilencz

Borg at Turbina, Budapest, Hungary – November 2025

Novan at Pontoon, Budapest, Hungary – June 2025

Instagram

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By Megan Pennings

Tell-Tale Hearts at Whiskey a Go Go, West Hollywood, USA – September 2025

Instagram

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By Caleb Anderson Photography

Sisyphus at The Bay Hotel, Mornington, Victoria, Australia – April 2025

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By Reagan Johnson (RJ Photography)

Pink Fuzz at The Press, Manhattan, Kansas, USA – July 2025

Trivium at Steelhouse, Omaha, Nebraska, USA – April 2025

Instagram

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By Luigi Lahaye

Brant Bjork Trio at Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands – October 2025

Leap at Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands – October 2025

Instagram

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By Nina Miller (echoesoftrench)

Opeth at Arenele Romane, Bucharest,  Romania – October 2025

Instagram

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By Heiko Becker (frontofstage.photography)

Cannabineros at Columbia Theater Berlin, Germany – October 2025

Wine Lips at Desertfest Berlin, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany – May 2025

Instagram

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By Eve ov Beer Photo

Witch Club Satan at Hellfest, France – June 2025

The Kovenant at Hellfest, France – June 2025

Instagram | Facebook

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By Steven Medeiros

Shiv and the Carvers at Do West Fest, Toronto, Canada – June 2025

Marshall Dane at CNE, Toronto, Canada – August 2025

Website | Instagram 1 | Instagram 2 | Bluesky: smphotography.bsky.social

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By Star Daly

Phantom at The East Room, Nashville, Tennessee, USA – June 2025

Instagram

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By Francisco Vicaria (VE Productions)

Yungblud at Prospect, Bristol, UK –  July 2025

Palaye Royal at Prospect, Bristol – November 2025

Instagram

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By JCPhotoMedia

Knocked Loose at Furnace Fest, Birmingham, Alabama, USA – October 2025

Dillinger Escape Plan at Furnace Fest, Birmingham, Alabama, USA – October 2025

Website | Instagram

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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Published 18th December 2025

Best Music Shots of 2025 (Part 1 of 3)

Posted in Gallery, Live Music, Photography

Almost the end of the year and time once more for our annual Best Music Shots galleries. 2025 brings a bumper collection, so is split into three galleries; we’ll be publishing one each day so check back in tomorrow and Friday for the rest! We’re delighted to be featuring images from a range of photographers worldwide – it’s a privilege to have an insight into your local music scenes, and great to see so many different genres and styles represented. As always, pictures are in no particular order, so please scroll on through right to the end to avoid missing something special…

Header shot: Currls by Don Blandford – details in article

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By Jackstagemedia

Devastator at Thrashchester, Rebellion, Manchester, UK – November 2025

Kabuki at Slammer Festival, Rebellion, Manchester, UK – October 2025

Website | Instagram | Facebook

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By Lauren Wenham (Wider Focus Media)

Evior at New Century Hall, Manchester, UK – September 2025

Native James at The Lodge, Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK – November 2025

Website | Instagram |Facebook

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By Philippa Revitt

Kelsy Karter & The Heroins at Key Club, Leeds, UK – April 2025

Harpy at Corporation, Sheffield, UK – April 2025

Instagram

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By Adri

Silent Planet at The Summit, Denver, USA – April 2025

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By Emily Prizio (Photography by Priz)

Drew Ryder Smith at Milford Arts, Milford, Connecticut, USA –  November 2025

Matty Spence of Struggle Monkey, New Milford Rock the Block, New Milford, Connecticut, USA – September 2025

Instagram | Facebook

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By Alex Alexandrova (Spadey)

Jordan Chipev of Sunblinds at Club Mixtape 5, Sofia, Bulgaria – October 2025

Andrew Eldritch of Sisters of Mercy at Rebel Rebel Fest, Vidas Art Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria – September 2025

Instagram

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By Tiarna Stahmer

Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia – October 2025

Instagram

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By Moes

Growing Horns, Cave Rock Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands – November 2025

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By Dave Sloan

Wrex at The Loft / The Kings, Icebreaker Festival,  Southsea, UK – February 2025

Slow Century at The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea, UK – September 2025

Instagram

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By Joshua Watt

Half Awake Eyes at The Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK – August 2025

Hollowkin at Bannermans, Edinburgh, UK – October 2025

Instagram

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By Jensen Maxwell

Snotty Nose Rez Kids at The Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada – December 2025

OLGA at The Handsome Daughter, Winnipeg, Canada – April 2025

Instagram

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By Izzi Glover

Hard Life, Y Not Festival, Derbyshire, UK – August 2025

The Rolling People, Together Again Festival, Cheshire, UK – July 2025

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By Yusuf

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand at Shaky Knees Festival ’25, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, USA – September 2025

Nita Strauss at Hangar 1819, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA – February 2025

Instagram

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By Aria Sibungsu

Feast at Karawang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia – September 2025

Instagram

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By Don Blandford

Meryl Streek, Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor, UK – January 2025

Curls at Signature Brew, Haggerston, UK – March 2025

Instagram

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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

Best Music Shots of 2025 Part 2 will be online tomorrow.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Published 17th December 2025

2025 Through the Lens

Posted in Gallery, Photography

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still” – Dorothea Lange

It’s time for our year end galleries, starting with reflections of 2025 through the lens of a group of photographers from around the world. As always, these are in no particular order so please check out all the images start to finish…

Header shot by Nigel King, details in article

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By Don Blandford

Diwali Festival, Stanley Art, London, November 2025

Cultural Style Week, Wood Green, London, May 2025

Instagram

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By SC Hagerty

Halloween House Show, October 2025

Skate Day, June 2025

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By Kyle Burgess

Untitled

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By Nina (echoesoftrench)

Watching The Leaves Falling In, October 2025

For The Love Of Live Music, October 2025

Instagram | Bluesky: echoesoftrench.bsky.social

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By Lauren Wenham (Wider Focus Media)

