Tony Iommi
As a Birmingham photographer and life-long music fan I was honoured to be invited to shoot a portrait of Black Sabbath guitarist, Tony Iommi. This man has played alongside Ozzy Osbourne for 40 years and is responsible for some of heavy metal’s all-time classics. “Paranoid” anyone?
No big productions, just a simple picture of a music legend…
An email from Rolling Stone…
Last night I received the following email from the New York office of Rolling Stone Magazine…
“We are in desperate need of a photo of Linkin Park from their June 29th performance. Through Flickr I see that you have a lot of great ones. So, what I need to know is, would you be interested in licensing a image to Rolling Stone and if so, how quickly I can get the hi-res. Please get back to me ASAP either way. Many many thanks!”
I emailed them back within seconds!
I’ve been a huge fan of Rolling Stone for as long as I can remember. For me, there is no magazine with a more legendary status. There’s even a song about the cover! It’s been an ambition of mine to one day make it into the magazine with one of my images and, although it’s just one picture buried somewhere inside the mag, I’m extremely honoured to have been asked to contribute with the image above.
Best graffiti ever!
The Big Picture Interview
The supercool people who look after The Big Picture website recently asked me to answer a few questions about my music photography and the interview is now up on their site. CLICK HERE to read the full interview.
Slaves To Gravity
I just returned from photographing a gig for Rock Sound magazine featuring a great new band from London called Slaves To Gravity. After the gig I asked the band if I could take a few photos of them in the car park behind the venue and they were good enough to oblige. Here’s just one photo from the shoot..
Slaves To Gravity are all set to tour Japan and the US next and look set for big things. Check out their MySpace page for more.
Today has been a great day. Elliott was back in nursery so Evelyne spent the day in the studio helping me get some stuff organised (she’s more organised than me by far!). We also met Steve & Steph about shooting their wedding in New York in December. I look forward to every wedding but that’s gonna be something special. Can’t wait! We also FINALLY got a fridge and kettle in the studio so now I can make myself (and anyone else who visits) a cup of tea whenever I like. Bliss!
Today we also had another wedding confirmation for 2009 when James called to say he and Lorraine would like us to cover their wedding at Cotswold House in Gloucestershire. It looks like a great venue. James emailed to say “After seeing your work and meeting with you it really was the easiest decision we’ve had to make in all of the planning.” I have a feeling we’re gonna get on just fine 
Limited Edition Prints
Two days after I sent my camera and flash off for repair and they’ve arrived back fixed and looking good as new. If you’re a photographer, I can’t recommend Advanced Camera Services highly enough.
Off to Lincoln later to do a photo shoot for a new solo artist. The drive will give me chance to listen to some of the new albums I’ve got recently. Let’s hope the rain stays away…
It’s now possible to purchase limited edition prints of selected photographs including Metallica at Wembley Stadium. CLICK HERE for more info.
