lyrics project
This work has taken many years to conclude. It started as a way of continuing to push my photographic skills, it quickly developed into something bigger and very much more personal. I decided to make it brutally honest and it has become a list of views, personal difficulties and emotions, both good and bad.
Music has been a big part of my life, as it is for many other people. It helped form me, develop me and grow me as an individual. I use it to soothe, energise, depress and enlighten me.
The idea is to interpret lyrics that've meant something to me during my life and take photographs to show alongside them. Many of us have songs that serve as a backdrop to our lives, I’ve just taken my backdrops and portrayed them in a way that makes them unique to me. The result shows that even though songs trigger memories in most people, I’m not most people, I’m me. This collection is a private one, placing signposts of time in my small world. I’m just one of over 7 billion people alive on this planet now. When I was born, there were 3.3bn people. Anyone could produce their own collection which would differ hugely but this is mine.
The notes accompanying each image explain the ideas, thoughts and why the song has meaning to me. Occasionally I’ve taken the song meaning out of context and interpreted them my way, what they mean to me, which may be different from the songwriter’s intention. I make no apology for that.
If the collection instils some thought in others about their own place in the world or what songs/images they’d use, then it’s served its purpose. If it’s enjoyed because it’s simple, heartfelt and honest then that’s also cool. Most of all, I hope it provokes and triggers memories and reflective thinking into your past, your mistakes, your successes. We’re not alone…there are 7 billion others with their own hopes, dreams, aspirations, successes and failures. Yes, we’re insignificant alone but then, we’re all we know.
The work’s intended to be heard, read and viewed in combination so please, call up the song on your fave player, listen, look and read. I read the notes back now and there are a few things stated that I'm not proud of, that aren't very PC and that I'm nervous about sharing. Please understand they are a collection of my mistakes in life as much as the good things.
Please be aware that there is nudity and adult language contained within!
Huge thanks, love and hugs must go to all the incredible models in this series. Without their collaboration this just would not have worked. Many of them were prepared to be shown in a light that is less than flattering and very different from their normal assignments. Many times my original vision was adjusted and adapted with their help to improve the final shot. A few I worked with multiple times as we simply loved the process and the fun we had. I salute you and am proud to now call you my friend.
Music has been a big part of my life, as it is for many other people. It helped form me, develop me and grow me as an individual. I use it to soothe, energise, depress and enlighten me.
The idea is to interpret lyrics that've meant something to me during my life and take photographs to show alongside them. Many of us have songs that serve as a backdrop to our lives, I’ve just taken my backdrops and portrayed them in a way that makes them unique to me. The result shows that even though songs trigger memories in most people, I’m not most people, I’m me. This collection is a private one, placing signposts of time in my small world. I’m just one of over 7 billion people alive on this planet now. When I was born, there were 3.3bn people. Anyone could produce their own collection which would differ hugely but this is mine.
The notes accompanying each image explain the ideas, thoughts and why the song has meaning to me. Occasionally I’ve taken the song meaning out of context and interpreted them my way, what they mean to me, which may be different from the songwriter’s intention. I make no apology for that.
If the collection instils some thought in others about their own place in the world or what songs/images they’d use, then it’s served its purpose. If it’s enjoyed because it’s simple, heartfelt and honest then that’s also cool. Most of all, I hope it provokes and triggers memories and reflective thinking into your past, your mistakes, your successes. We’re not alone…there are 7 billion others with their own hopes, dreams, aspirations, successes and failures. Yes, we’re insignificant alone but then, we’re all we know.
The work’s intended to be heard, read and viewed in combination so please, call up the song on your fave player, listen, look and read. I read the notes back now and there are a few things stated that I'm not proud of, that aren't very PC and that I'm nervous about sharing. Please understand they are a collection of my mistakes in life as much as the good things.
Please be aware that there is nudity and adult language contained within!
Huge thanks, love and hugs must go to all the incredible models in this series. Without their collaboration this just would not have worked. Many of them were prepared to be shown in a light that is less than flattering and very different from their normal assignments. Many times my original vision was adjusted and adapted with their help to improve the final shot. A few I worked with multiple times as we simply loved the process and the fun we had. I salute you and am proud to now call you my friend.