Wedding Day Spotlight, May 2025

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By Izzi Glover

Y Not Festival, August 2025

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By Taya Tinsley

Strutting, January 2025

Reflections On Liverpool, August 2025

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By Megan Pennings

Untitled

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By Coen Cramer

Paddle Close Up (Chris Young, Tadpole at The Butter Factory, Whangārei), November 2025

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By Kevin Harpin

None Sharing Pizza Dip, November 2025

Instagram

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By Jennifer Mullins

Hummingbird and shadow from Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix

Dia De Los Muertos dancers at Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix

Instagram

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By Steven Medeiros

Untitled

Website| Instagram 1 | Instagram 2 | Bluesky: smphotography.bsky.social

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By Nigel King

Elon Arm Of The Law, Nottingham, March 2025

A Level Playing Field, Nottingham, May 2025

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky: nigelking.photography | Threads

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By Siobhan (16 Beasley St Photography)

Eastbourne

Solid Pleasure, Brighton

Website | Instagram

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A huge thank you to all the talented photographers whose pictures make up the gallery – we’re privileged to share an insight into what 2025 has held for you. You can see more of each photographer’s work on the links included.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Our Best Music Shots of 2025 galleries will be with you in the coming week – we’re very much looking forward to sharing those too.

Published 13th December 2025

Photo Gallery – Portraits

Posted in Gallery, Photography

“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are” (Paul Caponigro)

For our latest gallery, we’ve gathered images from photographers across the world who have captured portraits in different shapes and styles (including one four-legged subject), each one telling its own story. As always, these are in no particular order so please keep scrolling right to the end…

Header shot by Per-Åke Wärn, details in article

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By Kyle Burgess

Instagram: kyle_burgess_photography

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By Don Blandford

Television presenter Alex Scott, Women’s European Championship Final fanzone, Lisbon

Kaeto, Corsica Studios

Vauxhall City Farm

Instagram: snapper chap.don

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By Lorna Cort

James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers backstage at Shepherds Bush Empire

Facebook: lornacortphotography

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By Steven Medeiros

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By Nigel King

Arteh Odjidja giving a class on Street Photography

Frank Turner backstage at The Foolhardy Folk Festival

Website: nigelking.photography | Instagram: nigelbig | Facebook: nigelkingphotography

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By Denise Johnson (DJ’s Photography)

Instagram: denj1219

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By Per-Åke Wärn

Nik Fiend of Alien Sex Fiend eating zillion dollar bills

Italian Street/ska punks Los Fastidios in playful mode

Website: monokrom-photos.com | Instagram: monokrom_photos

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By Najm Clayton

Rock ‘n’ Roll

60 Years Young

Website: najmclaytonphotography.uk | Instagram: najmc

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By Siobhan O’Driscoll

Alix Fernz

Banji

Website: 16beasleystphotography.com | Instagram: 16beasleyst

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A huge thank you to all who have contributed; we always love having the opportunity to see and showcase how different photographers interpret different subjects with their individual skills and vision. Check out more from the photographers here on the links included. Won’t be too long before we start collating your favourite images from 2025; we run a separate end of year gallery for live music and one for everything else, so any photographers out there who’d like to be involved – start checking through your albums from this year, and we’ll post details on Instagram a little nearer the time.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Published 30th September 2025

 

Photography – In Focus with Steven Medeiros

Posted in In Focus, Photography

For out latest In Focus feature, we’re pleased to be jumping across to Canada to bring you an insight into the photographic journey of Steven Medeiros, as he expands his portfolio while promoting his local music and arts scene…

left: Gaijin Smash at The Monarch Tavern
right: BBQ Pope at Dance Cave, Lee’s Palace

Hello, my name is Steven Medeiros and I am from Toronto, ON Canada. I have been a Portrait and Concert Photographer since late 2019. I decided to combine my love for music and photography to showcase all the great indie artists that the City of Toronto has to offer.

top left: Whitehorse at The TD Music Hall
top right: Indie artist BEX
bottom left: The Great Lake Swimmers at The TD Music Hall
bottom right: USA out of Vietnam at The Bovine

You can often find me at one of Toronto’s great dive bars and small music venues with camera in hand. Toronto has a vibrant and well-established music scene with live music on offer any night of the week. I have had the pleasure of capturing some amazing shows, as well as photographing some of these talented artists off stage, providing them with portraits to use for their promotional materials.

I am not currently affiliated with any publications, but I would like to be one day so that I can access larger venues and artists.

top left: Chinese Medicine at The Monarch Tavern
top right: Palm Sander at The Monarch Tavern
bottom left: Afro Beats artist Davy Sage
bottom right: Singer-songwriter Alex Southey

You can see more of Steven’s work on his website and socials, links below:

Website: stevenmedeirosphotography.weebly.com
Instagram/Threads: stevenmedeirosphotography
BlueSky: smphotography.bsky.social

left: Monstrasa at The Bovine
right: Joan Smith and the Jane Does at The Dakota Tavern

All live shots are taken at venues in Toronto, all images © Steven Medeiros

Published 11th March 2025

Exhibition – Resistance (Turner Contemporary Margate)

Posted in Exhibition, Photography

Exhibition, Turner Contemporary, Margate, 22nd February – 18th May 2025
Resistance

Header image: Paul Trevor, Anti-racists gather to block the route of National Front demonstration,
New Cross Road, London, August 1977 © Paul Trevor

Curated by Steve McQueen, tomorrow sees the opening of a new exhibition in Margate that charts the impact of protest, spanning multiple styles of imagery and a host of respected photographers. 

left: Keith Pattison, Police operation to get the first returning miner into the pit. Joanne, Gillian and Kate Handy with Brenda Robinson, Easington Colliery, Durham, 24 August 1984 © Keith Pattison
right: Pam Isherwood, Stop Clause 28 march, Whitehall, London, 9 January 1988 © Bishopsgate Institute

Excerpt from press release:

How protest shaped Britain and photography shaped protest

‘Turner Contemporary is pleased to announce Resistance, an exhibition conceived by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and curated in collaboration with Clarrie Wallis. Opening on 22 February 2025, the exhibition will explore how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK and the powerful role of photography in documenting and driving change. A major new publication, released by 4th Estate, will accompany the exhibition.

