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The year of 2022 saw a post-pandemic return to event photography normality, in the form of larger scale, bolder and more confident events and conferences. My coverage across south Wales included housing professionals, computer programmers (great to be back for PyCon UK after a two-year break), dentists, health and care research professionals, and physicians. There […]
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 […]
Professional Event Photographer – Mental Discipline and Boringness Required
24th July 2017
by Mark Hawkins
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. […]
When it comes to hosting big events, Cardiff is repeatedly proving it can cut it. The last few weeks alone proved that authorities in the Welsh capital have what it takes to organise and host major events, both in the middle of the city and right the way around it. A few Fridays ago the […]