Def Leppard Wembley Arena 15th Dec 2011
Steve Gillet at Live Pix asked me to cover Def Leppard. Being a fan of Rock! He thought he’d get me to cover this one. Glad he did, so funny seeing an audience filled with teens reliving the 80′s and 90′s
First Run New Years Day 2012
Organised by Mick Pacey and the Magic of Motoring, First Run is a classic car rally. Starting off at Red Bull Racing HQ in Milton Keynes going via Stony classic car show then finishing at Sywell Aerodrome for the Murrey Walker Pub Quiz.
The event raised over £8000 pounds for The Walnuts School. If your an owner of a classic car its a great way to start your new year.
Loft Party – Buszy 26th November 2011
A selection of images from Loft Party. Loft Party is a club night bringing international house DJ’s to Milton Keynes and held at the Buszy. Headlining was Jeremy Underground Paris – My Love Is Underground (Paris, FR) a french house master playing beutiful deep house.
The promoters ask me to come down and document the night and capture the party, see what you missed. If you were there and fancy a photo just click on you favourite and choose your format.
Check this set from Jeremy playing live in Keiv.
MK Rose – First Pillar 11-11-11
Today was the unavailing of the Armistice pillar which is the first pillar of the MK Rose project. I was asked by MK Council and the Cenotaph Trust to document the remembrance service to remember the fallen and then the unveiling of the first pillar to Gordon Young’s public arts piece of remembrance titled MK Rose. MK Rose is to become a public space for remembrance, not just for those lost at war but anyone to remember a loved one or a special date.
For more information on MK Rose visit trustmk
Serenity Test Shots
Serenity Lost
Recently taken as a test shot for a new project I’m working on. This was taken with a Polaroid Land Camera Model 330 Circa 1974 and using Fujifilm FP100C
The project is a look into how peaceful landscapes have there serenity taken away by man’s progression.
Deadzone Tourism
Deadzone Tourism from Frazer Waller on Vimeo.
This is a test slideshow of a current project I have been working on. I visited the Deadzone in Chernobyl just north of Kiev whilst on a trip across Europe by train. I have always been curious about visiting the area and after seeing a talk by a friend Marcus Armstrong made me realise I needed a reason to go that could help the people that were effected and not go just because of a personal curiosity. I wanted to investigate how the area was turning into a tourist destination and hoped to get into the area to meet with locals and talk with them and also to get into the deadzone to document the flow of busses going in each day full with tourists. Due to time restriction, I had to book a tour myself to get into the zone so documented this from the point of view of a tourist.
After being in the area felt I wouldn’t return again and the initial idea behind these images were test shots to then return and achieve what I wanted to do if I had more time to spend in the area. I have recently met with a lady in my local area that works with this charity Chernobyl Relief and so may return to the area again at some point to carry on the documentation ?
Magnum Photos Workshop 09
I have just attended a Magnum Photos Workshop in Barcelona. The experience hasn’t quite sunk in yet but was a journey through many feelings be it personal ones or ones about photography. This slideshow is a selection of my favourite images I took. they are not the best I have ever taken but shows the journey trying to find an interest to photograph. When things have sunk in I will express my feeling about the course. The photographer that guided us was Chris Steele-Perkins.
Books available to purchase by Chris Steele -Perkins
Seven Deadly Spins – Rob Lee 7 Stanes 24 hour
A few months back Rob asked me to document his attempt to cover all the 7 Stanes red loops in 24 hours including the road links on a road bike. Rob completed it all in 23:13:03 with a total of 255 miles. The article was in MBR a couple of months back so if you havent seen it have a wade through your old mags and have a flick through.
You can follow Robs antics at Seven Deadly Spins.
Diversions Warning
Deep Breath
Off Road
On Road
Through the night
Scotland’s Biking heaven but not all in one day ! Rob taking things literally…..
K.O.’ed !!
Tilt Shift Photography
A few years back I saw some sites with images taken with a tilt shift lens to give the appearance of a model to the subject. I know its old news and has been done to death now with things like lens baby and photoshop techniques to replicate it but still love the look. I decided to purchase a Canon 24mm T/S lens 2 years ago and often play with on assignments. Be it to create a model like effect or to use it for its correct purpose it’s always fun to get it out the kit bag and have a play. Here are a few examples I have taking with it. I have also added a couple of fake ones using photoshop.
Lake District
Think Tank – Matt Crowhurst
M1
Paggers
Paggers
Transformer
Cranfield
Cranfield
Paggers
MK Station
Download Festival – Fake Tilt Shift
Download Festival – Fake Tilt Shift
Czech