Renowned for amplifying underrepresented voices, McQueen contributes a compelling exploration of overlooked histories, shedding light on the forgotten stories of individuals whose actions have helped define Britain’s history.

Presenting a century of activism, Resistance will span from the radical suffrage movement in 1903 to the largest-ever protest in Britain’s history—the Anti-Iraq War Protest in 2003. The exhibition will bring together works by renowned photographers such as Vanley Burke, Henry Grant, Fay Godwin, Edith Tudor-Hart, Tish Murtha, Humphrey Spender, Christine Spengler, Andrew Testa, Paul Trevor and Janine Wiedel, alongside less-known photographers who documented these powerful stories.

left: Henry Grant, Anti-nuclear protesters marching to Aldermaston, Berkshire, May 1958
© Henry Grant Collection/London Museum
right: Portrait of Steve McQueen, © Thomas Dane Gallery, Photo: James Stopforth

Resistance is made possible by the Ampersand Foundation; Clarrie Wallis, Director of Turner Contemporary, was awarded The Ampersand Foundation Award in 2023 to realise Resistance.

Resistance is curated by Steve McQueen and Clarrie Wallis, with Emma Lewis. Political research is by Sarah Harrison. The exhibition is produced by Tessa Pierce, with assistance from Brittany Crombie.’

Resistance runs from 22 February until 1 June 2025

Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG – open 10am to 5pm, Wednesday to Sunday (please check website for details before visiting)

Click here for more information and to book tickets

All images and exhibition details are copyrighted as listed and should not be reproduced without permission

Feature added by Callum

Published 21st February 2025

Photography – In Focus with Laura Tucker

Posted in In Focus, Photography, Review

We’re delighted to showcase photographer Laura Tucker in our latest In Focus feature. With images in her portfolio spanning multiple genres, do check out more of her work on the links at the end of the page… 

Header shot: Rick Springfield Rose Smash at St. Louis Music Park

Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind
at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis

Hi, I’m Laura Tucker from St. Louis, MO, USA. I’ve been a photographer for about 20 years, capturing everything from portraits to travel to live music. I also love to shoot fashion and street photography.

I have been in love with music my whole life. From my first concert at age 12, watching Elton John perform under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, I never looked back. I have a collection of paper concert stubs that I hold dear since these keepsakes are no longer available.

top: Green Day at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis
middle left: DKM – Drop Kick Murphy’s at The Factory in St. Louis
middle right: Beck at Evolution Festival, St. Louis
bottom: Milky Chance (backlit) at St. Louis Music Park

I started in concert photography about 3 years ago. The opportunity to combine the two things that I love most and get up close to some of my favorite artists has made the pit my happy place. I have been so incredibly fortunate to do this, and last year, I was able to cover my first festival. This is a great way to discover new music, like the Schitzophonics, who were amazing to watch and photograph.

top: The Schitzophonics at Evolution Festival, St. Louis
2nd row left: Lindsey Sterling at St. Louis Music Park
2nd row right: YTG – Young the Giant at St. Louis Music Park
3rd row: Daughtry at The Factory in St. Louis
bottom: OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder
at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis

I currently work for two publications, Midwest Rewind and The Arts STL. I also write reviews from time to time. My dream is to work for a large publication.

With a wish list already in mind, I can’t wait for the summer concert season to start.

A fellow photographer in the crowd at Evolution Festival, St. Louis

All photos © Laura Tucker

Website: lauraktucker.com | Instagram: she_shoots_shows

Published 10th February 2025

Exhibition – The Face Magazine: Culture Shift (National Portrait Gallery London)

Posted in Exhibition, Photography, Preview

Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London, 20th February – 18th May 2025
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift

Header image: Girls on Bikes (Sarf Coastin’) by Elaine Constantine,
styled by Polly Banks, December 1997, © Elaine Constantine

Coming soon, for lovers of music, photography and lifestyle trends, this new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery looks an absolute treat. If you were around for the original launch of The Face magazine in 1980, you’ll recall the impact it had – high in quality and elegance, it stood out from the crowd in all the best ways and was the epitome of sophistication in the publishing world.

The exhibition takes in over 200 prints taken by 80 photographers (Sheila Rock, Jamie Morgan, David LaChapelle, Norbert Schoerner amongst many others) and includes both cover and portraiture images.

left: Sade, by Jamie Morgan, April 1984, © Photography Jamie Morgan
right: Kim Wilde by Davies and Starr, March 1982, ©Davies and Starr

Extracts from the press release here:

‘Launching the National Portrait Gallery’s 2025 programme, The Face Magazine: Culture Shift will be the first major museum exhibition to focus on the iconic portraiture and fashion photography captured for The Face, a cult British magazine that has shaped the tastes of the nation’s youth. Featuring photographs, magazine covers and spreads, and film, the exhibition will use the medium of portraiture to explore The Face’s monumental influence throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, as well as its continued impact on the publishing landscape and the worlds of fashion and music. Organised thematically and chronologically, the exhibition will include images created by some of the era’s most talented photographers, stylists and models, many of which have never been shown outside the pages of the magazine.

left: ANDRÉ 3000 by James Dimmock, December 2000, © James Dimmock
top right: Global Warming TV, photographed and styled by Inez & Vinoodh, September 1994
© Inez & Vinoodh/courtesy The Ravestijn Gallery
bottom right: Kylie Minogue by Norbert Schoerner, styled by Adam Howe, June 1994, ©Norbert Schoerner

The Face was started by Nick Logan, formerly editor of New Musical Express (NME) in the 1970s and creator of teen music magazine Smash Hits. Logan spotted a gap in the market for a monthly title aimed at a youth audience interested in a broad range of subjects that weren’t being featured in glossy fashion publications, teen magazines or the music weeklies. In doing so, he invented a new genre of publishing: the style magazine.

