singer, Fleurtini, has a very unique voice so it was important that people just got lost in her beautiful vocals. These images were taken to draw the audience into our heartwrenching and seductive sound live: http:// www.flickr.com/photos/sweettoothlondon/ sets/72157626286357651/ Lomos were the perfect format for our look and sound. Now I am doing more and more photography and film work for the band - and my other music projects. I’ve produced all our band videos and am increasingly getting into that side. Every day I seem to see something amazing to photograph in London.
What is the essence of photography for you Capturing the moment. The photography I love makes you wish you’d been there when that fleeting second was witnessed; that you could have seen what was just outside the frame. I like images that let you know something special was happening and you are lucky enough to have had a window into that experience. Which is kind of how I see recording music – capturing or recording an amazing performance is everything to me. I want technology to be invisible. What I care about is what happened in that room. How the sound was captured. And for me, photography all about capturing the light. That one wonderful instant when everything is illuminated perfectly. I don’t think in terms of subject or framing – I see fragments of light. And London can be a very ugly, brutal and grey city at times, so I try to find little fragments of beauty and wonder where ever I can. Just to stay sane. After 20 years of living in Australia (where the light is incandescent) I need to still feel a little bit of that sense of wonder.
Why are you so drawn to Lomo? I take photos because they are a great antidote to music. One click and you’re done.