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03/07/2008
Today sees the launch of the 2008 'Not Part Of' Festival. For 10 days there will be a wealth of entertainment in Manchester, covering music, theatre, comedy, poetry, arts exhibits, and a whole lot more.
I have also now been confirmed as one of the artists showing my work at the grand finale event, 'Not Part Of NYE'. This will be a spectacular mixed event taking place at Moho Live, in the Northern Quarter of Manchester between 2pm and 10pm on Saturday 12th July.
Don't miss out. Grab your ticket here and get along for a fab summer's afternoon of entertainment.
10/06/2008
The advertising images I shot for the 'Harris Tweed Bag Company', otherwise known as 'Jimoli' have now gone live on the intro to their website.
Go check them out by clicking here.
02/04/2008
The Not Part Of team have updated their website. There's exciting things to come, with arts and music festivals in the pipeline. Their new website has a whole bunch of my images from 'Not Part of New Year's Eve', so go and check them out...and keep hitting refresh, as new ones will appear...
...on that note, I have just found that I also have some of the images on the BBC website, along with an article about the festival.
01/04/2008
I just came across some images from an old campaign I worked on against toy guns. Pretty powerful stuff!
Click on the images for a larger view.
25/03/2008
Having recently done some corporate promotional work for Adlington Hall, you can now few some of the images I produced for them on their website (click above).
10/03/2008
I have just returned from the second of the two Mountain Film Festivals (as mentioned below) where I was fortunate enough to have presented my first solo exhibitions.
I really enjoyed the films that I was able to see whilst there, and a huge thanks must go to the sponsors and Oliver Metherell for his organisation of the event.
To see more images from my the event click here.
07/02/2008
On the Saturday 1st March 2008 I will be presenting my first solo exhibition of work. The exhibition will run in conjunction with the Mountain Film Festival, taking place at Imperial College, London. The following week we will be moving the festival and the exhibition up to the University of Glasgow.
I am extremely excited to be putting on an exhibition of some of my new work. Hopefully this will be the start of many more events to come, as I build on my reputation as an artist.
If you are in London on March 1st, please drop by and show your support for the film festival. There are going to be some amazingly inspirational pieces on show. Not forgetting of course, the opportunity to get your hands on an original limited edition Christopher Perkins artwork to grace your living room wall.
Click on the images below or the links above for more info and directions. See you there!!!
25/01/2008
I am now starting on a big overhaul of the website, to include much of the portrait work I have been doing recently. I am very excited by this new avenue of my work and the extra creativity it has allowed me to explore. Please keep coming back over the next few weeks to see how things are progressing.
14/01/2008
On the 12th January, I was invited to be the primary photographer at the 'Not Part Of New Year's Eve' Festival. This was a 7 hour extravangza of music, comedy, theatre and art. Following on from the success of 'Not Part Of The Manchester International Festival' last summer, the organisers are hoping to make 'Not Part Of' a standalone event, promoting and giving a stage to up and coming talent, particularly from the North West.
View a selection of the images in my Film & Music Portfolio.
Dec. 2007
Cheshire Life magazine has a piece about me in this months edition. On the 6th October, Jodrell Bank Space Telescope celebrated its 50th Anniversary. I went along to photograph the event and came back with some stunning images of the displays, as they projected a short film onto the face of the dish.
'Click here to visit the Cheshire Life article'
Click on these images for a larger view
05/12/2007
Well, this is a new one on me. Never before have I been mentioned in the same sentence as both Ian Curtis (of Joy Division fame) and David Dickinson (the ultra tanned antiques man!) It is indeed true though and thanks to Mark Page for his compliments on the Manchester Photography Blogspot, concerning my 'On a clear day...' project work.
Click here to view his comments
11/11/2007
The first public performance has now been and gone for the artists working on the Underdogs project and what a night it was. I was once again behind the camera, to capture the on-stage antics and the off-stage too, do interviews and generally soak up and get on tape the spirit of the occasion.
17/09/2007
Wow! This weekend was the first meeting of all the initial artists who will be working on a new music project, called 'The Underdog's Guide To Success'. This is part of a film and initiative by Mind Tree Films. I was down in Brighton as part of the crew who will be filming the project as it progresses.
This was such an inspirational weekend. Amongst other things, the artists were all split into new groups. In these groups they had to create a new track within an hour, inspired by one of a list of songs given to them by the organisers. These guys had never met each other before that moment, and to watch new bonds and completely new pieces of work being created in front of our eyes was a true privilege.
I can't wait to see how this thing progresses...
July 2007
This month I spent 5 days in a Sussex mansion filming for Lord Of Pain. It was fantastic, so soon after returning from my 15 month travels, to be back on a film set and working with such talented and creative individuals once more. Filming went extremely well and I think this is going to be a really intriguing and entertaining piece once finished.
I was once again working with the boys at Rockutainment, and by visiting their website, you can get an update of the progress of the film.
For a cheeky taster of what delights lay in store, take a look at the Fake Grindhouse Trailer the guys made, which inspired the making of the full length film.
Some of the behind-the-scenes photographs I took during breaks from behind the video cameras can be seen in my portfolio.
June 2007
I have just returned from my mammoth Round-The-World explorations. Its been an amazing experience, with many memorable moments. If you fancy having a look at what I got up to and reading my final words of summary upon my return, click here to visit my last travel blog. I have tried to make it as entertaining as I know how, so feel free to leave me any comments you wish...
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