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift  is curated by Sabrina Jaskot-Gill, Senior Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, together with Curatorial Consultants Lee Swillingham, former Art Director of The Face from 1992-1999, and Norbert Schoerner, a photographer whose work featured in the magazine throughout the nineties and noughties.’

left: Ms. Dynamite by Gemma Booth, May 2001, © Gemma Booth
right: Jazzie B by Enrique Badulescu, styled by Adam Howe, April 1989, © Enrique Badulescu

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift runs from 20 February until 18 May 2025

National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE – open daily: 10.30 – 18.00, Friday & Saturday 10.30 – 21.00 (please check website for any updates before visiting)

Click here for more information and to book tickets

All images and exhibition details are reproduced with permission from The National Portrait Gallery and are copyrighted as listed

Feature added by Callum

Published 5th February 2025

Best Music Shots of 2024 (Part 2)

Posted in Gallery, Live Music, Photography

And we’re back with the second of two galleries celebrating your favourite live music shots of 2024! Another great year of stunning gig and festival photos, taken by photographers from around the world. Images are mixed by style, genre and orientation but otherwise in no particular order. We hope these highlights of 2024 will bring back some happy memories – and why not give the photographers credited a follow to see more of their work…

Header shot: Lynks by Mike Burnell – details in article

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By Andy Robbins

Hamish Hawk at Revenge, Brighton, Mutations Festival – November 2024

Crows at Dust, Brighton – October 2024

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By Derek Hogg

Scorpio Leisure at The Bong Club, Edinburgh – September 2024

HotWax at Summerhall, PsychFest Edinburgh – September 2024

Instagram

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By Ian Knight (Z70 Photography)

McFly at Camp Bestival, Shropshire – August

Katie Anderson (Tom A Smith’s band) at Kendal Calling Festival – August 2024

Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky z70photo.bsky.social | X

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By Gary Hough (ShotFromBothSides)

Meryl Streek at The Bread Shed, Manchester Punk Festival – March 2024

Clobber at The Bread Shed, Manchester Punk Festival – March 2024

Website | Instagram | Bluesky shotfrombothsides.bsky.social

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By Jennifer Mullins

Hyperbella at Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix – August 2024

Website | Instagram

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By Taylor Mushinski

Scarcity at PhilaMoca, Philadelphia – July 2024

Website | Instagram

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By Paul Cutts Photography

Olly Murs at Lakefest – August 2024

Instagram

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By Kyan Gilfillan

The Snuts at OVO Hydro, Glasgow – December 2024

Website | Instagram

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By Jack Crabtree

Swim School at Key Club, Live at Leeds in the City Festival – November 2024

Real Farmer at Leeds O2 Academy – October 2024

Instagram

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By Tracy Creighton

Dan Mangan at Capitol Music Club, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – May 2024

Frank Turner at Coors Event Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – September 2024

Website | Instagram

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By Adam Hampton-Matthews

Fever Ray at Hammersmith Apollo, London – March 2024

Editors at Brixton Academy, London – May 2024

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By Kyle Burgess

Empire State Bastard at Core Fest, June 2024

Website | Instagram | Bluesky kb-photo.bsky.social

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By Seb Akehurst (The Jolly Bearded Collective)

War Corpse at Voodoo Bar, Belfast – July 2024

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By Mike Burnell (iso400.com)

Lynks at Brighton & Hove Pride, August 2024

Sub Focus at On the Beach, Brighton – July 2024

Website | Instagram | X

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By Pepa Jane

Wonderwall Oasis Tribute Show at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast – January 2024

Instagram

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By Dave Sloan

Shooting Daggers at The Crypt in Hastings, The Toxic Wotsit Festival –  September 2024

Buds at The Joiners, Southampton, Hi-Stakes Tour – September 2024

Instagram

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By Siobhan (16 Beasley St Photography)

Peter Xan at The Hope & Ruin, Brighton – April 2024

VLURE at Colours Hoxton, London – September 2024

Website | Instagram | Bluesky 16beasleyst

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A huge shout out to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s been a pleasure to have you involved and we hope you have a great 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

You can check out Part 1 of the gallery here

Published 19th December 2024

Best Music Shots of 2024 (Part 1)

Posted in Gallery, Live Music, Photography

Here we go – the first of two galleries celebrating your favourite live music shots of 2024! We’re delighted to once again have an incredible selection of gig and festival photos from around the world to share with you. Images are mixed by style, genre and orientation but otherwise in no particular order. We’ll be back tomorrow with part 2; until then, we hope you’ll enjoy looking back at some of 2024’s highlights and find some talented new photographers to follow…

Header shot: VLURE by Nigel King – details in article

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By Don Blandford

The Go! Team at The Roundhouse, Camden, London – February 2024

NXKXTA at The Half Moon, Putney, London – February 2024

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By Richard Bloom

Palaye Royale at Pustervik, Gothenburg – June 2024

Sylvaine at Pustervik, Gothenburg – October 2024

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By Denise Johnson

unpolished* at Universal Bar and Grill, LA – October 2024

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By James Davenport (JD Creative)

Gaerea at Fortress Festival, Scarborough Spa, North Yorkshire – June 2024

Abduction at Aatma, Manchester – June 2024

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By Emma Bouterse

King Gizzard at Brighton Dome, May 2024

Lianne La Havas at Chalk, Brighton – August 2024

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By Alan Cruickshank

Main Street Blues at Eden Court, Inverness – November 2024

Huey Morgan at Black Isle Calling – September 2024

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By Raquia Ali

Sabrina Carpenter at Capital Summertime Ball, Wembley Stadium, London – June 2024

