Gigs-a-plenty

I recently bought a mini Instax printer and liked seeing my digital work as tiny prints so much that I thought they would make a fantastic perk/entry level way to share irl prints with people, so I have added a new tier to my Patreon: Polaroid Post! I will send you a mini print every month and you can pick any one of my photos (EVER). Want a tiny picture of DEAN? Graham Coxon? Or Haru Nemuri? This snowy Dark Academia postbox? These retro mint washing machines at the Barbican? Or this adorable autumn cat? I can also surprise you with a random pic and fun frames (yes I have bought a special edition Pokemon pack for exactly this purpose) - the world is your oyster! So subscribe to the Polaroid Post tier here and you will receive: ✨ An adorable glossy mini photo print and handwritten postcard (and cat stickers) every month  ✨ Access to monthly playlists and blog posts with new music recommendations ✨ Exclusive access to photo outtakes, Instax scans and gifs ✨ Some chocolate if we meet irl ✨ A photo of a mug, if you want it

A week before lockdown I was in London having the time of my life and, unaware that it would probably be the last time I'd be doing this for a LONG while, taking Instax and digi photos of Sorry at their BBC Introducing gig at the Roundhouse. 

In addition to musical talent and amazing tunes SASAMI also has: - Great Instax decoration skills - Hair so lush that guitar strings latch on to it - A 할머니 that can make enough kimchi to fill an entire t-shirt and you can see ALL of these things and more in this photo diary I shot with her last weekend in Utrecht! Please enjoy!

Last week I spent an afternoon wandering around the Effenaar yelling "I'm hungry! I'm thirsty! Where is the food?? Where are the drinks??" and taking photos of Froth who, lucky for you, are on tour right now so you should definitely leave the house at some point to go see them.

I always love hanging out with CHAI so very nice to get to photograph them again in Belgium! There were so many bugs flying around in that botanical garden and they were total champs in posing as if the major potential for itchy bites wasn't a thing that was on the table at all times.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that there was no way in hell I would miss out on seeing Haru Nemuri on a boat so that's exactly what I didn't do and here are some photos of it for you to look at.

Took Say Sue Me on a shopping and sightseeing tour and ended up with a photo set filled to the brim with beloved Dutch characters!

Didn't have time to get waffles but at least I got to take lots of photos of the lovely Lazy Day in Brussels.

Got to take a day trip to Brussels to do a mini portrait shoot with Cloud Nothings and fountains and a bunch of weird but also pretty amazing statues in the gardens at the Botanique. Full set here

I actually left my house in the Netherlands without immediately making a beeline for the Eurostar back to London for a change: went to Rotown in Rotterdam to hang out with Ought (which was great) and take photos like I always do. Enjoy this exclusive peek into Dutch indie music event via Canada(ish) life.