Author: Christian

Wintery York

Wintery York

Reading Time: 4 minutes I was asked by work to attend a meeting in York the other day – so with my best bargaining head on I agreed to this if I could have the rest of the day off, as York in the run up to Christmas is 

Remedy Hallowe’en

Remedy Hallowe’en

Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s no great story or much inspriational to say for some posts. This is the latest club night set. Remedy at Beaver Works is always good, and Hallowe’en especially so as many people go above and beyond dressing up!

Sunrise

Sunrise

Reading Time: 2 minutes Didn’t seem to take very meany at Sunrise this time. But here’s a few.

Light Night 2015

Light Night 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Just a few quickshots from this years Light Night.

Working for Free

Working for Free

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a lot of discussion in many creative circles abut the issue of working for free. Many people are very violently against this idea, for a number of reasons. Of course, it’s perfectly reasonable to be against working for free when this means you 

How to get really close for a fiver…

How to get really close for a fiver…

Reading Time: 7 minutes Don’t worry, this isn’t an advert on finding a cheap ‘experience’ or anything like that (if you want that you can go here), it is about doing film macro photography with retro tools that you can often find very cheaply. I love finding interesting bits 

In the Woods

In the Woods

Reading Time: 3 minutes Having lived in Meanwood (for the second time, and for a few years now) the woods are a constant source of pleasure and inspiration, though I never seem to get up into them as much as I would like. These are a couple of sets 

West Indian Carnival 2015

West Indian Carnival 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s Carnival Time again. Leeds West Indian Carnival takes place every year in Chapeltown on Potternewton Park. It’s great, there’s not a lot really more to say. Here’s some shots from The Black Music Festival on Sunday night. And here’s some from the Parade on 

Unity Day 2015

Unity Day 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Child free this year I managed a decent amount of photography at this year’s Unity Day. As ever it was a good event with lots of varied things to see and some awesome music.

Basic Respect

Basic Respect

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I have recently become embroiled in a bit of a discussion on a certain facebook group. I am not going to say which one, but I am going to show a couple of examples of the issues I will talk about. I believe I may 

Acid Power

Acid Power

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Sometimes, just sometimes, things turn out just how you want them to… This has been knocking about in different guises for about 14 years now(!) – the original was a quick and simple experiment that I did using some loops I made on a very 

Red Tie Ball

Red Tie Ball

Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a charity event I shot recently for Elliot’s Footprint – a charity providing support for parents after losing a child. I have decided black tie (or even red tie) events are the most difficult thing to shoot as you usually have black suits