Taylor Swift at The Principality Stadium, Cardiff – June 2024

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By Chris Hibberd

Rubella Ballet at The Prince Albert, Brighton – February 2024

Snowy Mountain Music, Bella Union Shop, Brighton – March 2024

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By Holly Watson

The Molotovs at Bath Forum – November 2024

The Hunger at Bath Forum – November 2024

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By Hannah Burroughs

Charlotte Sands at Paradise Rock Club, Boston – April 2024

Senses at Paradise Rock Club, Boston – April 2024

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By Gracie Hall

Deadletter at Band on the Wall, Manchester – November 2024

Wunderhorse at Leeds Festival, August 2024

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By Kit Foster

The Hara at The Dome, London – June 2024

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By Harry Wassell

Bobby Wolfgang at Village Underground, London – October 2024

IDLES at Alexandra Palace, London – November 2024

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By Robert Smith

Polite Bureaux at Night and Day Cafe, Manchester – September 2024

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By Steven Medeiros

Chinese Medicine at Bovine Sex Club, Toronto – February 2024

Loose Buttons at Monarch Tavern, Toronto

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By Alisha Burden

Reneé Rapp at O2 Apollo Manchester – February 2024

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By Nigel King Photography

Hamish Hawk at Rough Trade, Nottingham – August 2024

VLURE at YNOT Festival – August 2024

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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Click through here to check out Part 2 of the gallery

Published 18th December 2024

2024 Through The Lens

Posted in Gallery, Photography

“Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gizmos. Photography is about photographers. A camera didn’t make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel.” – Peter Adams

Another year, another great set of images taken by a collective of photographers from far and wide – each with their own style and subject matter. There are some stunning shots here, reflecting different moments and events from 2024. As always, these are in no particular order – sit back and enjoy…

Header shot by Steven Medeiros, details in article

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By Hannah Mesquitta

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By Nigel King

The great Linton Kwesi Johnson after his performance at Metronome in Nottingham in June, flanked here by two Nottingham poets who also performed that night, Hilario Cardoso Alves and Panya Banjoko

Nottingham Old Market Square and the Council House with its annual decoration of the English Flag for St George’s Day – reputed to be the largest St George’s Cross flag in the world

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By Taylor Mushinski

Lake Wallenpaupack (Pennsylvania) frozen over with a heavy haze forming

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By Jennifer Mullins

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) dancers at Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix) – images of the dance performance put on by a local school that keeps Mexican traditions alive

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By Ian Knight

Fairground ride next to the water at Trentham Gardens during their Halloween Festival

Singer/Songwriter Ruby J from Staffordshire just before her first time playing at Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club in May

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By Derek Rickman

Saint’s Statue, Palermo Cathedral

Patterdale, Cumbria

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By Robert Smith

Bradford 1 in 12 Club, Albion St (Polite Bureaux Tour)

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By Don Blandford

Open air Shakespeare performance, Camden, London

Uzbekistan Festival, Potters Field, London

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By Dave Sloan

Southsea Seafront Reflections during Sunset

A drone shot from The Summer Solstice on Butser Hill

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By Mike Burnell

Black Adder, Suffolk

Beaver, Sussex

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By Steven Medeiros

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By Morgan Elliott

Time to Reflect

Snow on the Beach

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By Siobhan @ 16 Beasley St Photography

Meryl Streek, post-show in Brighton

Lantern sculpture trail by Same Sky

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We’re ever appreciative and super impressed by all the photographers who have contributed to the gallery, and shared their memories of 2024. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Our Best Music Shots of 2024 galleries will be with you next week – look forward to sharing them!

Published 12th December 2024

Photo Gallery – Festival Life

Posted in Festival, Gallery, Photography

Time to take a look back at some of the festivals that have kept us entertained so far in 2024 – music, fringe, beer, street and carnival events from far and wide feature in our latest gallery below. With an ever-changing landscape in the field of entertainment, it’s great to see how many favourite events are thriving, and also to see new ones making their mark. Join us for a stroll through just some of the moments that have caught our eye this season – as always, these are in no particular order; pictures are simply mixed by subject, shape and style…

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By Phil Drury at 2324 Photography

Images from Camper Calling, August 2024 (Header shot above of Dick and Dom)

Professor Green

Vicky Jackson (Pink tribute act)

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By Clare Ratcliffe

Images from Peterborough Beer Festival, August 2024

The Expletives

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By Joel at Through A Lens Photography

Images from Cheshire Fest at Capesthorne Hall, August 2024

Elisabeth Troy

The Brand New Heavies

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By Neil Gateley

Image from Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2024

The cast of the Yes-Ya-Yebo dance group from Cape Town on their daily dance-about-town to flyer for their brilliant show

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By Danny Roberts

Hak Baker performing as a guest vocalist for Joe Armon Jones, In The Round Festival at The Roundhouse, London, April 2024

Kate Nash performing at On The Beach Festival, Brighton Beach, July 2024

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By Dave Sloan

Images from Victorious Festival, August 2024

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Sunset

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By Tracy Creighton

Young festival-goer sharing a moment with Brayden King at Moosefest (Bellevue, Saskatchewan, Canada), August 2024

Brock Andrews is joined by his two young daughters onstage at the Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival (Waskesiu, Saskatchewan, Canada), August 2024

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By Nigel King Photography

Fancy dress day (Saturday) at Y Not Festival in Derbyshire (watching Mr Motivator!), August 2024

The Confetti/Glitter Cannon at the Haçienda at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, August 2024

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By Ellie Smith

Images from Victorious Festival, August 2024

Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg

Matt Willis of Busted

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By Don Blandford

Bollywood Festival, Camden, August 2024

Circus performers, Chrisp street festival poplar, August 2024

Uguns Tiatris – Forest Song at Count of May Festival, Riga, May 2024

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By Hannah Mesquitta

Images from Victorious Festival, August 2024

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By Becca Cairns

Images from Abyssal Festival in Southampton, September 2024

Having to have moved location because of the closure of the firehouse in Southampton being renovated into housing, the future of Abyssal was a complete uncertainty. The promoters Harley, Dave and Chris have worked tirelessly for the last year to bring us a bigger venue with a better line up and risk going to a larger venue. To see such a small promoter work so hard to keep the metal scene alive is really inspiring!

