8 PHOTOS FROM SOUTH CIRCULAR AT LIGHTBOX

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

Events, Photography, Documentary, Event PhotographyGeorgina Cook13 March 2020events, UKG, South Circular, Lightbox, London, night, nightclub, music, dance, dancefloor, people, crowd, rave, dubstep, drumzofthesouth, event photographer, music photography, GD4YA

Happy 15th BDAY to DMZ All-Nighter

Happy Birthday to DMZ’s All-nighter which began 15 years ago on a Saturday in the basement of a church in Brixton. Here are 6 pictures from the event, featuring Skream, Kode9, Bandit, Scientist, Plastician, Mala, The Nameless Dread, Chef and the Stamina Gang. x

Music, Photography, Documentary, Event PhotographyGeorgina Cook5 March 2020St Matthew's ChurchDMZ, Dubstep, music, Archives, history, Brixton, London, Mala, Plastician, Scientist, Skream, Chef, Kode9, Bandit, SLT Mob, event, documentary, culture, dance, all-nighter, birthday, music sceneComment

An Afternoon with GD4YA Records

Portraits and location shots of GD4YA records in and around SW2, Croydon and DnR Record Shop; captured last week. Felt quite emosh taking the train into Brixton and walking up Brixton Hill, past St Matthew’s Church and other old hang outs.

Photography, Documentary, Music, Music PhotographyGeorgina Cook16 December 2019Music, Garage, music photography, Croydon, DNR Records, Addiscombe, DJ Karma, Benny Ill, Horsepower, El-B, GD4YA, South London, Brixton, Sam Levo, Rumwood, Portraits, Promo photography, head-shots, editorial, Hyponik, records, vinylComment

REWIND! Re-visiting The Carvery Studio (& meeting Leo The Boxer dog)

This week I had the pleasure of returning to Carvery Studios, in their new Leyton location.

I first met Carvery while on assignment for FACT Magazine, photographing a story about London’s Mastering Houses and it was really nice to see how much they’ve grown since then.

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.

Documenting Steam Down: Ready to Fly

Ready To Fly: Pre-show at Steam Down, Deptford, by Georgina Cook

There’s a buzz in the air, the musicians are on their way down the stairs and in the centre, a couple enjoying some pre show screen time and very aptly, the Steam Down flag, designed by Wumzum, ready to fly with the music.

Photography, Documentary, Music, Music PhotographyGeorgina Cook8 November 2019MatchstickSteam Down, Matchstick, Pie House, Deptford, live, Music, scene, music scene, setting, wide angle, 35mm, railway, arch, London, SE8, Jazz, fusion, collective, community, co-operative, photography, BTS, Emma Warren, culture

Hastings Weather

I have been loving the weather in Hastings this week. So incredibly changeable which means I’m not always prepared for the sudden downpours. I got stuck in one today which meant waiting under one of the solid but weather worn white bus-shelters on the promenade until it stopped. Except it didn’t. So I got my camera out and made the most of the seasonal drama. Those are the photos in the bottom row (except the middle one which is view from the office this evening).

Documentary, PhotographyGeorgina Cook4 November 201920 Wellington Squareweather, hastings, East Sussex, seasons, Autumn, rainbow, November, storm, Sussex, fishing, pigeons, elements, birds, nature, sea, coast, sealife, skies, clouds, beach huts, seaside, seaside town, walks, walking, intense, graffiti, golden, light, hour, windowm, views, rainComment

“Youth of Today” - The Teds

I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I LOVE anything to do with sub cultures and youth culture and contemporary music history. Which is why when footage like this comes my way - about Teddy Boys, I get very excited.

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.

Photography, Events, Documentary, MusicGeorgina Cook24 October 2019Ocean All Over, theatre, performance, Live Art, Scotland, Paisley, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Art, costume, music, band, character, streets, public, OctoberComment

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.

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.

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