Use&Abuse started in 2001 as a photographic project whose aim was to combine artistic and music-related photography. The project has been growing throughout the years to include industrial photography, portraits, photos sessions for bands, fetish art, sexual images and concert and festivals layouts.

Many black and white works are to be found in Use&Abuse’s output, and such images have, in fact, become its stylistic hallmark. Aesthetically, it has found its influences in bands such as Nitzer Ebb, Nine Inch Nails, Recoil, Depeche Mode, Tricky, Macromassa and The Residents. Directors like David Lynch or photographers like Anton Corbijn and Helmut Newton have been named as visual and graphic artists who have inspired its photographic works.

Use&Abuse has contributed in several photo sessions with bands like Maydrim (run by producer Alan May), Munich 72 and Revox 3 (led by Juani Mr^Fly, producer-composer whose years of work with the band Lemon^Fly is only one of his numerous musical achievements). Use&Abuse worked too with:Hiroshima Atomic Garden, Blacanovaand Electronikboy.

In 2009 Use&Abuse created the cover art-work for the Ep called "Adivina Divina. Actually he is the graphic director of the band and he is working in the new cover for the forthcoming album. Attending to its participation in shows and concerts Nitzer Ebb, Dirty Princess, Goldfrapp, New York Dolls, Massive Attack, Blixa Bargled or Ladytron are some bands worth highlighting. Use&Abuse is a growing project in constant development.

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    Nië says:

    "Dave sabe muy bien lo que quiere y además, logra comunicar lo que está sucediendo a su alrededor con gran efectividad en cada disparo. Mientras propone al espectador un ejercicio de abstracción de realidad, le inunda de un mundo absolutamente propio creado con trocitos de sus mayores pasiones.

    Consigue transmitir emociones fuertes y divertidas al mismo tiempo, capturando la magia en las miradas de sus modelos (una de las cosas que más admiro de él). La ejecución de su obra b/w analógica es brillante.

    Dave demuestra que se puede ser irreverente sin perder por el camino ni un gramo de la elegancia que le ha caracterizado siempre."

    18th January, 2008

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    Scottish Clickr says:

    "I'm a big fan of black and white photography and Dave Use's b&w set has some of the best photos I've seen on Flickr- this is genuinely meant and isn't a throw away comment. I think he's captured the emotion brilliantly in "Hello Clients", "Waiting for Work" and "Paid"- 3 of my favourite photos. He also shows a great understanding of light and composition in these photos and they're well worth a look.

    Scottish Clickr."

    23rd December, 2007

Name:
Dave
Joined:
October 2007
Hometown:
Sevilla
Currently:
Sevilla, España
I am:
Male
Occupation:
Diseñador gráfico/web
Website:
Use & Abuse photography