Bismuth

Underdark

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By Mike Burnell (iso400)

Elvana, Guilfest, June 2024

Sea Girls, On The Beach Festival, Brighton, July 2024

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By Siobhan at 16 Beasley St Photography

Truck Festival, July 2024

Brighton Psych Fest, August 2024

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A massive shout out to all the talented photographers who have contributed to the gallery and shared their memories. You can check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above – why not give them a follow while you’re there?

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Published 2nd October 2024

Preview – Bristol Photo Festival

Posted in News, Photography, Preview

Bristol Photo Festival Announces its 2024 Autumn Programme with the Theme – The World A Wave

Header image: Kirsty Mackay, from the series ‘The Magic Money Tree’ © Kirsty Mackay

The World A Wave is the theme for the second edition of Bristol Photo Festival, the international biennial of contemporary photography, which will open in autumn 2024 (the opening week is 16 – 20 October 2024). The Festival programme focuses upon a world in constant motion; where the social, political and environmental conditions of shared life are always changing and becoming otherwise. Drawing on the success of its first edition in 2021 which drew over 200,000 visitors, the dynamic festival, internationally focused but locally grounded, delivers long-term engagement and education programmes engaging with culturally underserved communities and places. Exhibitions are held in the city’s major visual arts institutions alongside independent and unconventional spaces, all accompanied by a wide events programme engaging with multiple aspects of the city of Bristol. All exhibitions are free with donations welcome.

For 2024, Bristol Photo Festival will exhibit works by photographers including Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah (German-Ghanaian, based in Switzerland); Ariella Azoulay (Israel); Andrew Jackson (British- Canadian); Rinko Kawauchi (Japan); Billy H.C Kwok (Hong Kong); Jay Lau (Hong Kong); Kirsty Mackay (Scotland, based in Bristol); Amak Mahmoodian (Iran, based in Bristol); Trent Parke (Australia); Nigel Poor (USA); Sarker Protick (Bangladesh); Bandia Ribeira (Spain); Hashem Shakeri (Iran); Herbert Shergold (Bristol); Inuuteq Storch (Greenland); Lau Wai (Hong Kong); the shared artistic practice Ritual Inhabitual (comprising Tito Gonzalez Garcia (France) and Florencia Grisanti (Chile)) and the group exhibition Dreamlines: Picturing Bristol’s High Streets.

Sebastian Bruno in collaboration with salvation Army – Two Mile Hill

Bristol Photo Festival also produces a long term education and engagement programme alongside the exhibitions. For this year the Festival is developing a project with local residents and port workers from Avonmouth to create a community archive, alongside a programme of creative activities, including talks, walks, screenings and an exhibition. With Prison Education, the festival will present The Prison Mobile Library, an educational photography project across three sites in the South West of England. The opening week of the festival (16-20 October 2024) includes artists’ talks, a book fair, tours, and parties. Additionally, the festival collaborates with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England to co-produce two symposiums exploring ideas related to this year’s theme, The World A Wave.

“Photography is a unique creative medium to experience the world anew. In a time of multiple crises, we need to think of images more than ever. I want the festival to be a space full of nuanced and unexpected stories that foster greater understanding of our shared world. Bristol Photo Festival’s quality and ambition is possible thanks to the great collaboration we have established with the main cultural institutions in the city and the support of funders and sponsors.” Alejandro Acin, Bristol Photo Festival director.

Trent Parke, from the series ‘Monument’ © Trent Parke

Bristol Photo Festival website

Published 16th July 2024

Photography – Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards shortlist announced

Posted in Books, Photography

Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards 2024

Header shot: RaMell Ross, Still from Return to Origin, 2021, from Spell,Time, Practice, American, Body (MACK 2023) Courtesy the artist and MACK

Of the hundreds of titles submitted this year, six shortlisted publications, three in the Photography category and three in the Moving Image category, have been announced for the 39th edition of the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards, the UK’s leading annual prize celebrating excellence in photography and moving image publishing.

The winner of each category, sharing a £10,000 prize fund, will be announced at the end of June 2024. Events celebrating the 2024 awards and the winners will take place in Autumn 2024. Previous winners’ events have been held in collaboration with the Barbican and the V&A.

The 2024 Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards reflects the dynamism and demand in moving image and photography publishing. The longlist of twenty titles, ten for the Photography category and ten for the Moving Image category, was announced in May 2024 and was exhibited at Photo London 2024.

The 3 Shortlisted Titles for the 2024 Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award are:

Far Away From Home: The Voices, the Body and the Periphery by Hristina Tasheva (Self Published) – An ambitious attempt at mapping the disparities between two national experiences of Communism in the twentieth century — the Dutch and the Bulgarian — as they were impacted by the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. The book includes contemporary photography, found imagery, and archival research, as well as a pressed flower gathered by Tasheva from visits to Dachau and Mauthausen concentration camp memorials.

Hard Times are Fighting Times by Alice Proujansky (Gnomic Book) – Proujansky reconstructs her parents’ radical past, and reckons with what to keep and what to let go. Photographs of their propaganda archive, surveillance records, family photographs and current lives depict their activism, and subsequent turn towards family life. Proujansky invites the viewer to join an intimate observation of the collision between the political and the familial.

Spell, Time, Practice, American, Body by RaMell Ross (MACK) – Bringing together Ross’s large-format photographs, sculptures, conceptual works, and selected films, together with illuminating texts by Ross and a host of writers, this ambitious publication presents a potent visual chronicle of the American South and its landscape that is both mysterious and quotidian, a historical document and a radical imagining of the future.

Alice Proujansky – My Mother Holds Me, Leverett, Massachusetts, 2019, from Hard Times are Fighting Times by Alice Proujansky © Alice Proujansky

The 3 Shortlisted Titles for the 2024 Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Book Award are –

African Cinema: Manifesto and Practice for Cultural Decolonization: Volumes 1 – 3 by Michael T. Martin and Gaston J. M. Kaboré (eds) with Allison J. Brown, Cole Nelson, and Joseph E. Roskos (Indiana University Press) – challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on Black film.

