NEIL MASSEY PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

MY FIRST (AND ONLY) DARKROOM - 1987/88

MY FIRST (AND ONLY) DARKROOM - 1987/88

I didn’t have much kit - just a camera, film and lots of curiosity about the world around me. I was always asking my friends if It was ok to make a portrait, or if I could bring my camera along to a gig. Me and my friends were fresh out of school, we were going to 6th form college, we felt all grown up. We had survived school and were now discovering these newfound freedoms and meeting like minded souls.

THE UPSIDE DOWN 2020/21

THE UPSIDE DOWN 2020/21

I photographed the way the light was landing on objects and surfaces around the house. Then I started photographing my family in quiet moments of contemplation, thought and bonding. This gave me a focus, a creative outlet, a distraction?

ORDER & CHAOS = RAVE ON 2021

ORDER & CHAOS = RAVE ON 2021

The reworking of these artworks was inspired by the documentary The Secret Life of Chaos. Which goes into depth the works of Alan Turing’s (pattern formation), Andrey Belousov’s (chemical reactions), Edward Lorenz (butterfly effect) and Benoit Mandelbrot’s (fractals).

THE BEGINNING (P.2) 1987

THE BEGINNING (P.2) 1987

Afterwards I made a handwritten poster with one of these images, promoting myself as a band photographer. I got permission to put it up in our local music shop - Kingfisher Music where all the musicians would go.

ROLLING STONE: PRESENTS AMPLIFIED IN LAS VEGAS

ROLLING STONE: PRESENTS AMPLIFIED IN LAS VEGAS

Very excited to have 5 photographs from my archive included in this new immersive show in Las Vegas:

“Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, the Immersive Rock Experience: 7 decades of rock history, utilizing the cutting-edge technology of the Illuminarium in Las Vegas at AREA15, including the world’s most advanced 4K projection, 3-D audio, in-floor haptics, and 10,000 square feet of immersive space, where even the floor is a screen.

The result is a groundbreaking experience, that draws on more than 1,000 photographs from throughout rock history, 200 videos, 1,300 Rolling Stone covers, the music of more than 300 artists, with...