New Manchester bands – 6 May 2011
Had a wonderful time photographing these upcoming Manchester bands for The Guardian. The shoot was at Islington Mill in Salford and the bands were my old friends Egyptian Hip Hop, along with Young British Artists, Golden Glow and Plank! The Guardian wanted all the bands on one shot and we chose the top floor of the mill, a big empty space which I dressed with props I found around the building. An old easel, a settee, chairs, muslin fabric, iron artwork and a piece of wooden frame with 3 windows, I felt like Tracey Emin creating this tapestry for my photograph. I was pleased with the result, and more importantly The Guardian were (they are running the pic as a double page on May 28 in a pull out guide to the Manchester International Festival) . We only had about 20 minutes as a number of the guys in the bands had to get back to their day jobs. Egyptian Hip Hop went home on their bikes…now that’s rock & roll!
Egyptian Hip Hop leave the shoot on their bikes !
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