Glas-Denbury Festival - 15th and 16th July 2016

When I shot Glas-Denbury last year it was one of my photographic highlights of 2015.  A great line up, awesome crowd and fantastic weather.  Well, I'm pleased to say that Glas-Denbury 2016 had all those elements and then some!

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As usual my blog post is going to focus on the images I took but if you are looking for a full review my good friends over at MusicMuso will be posting one up really soon so keep an eye out for that.

So, let's get straight into those images...

Friday

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Saturday

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The People

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So there you have it.  What a festival!  Shooting festivals is always challenging as you are constantly going to from stage to stage, but with that comes variety and excitement.  So yes it's hard work but I've ended up with a great set of images that I hope you have also enjoyed.

I'll be back in a few weeks time with another special festival blog post so tuned to The Unplugged Blog.  Remember though if you want see some images as they are shot live from the gigs follow me on Twitter and Instagram!  See you next time!

My Top 5 Bands of 2015

Every year I get the chance to photograph a stack load of bands.  It's hard work but it can also be great way to discover new music.  Most of the time I'll be familiar with the band, especially the headliners, but every now and again a band I haven't heard of blows me away.

This special blog post celebrates those bands.  These are the artists that I remember the most from 2015 either through their music, stage presence or combination of both!  

First up in my list is The Worried Men who were supporting Jefferson Starship at the Exeter Phoenix back in February.  Lead singer Jamie really owned the stage and put on a great show!  See my blog post of the gig here.

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The Worried Men

Jumping forward to June and I was back at the Exeter Phoenix to shoot The Sherpas.  Cornish band Auction for the Promise Club were first on and their music really hit a note with me (excuse the pun!).  You can also see my blog post of the gig here.

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Auction for the Promise Club

Covering festivals is a lot of work but when I shot Moriaty at Glas-Denbury in July I was blown away by the shear energy of the band.  Talk about putting on a show!  You can see lots more images from this festival by clicking here.

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Moriaty

About a week later I was at another festival, Chagstock.  You can see all my images from Chagstock here, but the standout act for me was Gaz Brookfield.  I loved the lyrics of his songs and as soon as I got home picked up his live album. 

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Gaz Brookfield

Finally, and more recently, I saw Beardyman perform at the Exeter Phoenix in November.  To say that Beardyman is a talent would be an understatement.  His ability to mix up comedy with all sorts of music genres was just a pleasure to experience.  You can see my blog post of the gig here.

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Beardyman

If 2015 was anything to go by, 2016 should be a bumper year of discovering new music!

Finally, be sure to check out My Top 10 Images of 2015 blog post.

The Unplugged Blog is One Year Old!

A year ago today I started The Unplugged Blog as a quick way to talk about and share the images I had recently captured.  My first blog post shared some images from the Lewis Watson gig at the Exeter Phoenix - you can read it here.

One year and 24 blog posts later I've shared images from The South, The Boomtown Rats, Europe, Grandmaster Flash and UB40!  It's been a blast.

For those who read my blog on a regular basis you'll know that I like to share my images as soon as I can.  And while I will post images direct and live from a gig on my Twitter feed, you can't beat the quality of a fully processed image from the computer.  So when I get back from a gig the first thing I do is catalog and select my best images.  I will then normally select one or two of my best images from the shoot to share on my blog.  It's important to share some images while the gig is still fresh in everyone's mind!

So to celebrate The Unplugged Blog's first birthday I've collated a selection of some of my favorite images.  Not only are there images from previous blog posts but I've included some images from gigs before I'd even started the blog.  So have a good look through and you might see some images previously unshared!

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I hope you enjoyed this selection of images, I certainly enjoyed taking them.  Remember to keep checking my Twitter feed and The Unplugged Blog for all the latest images!

See you next time!