I spent a day with Andi in London a few weeks back. We met on Twitter, ah, bless the modern world, and he threw me a little cash to do some press shots & artwork for his new record.
I used my Canon 60d with a 50mm f1.2 L, an 18-135mm & my trusty AE-1 35mm with Kodak Portra 400. Andi was really clear about what he wanted ahead of the shoot and comfortable around the camera and with himself on the day. He genuinely appreciated & understood my work, which was lovely to find. This combination made everything easy, a purely artistic endeavour & my favourite kind of shoot. I put him in lots of different situations, including a handful of pretty uncomfortable ones, in tube stations, in front of crowds, standing in puddles of piss in dripping underpasses, and he always delivered. He gave me a real sense of his art in every situation, expressing himself in a clear and honest way. I had considered his brief, examples and music when planning locations, but the truth was that we could’ve done this shoot on his front lawn and got the same results, because the important elements of these photos came straight from him & his demeanour, his thousand stories, his meticulous, considered approach, his sense of humour and his awesome jacket. He’s had a full on life, he knows how to tell it and you can see it written into his face
It was a pleasure to work with an artist of his calibre and I hope this won’t be the last time our paths cross – visit his bandcamp to check out his music.
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