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Music photography combines two of my greatest loves. Music has always been a huge influence on my life and if I ever told my, (probably quite dull), life story I wouldn't be able to do it without referring to the music I was listening to at the time. Whether it's the Stock Aitken and Waterman produced pop of my youth, the heavy metal rebellion of my teenage years or the eclectic mix that fills my ipod now, there's a tune for everything.

Capturing a musical performance or a sense of the music in a press shot is an art.  It's not just about getting the exposure, focus and all the other technical factors right as important as they are, what is critical is capturing the passion, the energy, the music, and all the other reasons the fans turn out it droves.

It's summed up in a quote from one of my favourite writers:-

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson

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