I have been taking photos and making short films for around five years now. Most of my photography is for my own amusement and it I find it to be a productive way to spend my time when touring.
The reason I say it’s mostly for my own pleasure is because I would never call myself a ‘proper’ photographer - someone who is technically proficient - but hey, I’ve spent 41 years learning the Cello (still learning) yet have spent the majority of my professional career playing ‘wrong notes’ learning the play by ear, improvise and stretch boundaries so, maybe I don’t need to know my way around a camera.. Just enjoy it.
Occasionally I make online ‘content’ for other people.
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Gear I use:
iPhone 17 Pro
Shiftcam 60mm Telephoto lens
Shiftcam 1.55 Anamorphic Lens
Hohem Gimble
Sony RX100 vii
Tiny Desk
Robert Plant &
Saving Grace
When Robert Plant first stepped behind the Tiny Desk on a blustery Halloween afternoon, he took stock of the relatively stripped-down setup. "This is just like Live Aid," he said with a smile. "I couldn't hear myself there either." He was referring to the fact we don't amplify voices or use monitors so artists can hear themselves. But if ever there was someone up to the challenge, it's Robert Plant. With a voice that's only gotten better with age, Plant has deftly moved from the full-throated rock and swagger of Led Zeppelin to the more restrained and profoundly beautiful folk, blues and roots music found on more recent recordings. His latest solo album, Saving Grace, is a collection of covers that range from the traditional spiritual "Gospel Plough" to "It's A Beautiful Day Today" by Moby Grape, a psychedelic rock band that, Plant says, still makes him "weepy."
Ice Breaker
Taken from a new album made back in 2019 with Drummer Ged Lynch, 'Ice Breaker' is the second track to be released in video form and sets the tone for the rest of this remarkably honest new album from Cellist & Live looper, Barney Morse-Brown. Recorded in the heart of Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, 'TWO MOONS' opens a door onto an earthy, gritty collection of songs charting the songwriters own personal journey with the inner voice and the rise and falls of everyday life. Often working to bare scraps of ideas, Barney & Ged worked closely to shape these pieces into what they have become. Recorded and mixed by Mark Jones, this record has entirely been made possible by the willingness and generosity of both Ged & Mark who gave their all to enable this album to breath and have form.
I Didn’t See You Leave
An instrumental composition written shortly after my Mum’s passing.
It’s never straight forward, this much we do know. However, a lot of the complexities of grief depends largely on the relationship you had with the person who has passed on.
Without going into detail, it was only after her passing that I realised I’d let her go a long time ago.
We never had a ‘two sided’ relationship. There weren’t many shared moments in our lives together though it’s likely that the ones that did happen passed me by without too much of an impression.
I looked up to her in my early years but as time went on, and certainly from when I left home, we didn’t speak much so as a result when she passed I didn’t get to say goodbye.
Because of that, I wrote this piece.
Of course, I wouldn’t be here without her. She brought me into this world but left without saying goodbye.