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Interview / Feature in Quint Magazine

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:25:13 +0000

There is a great magazine being put together in Dubai called Quint Magazine and they currently just released their 12th issue which is a music themed issue. The team over at Quint contacted me to run a feature on my work in the music industry and they kindly ended up running 18 pages of my work.

The entire issue is great and is available for free in print (currently only in Dubai) but also online everywhere to read without having to register. Below is the grabs for the article but you can read it free by going HERE.

Hope you enjoy and that 2012 has been off to a good start for you all … Marcus

Interview with Killer

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:30:44 +0000

WOW, where does time go? I know that sounds really clichéd but it’s just so trued. I mean 2010 as a year completely flew by and now 2011 seems to be following the same. It’s exciting how much is going on but I do sometimes which that life in general wouldn’t be such a rush.

Anyway, everything is really good this side and I have been working with some incredibly talented artists of late which has made it easy for me to gather inspiration. I will be updating this site soon with some new photos as soon as I get a chance.

The reason for this update is because I had an interview with the really amazing people over at Killer about my photography, working with musicians, life in general and London. I like how it came out so if you have a chance please check it out HERE.

Photo shoot with Delica Black

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:23:56 +0000

I worked with the guys from Delica Black and shot some new promo photos for them in and around Crystal Palace Park. The weather seemed really crappy when we first arrived and I thought we would be spending the time shooting in the rain but it stopped and we were lucky to shoot with some really dramatic cloudy sky in an awesome location.

The guys are super nice and it was really good working with them. One of those shoots that don’t really feel like work but rather a good time just hanging out. The only give away for me is the heavy gear that I have to lug around.

Anyway, the guys have just released an EP which is available on iTunes and I think it’s definitely worth giving a listen to and it’s made me excited for the guys live set.

I was assisted by Robin and Maya on this shoot and we filmed a few short clips with my Lumix “Happy Snapper” again which I have quickly snapped together. The sound in the beginning isn’t the greatest and the buzzing sound in the background was thanks to some guy and his remote control car that he was doing donuts with.

You can see a few of the photos on www.londonbandphotography.co.uk/delica-black-portrait-shoot/ or check out the guys on www.myspace.com/delicablack

Isle of Wight Photoshoot with Adelphia of Kings

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:21:34 +0000

Ashley Hoy and Guy Brackenbury of the band The Glass Empire have made a few line up changes and started a fresh as a new band called Adelphia of Kings and the change definitely seems for the positive.

I worked with Ashley and Guy a few times before already on shoots so they booked me to travel down and shoot with them in their home on the Isle of Wight which was a super cool experience. We made our way to a few locations that they had in mind and some of them came with difficulties but we made a plan and the day was a good one.

We were shouted at by security, stared down by rams, flirted with by miss bo peep and taught how to rally drive by Guy himself.

The guys are working on their new MySpace now so I will post the link to that as soon as it goes live as well as post a link to the rest of the photo set when that goes up.

For now here is a short video of the day filmed with my wife’s Lumix “Happy Snapper” and I suck at editing so excuse it.

Good times.

You can see more of the photos on www.londonbandphotography.co.uk/adelphia-of-kings-portrait-shoot/

Shooting Photos of Papa Roach

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:15:06 +0000

In June 2009 the guys from Pocket TV did a documentary with Papa Roach on tour and they filmed me while I photographed portraits of the guys in the rain. A lot of my friends (and bands I work with) really look up to these guys so I felt like I had a lot of pressure on me but I was also super excited.

The guys were really cool and really down to earth and a pleasure to shoot. I really hope that I get to work with these guys again soon.

This video is not mine and I did not make it but I feature in it a few times (shooting portraits and their live set).

You can see the actual photographs that I shot on my music blog on www.londonbandphotography.co.uk/papa-roach-portraits/

Make sure to also check out Pocket TV on www.youtube.com/user/PocketTVshow

Obviously also make sure to check out Papa Roach because they are really cool and have been doing this for long enough. They deserve the support so hit them up on http://www.paparoach.com

London Newspaper Interview and Profoto Feature

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:48:06 +0000

After a really hectic and amazing 2009 I decided to take the first few weeks of this year to try and catch up on personal projects while bands are in recording and prepping for tour. As is always the case, personal projects just get pushed aside when deadlines come into play and I always do my best to help the people I work with where I can. So much for the short break and as of tomorrow (hopefully my flu passes) everything will be back into full swing and I am super excited to push this year.

This week tuesday The South African hit news stands featuring an interview about myself and my work here in London. The South African is a newspaper aimed at Global South Africans living and working in London so it is a privilege for me that they have taken interest in my photography work here. An online version of the article is available to read here and I think it turned out quite nicely.

Then the next exciting bit of news that I have is that this week I took delivery of my new Profoto babies and I am already in love. Haha. The guys from Profoto were really nice to post a short feature about me using their gear on a recent photo shoot that I had with the guys from Zebra and Giraffe while out in South Africa. You can check out the feature on the Profoto blog.

Other than that, I hope everyone is having a good start to the year. Thank you again for all your support and please check back soon for some new work updates. Marcus

Welcome 2010 and First Interview

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:58:04 +0000

So we are already 7 days into the New Year and it’s already a busy and exciting one for me. I have already worked on some amazing projects and the response to my work of late has been incredible. I am hoping to really push myself this year and step it up a big notch so that I can continue and live up to the amazing year that was 2009. Before I say goodbye to last year completely, I posted a Top 10 Live Performances List on my Blog and it is just a personal look back at the incredible shows I got to work at last year and which ones were my favourites.

To start the year off I was interviewed by the really nice people at Entertainment Africa and it went live on their site this week so if you have the time please check it out and let me know what you think. They questioned me about some of the work I do and my general working days. I think it came out really nice. Click HERE to link to it.