When writer, broadcaster and fellow Hastings resident Michael Smith told me a few months ago about visiting St Clements caves, underneath the West Hill, it was quite a story. He’d visited the caves as part of a feature for the brilliant independent magazine Get Hastings. Fast forward a few months later and he and Beth King (the editor of the magazine) had come up with a whole 45 minute film inspired by the caves, but which delved further into the wider “esoteric underbelly” of the town.

Photos from XMTR x Sono Electro

Thanks to XMTR, for inviting me to photograph one of their curated days at Sono Electro, a sound and audio festival in St Leonards on Sea. I enjoyed the diversity of performances and stories and as ever, it was great to be involved in such a brilliant event in my local community.

Beatport Presents: The Legacy of Sound

I'm thrilled to be part of this forthcoming exhibition celebrating Black History Month, hosted by Beatport at Farsight Gallery, London. The exhibition pays tribute to the cultural legacy of four groundbreaking electronic music genres of Black origin: House, Techno, Jungle, and UK Garage.
As one of the featured photographers, alongside legends Normski, Eddie Otchere and Dave Swindells, I’ll be showing some images that represent the moment when these genres collided to create dubstep.
Join us for the launch event on October 15th, where Josh Caffé, Ama and Mr. Redley will provide insights into their musical journeys. The evening will close with a DJ set by Ama.

Eye Level Closing Event

My contribution to Turf Project's Eye Level programme included a Drumz of the South slideshow and audio description, voiced by Breezy Lee and produced by Jay Strange. I also designed a wall map of connections, inspired by the maps I drew during my peak years documenting the early dubstep scene and its community. Additionally, I led a counter-culture mapping workshop for MOSS, Turf's group of learning disabled artists, and a workshop for Croydon’s Young Archivists.

THIS WAY UP - Masters Degree Show at Free Range, London

MA Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, class of 2024, present:

THIS WAY UP.

Graduate Show, at Free Range

DRUMZ OF THE SOUTH at TURF PROJECTS: EYE LEVEL Exhibition

Friendships are formed on the dance floor. In smoky rooms with sticky floors, in pub toilets with stickers covering the stall doors, we carve out our own sense of belonging. We operate new frequencies, climb up lampposts and flyer city streets to shout that we are here and we will find each other.

SHIT SHOW: SOLO EXHIBITION, APRIL 25TH-28TH

SHIT SHOW

NEW WORKS BY GEORGINA COOK

Coming to Electro Studios Project Space, St Leonards on Sea

25-28th April 2024

Hastings' Growing Bass Music Community

August was a particularly good time for bass and 140 music in Hastings and St Leonards.

Events, Music, DocumentaryGeorgina Cook14 September 2022The PiperWheel Up, Hastings, Bass, Music, Sound-system, culture, red, live, events, photography, event, DJ, MC, Jungle, Dubstep, 140, dance, crowd, Bunch

Mr Eazi & Young Zilo Boiler Room event photography

A couple of weeks back I had the pleasure of capturing some event photography for Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music In The Round. This was the first proper socially distanced live music event that I’ve documented since the pandemic so it felt really exciting to be in among the action again.

8 PHOTOS FROM SOUTH CIRCULAR AT LIGHTBOX

Photos from the 2nd SOUTH CIRCULAR at LIGHTBOX, MARCH 2020 by Georgina Cook

A Night at Steam Down in Photos

A night with Steam Down

Thanks again to the Steam Down crew for giving me their blessing to document the night which was not only the release of their brilliant single Free My Skin, but also the first time keys player Dominic performed his own music under the name Doom Cannon.

A Saturday afternoon with Ocean All Over

Ocean All Over is a live art / theatre company performing in public spaces around Scotland and beyond. It is the vision and masterpiece of creative director Alex Rigg who is prolific in the creation of poetry, music, costume and movement that form his shows.

Photos from Boiler Room Festival's Bass Day

A few photos from Boiler Room Festival's Bass Day at The Bussey Building in Peckham last Friday. I was very happy to be showing a version of my “Who Wants A Rewind?” installation as part of a great line-up of music, art and poetry. This time the images were shown on a wall of tiled TV screens.

Showing Early Dubstep Photography at Boiler Room Festival

I will be showing some music photography from my Drumz Of The South archive as part of Boiler Room Festival 2019: Day 3 - Bass THIS FRIDAY EVENING (11th October).

EXHIBITION: LIFE ON THE BORDERS, CAKE ROOM, HASTINGS, SEPTEMBER

Hastings is good to me. 2 years in and I have an exhibition launching with Vanessa Farinha this Sunday at Cake Room Hastings as part of the indomitable Coastal Currents festival!

Photos of Hastings Jack In The Green 2019

Here, Jack In The Green, Hastings annual celebration of the coming of summer, sits next to the crowning of the May Queen as apparently the two are related. It’s a busy time of year for the Morris Dancers of Hastings, as well as the various community groups and societies in the area. It’s all nature and community and community and nature, generally framed and buffered with a whole lot of music, dancing and merriment - making it feel all that more normal and familiar for a girl that grew up with the dancing, merriment, music and community of events like Notting Hill Carnival.

"A Fortnight of Tears"

Whether a secret & sweaty new jazz night (where phones & camera’s on the dance floor are frowned upon) or the High Art of The White Cube; London’s art often remind me that there is so much power in expression; not least the work of the YBA’s such as Tracey Emin, which I’ve sort of grown up with.

Friday 30th Nov: Electric Histories: V&A talk

I am delighted to have been invited by Youth Club Archive to London’s V&A museum this Friday, to talk about my experience photographing the early Dubstep scene alongside a projection of my images. The talk is part of a brilliant evening programme that celebrates electronic music in youth and subculture.

Mala + The Outlook Orchestra

I was very excited to hear that Mala (DMZ / Deep Medi) will be joining The Outlook Orchestra + guest vocalists at The Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) this coming December.

A few photos of Kelburn Garden Party, Scotland

Events, Event PhotographyGeorgina Cook3 July 2018kelburn, garden, party, festival, scotland, sun, summer, breezy lee, duke bradley, camping, iphone, iphoneography

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