Cinematic Guerrillas: Propaganda, Projectionists, and Audiences in Socialist China by Jie Li (Columbia University Press) – drawing on a wealth of archives, memoirs, interviews, and ethnographic fieldwork this is a media history of Chinese film exhibition and reception that offers fresh insights into the powers and limits of propaganda.

The Rainbow’s Gravity: Colour, Materiality and British Modernity by Kirsty Sinclair Dootson (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) – this revolutionary history brings to light how new colour technologies informed ideas about British national identity during a period of profound social change, when the challenges of industrialisation, decolonisation of the Empire and evolving attitudes to race and gender reshaped the nation.

More details on the Krasza-Krausz website

Published 9th June 2024

Exhibition – Francesca Woodman & Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits To Dream In (National Gallery London)

Posted in Exhibition, Photography

Exhibition, National Gallery London, until 16th June 2024
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits To Dream In

Header image: Portraits To Dream In © David Parry / National Portrait Gallery

Celebrating the portraiture of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron, two of the most distinguished women photographers in history, The National Portrait Gallery is currently housing this exhibition of their works. It provides a fascinating comparison between the time and environment both were working in (Cameron in the UK and Sri Lanka from the 1860s, Woodman in America and Italy from the 1970s), whilst highlighting the ways they used photography to capture a mood as well as a moment in time.

Left: The Dream (Mary Hillier) by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869 – Wilson Centre for Photography
Right: These People Live In That Door, 1976-77 – courtesy Woodman Family Foundation © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London

Excerpt from the press release:

‘The National Portrait Gallery will display a major retrospective exhibition of work by two of the most significant photographers in the history of the medium – Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) and Francesca Woodman (1958-1981). Bringing their work together for the first time in an exhibition of this scale, it will showcase more than 160 rare vintage prints from galleries. museums and private collections, including 96 works by Woodman and 71 by Cameron, spanning the entire careers of both photographers – who worked 100 years apart.

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits To Dream In will offer a new way to consider these two artists, by moving away from the biographical emphasis that has often been the focus of how their work is understood. The exhibition challenges this approach in its insistence on experiencing the physical print, taking the picture making of Woodman and Cameron as a starting point for consideration of their work. While neither artist aimed for technical perfection in their printing, for each it was a dynamic and essential aspect of their creative process used to explore and extend the possibilities of photographic image making’.

Portraits To Dream In © David Parry / National Portrait Gallery

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits To Dream In runs until 16th June 2024.

All images and exhibition details are reproduced with permission from The National Portrait Gallery and are copyrighted as listed. You can find further details including opening times, ticket prices and concessions on their website.

The National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE (entrances are located on St Martin’s Place and Charing Cross Road).

Intro by Siobhan

Published 6th May 2024

Photo Gallery – Outside

Posted in Gallery, Photography

Allegedly winter is over, so it seems a good time to get outdoors and take a look through the lens at what’s happening in the outside world. With the help of a troop of talented photographers from around the globe, we’ve assembled a gallery full of landscape, portrait, nature, street and events photography – love to see the different interpretations of the theme and some fantastic shots here. As always, in no particular order other than to mix by subject and style – enjoy…

Header shot by Gareth Thompson – woman/advertising (digital) Instagram

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By Robson Scott

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By Nick Haill

Two boys play beach soccer on a national holiday at Pigeon Island Beach, St Lucia

A man’s hand reaches outside from inside his shutter in Soufriere, St. Lucia

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By Dave Harford

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By Kyle Horne

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By Chris Tregenza

From the River…

Punk As Fuck

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By Clare Ratcliffe

Robin finds some lunch for its young

Springtime at bluebell woods

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By Louise Morley

1972 Ford Capri at the London to Brighton Classic Car Run in June 2023

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By Gregor Boyd

COWS! (shot on film)

Loch Lubnaig (shot on film)

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By Nigel King

Martin Mere WWT near Southport

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By Chloe Savannah

Conwy, North Wales

Amsterdam

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By Anthony Jones

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By Jennifer Mullins

Double Rainbow in a Stormy Sky

Spring at the Desert Botanical Garden

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By Hannah Mesquitta

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By Chris Hibberd

We Sail at Dawn

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By Derek Rickman

Early Spring in Seville

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By Alan Cruickshank

Feeding local red squirrels in the Scottish Highlands

Small loch near Aultbea in the Scottish Highlands

Ambitious bicycle kick not quite coming off

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By Steven Medeiros

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By Gareth Thompson

Recent Palestine march (digital)

Mushroom on Wales coastal path near Aberthaw power station (film)

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By Morgan Elliott

Time to Reflect

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By Siobhan – 16 Beasley St Photography

Wild by Motionhouse, Worthing Festival

Brighton Beach

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A huge thank you to all the photographers who have contributed to the gallery, lovely to welcome some new names and also see many of our revered regulars involved. You can check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.

All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.

Published 25th April 2024

Photography – In Focus with Clare Ratcliffe

Posted in In Focus, Photography

In our latest In Focus feature, Clare Ratcliffe shares how photography has been a positive force on her journey to health and wellness. It’s been a privilege to have her eye-catching images feature in Breaking Glass galleries regularly over the past few years…

Hi, my name is Clare and I’m an amateur photographer from Peterborough, UK. I started to become passionate about photography around 12 years ago, when I thought I’d treat myself to a DSLR camera. I’ve since attended workshops / tutorials / photoshoots / camera club sessions to try to broaden my knowledge and pick up useful tips. My favourite subjects to photograph are gigs, wildlife and general travel photography.

A year and a half ago, I was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. As a fit and healthy 49 year old, this was a real shock; I spent my 50th birthday in hospital having radiotherapy! I have, however, found that my love of photography has kept me sane over this period. The treatment can indeed be brutal but having a hobby that I enjoy, to take my mind off all the hospital appointments, I feel has really helped and is continuing to help with my recovery.

