changing of the seasons

“As the rest of the band arrived, any aspiration of directing them as a group, beyond just changing the set up, quickly fled. Such is the camaraderie from years of friendship that they are constantly chatting or taking the piss out of each other. I managed to get a few frames with all of them looking straight at me but to be honest it’s nice to see that essentially underneath it all, they’re still just four schoolmates having a laugh…only now under the gaze of millions of fans worldwide.”

The 1975 for the Big Issue

“With similar appreciation, Matty Healy is everything a photographer wants in a front man. Wild curls, arms dotted with tattooed doodles or cherished words, and constantly offering up self-assured poses both in full length awkward positions, to the more searching close ups. As expected for anyone involved in a rock band, the smiles were few, demonstrating instead a cool aloofness, but I liked it that way, it meant I earned them when they did appear.”

Matty for The Big Issue

you: yeah

me:  you know what else is beautiful

you: (blushing) what?