BAND PROMO PHOTOGRAPHY

Images that give your music a visual identity.

A great band photograph should tell you something about the artist before you’ve heard a note. I create distinctive promotional photography for bands and artists — images with personality, atmosphere and a sense of who you actually are.

Whether it’s for a new release, press campaign, social media, tour promotion or simply a new set of artist images, the aim is the same: to create photographs that feel like you, rather than photographs that could belong to any band.

MORE THAN STANDING AGAINST A WALL

The best promo shoots start with an idea. That doesn’t mean they need to be complicated. A location or studio, a piece of light, an expression or something completely unexpected can be enough.

I like to work collaboratively with artists, developing ideas around the music, personality and visual direction of the project. Sometimes we’ll plan everything. Sometimes we’ll find the photograph when we get there. That’s usually where the interesting stuff happens.

Mid video promo shoot for Battery Farm

Mid video promo shoot for Battery Farm

Album promo shoot for slow readers club

Album promo shoot for slow readers club used for press and web campaigns

walk around the gardens with Time of James photo used for socials and press

walk around the gardens with Time of James photo used for socials and press

FROM PRESS SHOTS TO ALBUM CAMPAIGNS

  • Promo photography can be created for:

  • Band and artist press images

  • Singles, EPs and album campaigns

  • Posters and tour promotion

  • Record labels, management and PR

  • Social media and online content

  • Editorial and magazine use

  • Artwork and merchandise

  • Shoots can be on location, backstage, on tour or wherever suits the artist and the idea.

YOUR BAND. YOUR IDENTITY.

I’m not interested in making every artist look the same. The photographs should belong to your world — whether that’s dark and cinematic, raw and confrontational, quiet and intimate, strange, funny or somewhere in between.

My style is built around emotion, interaction and truth.

I hear with my eyes.

LET’S MAKE SOMETHING

If you’ve got a release coming, need new press photographs or simply want to change how your band looks visually, let’s talk.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PROJECT →

Ist Ist promo image to introduce Mat Peters, used socials.

Ist Ist promo image to introduce Mat Peters, used socials.

The Blinders shot in China Street, Manchester for press campain

The Blinders shot in China Street, Manchester for press campain

Sometimes colour hits gets the best look for ist Ist press used.

Sometimes colour hits gets the best look for ist Ist press used.

This image was taken 2016 of Slow Readers Club for press use.

This image was taken 2016 of Slow Readers Club for press use, still used today!

Cold Water Swimmers album artwork

Cold Water Swimmers album artwork

single artwork for Proletariat from their room.

single artwork for Proletariat from their room.

Ist Ist photo session in Manchester for socials and press.

Ist Ist photo session in Manchester for socials and press.

If you’ve got a release coming, need new press photographs or simply want to change how your band looks visually, let’s talk.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PROJECT →

Concept to mate a spooky theatre look photo session for album artwork.

Concept to mate a spooky theatre look photo session for album artwork.

Press photo shoot on location in Manchester

Press photo shoot on location in Manchester

Ist Ist in Europe press shot used. Denmark 25

Ist Ist in Europe press shot used. Denmark 25

Photo taken on location under the street lights for press

Photo taken on location under the street lights for press

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My style is full of emotion, interaction and truth. I make iconic images. Trust a Fox Photography, Creating powerful photography and film for artists, bands and the music industry.