The first few months after my diagnosis & the start of my treatment, I would often sit watching and photographing the birds and wildlife in my back garden when I wasn’t up to leaving the house.

I was then told that the chemo had caused Osteopenia (brittle bones) and that walking is a good way of strengthening your bones, so I would go for long walks with my camera, taking photos along the way of the wildlife & beautiful scenery. Being outside in the fresh air, getting some exercise works wonders.

I have a lot of friends in the music industry and have been lucky enough to obtain photo passes for a few gigs. At a Fields of the Nephilim gig, I was surprised to find myself in the photo pit next to my music photography idol, Paul Harries. Capturing half decent images of this band through the smoke is always a real challenge.

There is a fantastic live music scene in Peterborough and going to gigs & festivals is something my husband and I really enjoy.  When I am unable to take my DSLR to a gig, I will do my best with a compact point and shoot camera.

Contributing to a magazine like this one has been a privilege – seeing your pictures online, appearing on social media & being appreciated can really help to give you a boost.

And the final picture says it all, taken above Peterborough Hospital during covid times… Thank u NHS.

One life, live it…

Check out more of Clare’s photography on her socials here:
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Words and photos © Clare Ratcliffe

Published 23rd January 2023

Photography – In Focus with Louise Morley

Posted in Art, In Focus, Photography

Creative images from a photographer with a social conscience; Louise Morley spoke to us about piecing together a project that combines art with sustainability…

I’m Louise, a young photographer based in Kent. I began photographing as a hobby over 5 years ago, and recently launched a freelance photography business that I put my heart and soul into. I enjoy creative personal projects that place the beauty of our natural world at the centre. Sometimes, this includes the threats to that beauty!

This series is called Plastic Beach. It features carefully arranged found plastic items which I gathered myself from various beaches around Kent. Activism is often at the heart of my work, as I believe that powerful messages can be conveyed through visual mediums, and I’m always championing positive change!

To create this work, I combed Kent’s filthiest beaches over three days, in Margate, Herne Bay, and Whitstable. I gathered hundreds of tiny plastic items, some of which were recognisable by their branding. Coca Cola bottle tops, disposable vapes, ballpoint pen lids, and water bottles were the most common culprits.

I used these found objects to create high-contrast still life pieces that I hope convey the magnitude and danger of the plastic pollution that is rife in our seas. My beach clean-up barely scratched the surface of this epidemic, so I’m incredibly grateful to the teams of volunteers who do large-scale plastic clean-ups in all weathers around the coast.

You can find more of Louise’s work on her website and social media here:
Website | Instagram | Facebook

Words and photos © Louise Morley

Published 12th January 2024

Best Music Shots of 2023 (Part 2)

Posted in Gallery, Live Music, Photography

And we’re back! Due to the high number of images submitted this year, the gallery is in two parts. Hope you enjoyed yesterday’s feature and are looking forward to more – you won’t be disappointed! It really has been a great year for live music and the essence of that is absolutely captured here by our second group of photographers for whom the pit is home. I suspect you know how this works by now but there is no particular order to the photos, they are just mixed by style and genre, enjoy…

Header image by Mike Burnell, details in article

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Duncan Tyler

Gary Numan
Electric Ballroom, London, April 2023

Ashen
Camden Underworld, London, October 2023

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Jenna Nicole

Bilmuri & Gabi Rose
Turner Hall, Milwaukee, March 2023

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Amy Navarro

Holding Absence
The Engine Rooms, Southampton, November 2023

Ghost
Zenith Arena, Lille, May 2023

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Dave Sloan

F.Emasculata
Wotsit Called Fest, The Crypt, Hastings, September 2023

Haest
Wotsit Called Fest, The Crypt, Hastings, September 2023

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Alan Cruickshank

Lewis McFarlane of Bad Actress
Raigmore Motel, Inverness, November 2023

Dan Hipgrave of Toploader
Strathpeffer Pavilion, April 2023

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Darren Clarke

Eva Lazarus
Siren, Bristol, July 2023

Milan Ring
The Fleece, Bristol, April 2023

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Ian Mc Donnell

Heilung
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, January 2023

Lewis Capaldi
3Arena, Dublin, January 2023

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Milly McPhee

Bronnie
Bodega, Nottingham, February 2023

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Shaun Hulme

Joey Draperr of South Of Salem
KKs Steelmill, Wolverhampton, April 2023

Joe Perry of Hollywood Vampires
Utilita Arena, Birmingham, July 2023

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Josh Russell

Wheatus
Cambridge Junction, November 2023

Mozey
Club 85, April 2023

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Chris Hibberd

Nancy Cancer
The Pipeline, Brighton, June 2023

Billy Nomates
Chalk, Brighton, April 2023

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Lorna Cort

Gregory Porter
Royal Albert Hall, July 2023

Nile Rodgers and Chic
Brighton Stanmer Park, July 2023

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Guy Joben

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, July 2023

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Romy Ellis-Doyle

The Last Dinner Party
Truck Festival, July 2023

STONE
Truck Festival, July 2023

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Don Blandford

Vixey
Brixton Windmill, London, February 2023

Kim Jarvis of Gaffer Tape Sandy
Scala, London, February 2023

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Rebecca Cairns

Savini
Firehouse, Southampton, November 2023

Atvm
Firehouse, Southampton, November 2023

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Mike Burnell (iso400.com)

Nova Twins
Chalk, Brighton, March 2023

Little Simz
Love Supreme Festival, July 2023

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Siobhan (16 Beasley St Photography)

Priestgate
The Prince Albert, Brighton, February 2023

VLURE
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, August 2023

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To echo yesterday’s thoughts, please do check out more from all the photographers featured in both halves of the gallery and give them a follow on socials. We have a lovely, kind community here on Breaking Glass and appreciate you all being involved. Thank you so much to all the contributors above.

Part 1 of the gallery is here.

All images are copyrighted by the named photographer; please do not use without their permission.

Published 22nd December 2023