Staying positive was very hard to do last week. And it continues to be a battle. A Covid-19 test result (or three) meant I had to cancel a big conference job at late-notice. The event had been a long-time coming from initial pitch, to acceptance, to event kick-off. Sometimes everything can all happen quite quickly […]
The year of 2021 has been deeply unusual for live events and event photography. When it began in January, the still-raging pandemic meant that most events of any scale were pretty much off the cards. Indoor events were certainly a no-no. Now they are back. By the time summer arrived, things had changed, or were […]
Being a professional event photographer requires a specialised mental discipline and a certain boringness. Many photographers, and I’d wager a lot of people generally, consider themselves to be outsiders. We all understand life and other people in our own unique ways from the perspective of our own isolated consciousness, based on our own personal experiences. […]