Monotonix

18 November 2009

Think

Lightning Bolt x Les Savy Fav + Tel Aviv

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http://www.readplatform.com/monotonix-the-others/

The Singer Not The Song

4 November 2009

Cat Stevens (not that one), the former photo editor of Plan B magazine is having an exhibition at Rough Trade East. I love her photographs, they have a considered approach but still retain subtle movement and energy. I feel that the pictures she makes are truthful to her subject and to their nature, something that is frequently lost in contemporary music portraiture.

I love this shot of Scout Niblett

The opening is on Friday and Alexander Tucker will also be playing.

unfocussed eyes

11 October 2009

A few weeks back I took a trip up to The Frontroom in Cambridge for a few days. I was there to help out and document my good friend Matt Walkerdine with his installation, Unfocussed Eyes.

Much cutting and pasting ensued, Matt worked out there were 800 photocopies used in total and finished the installation off by colouring in a giant ‘primary shape’ that took fours hours alone.

Here are some pictures.

I have also added some pictures to the scrapbook page. See if you can see yourself.

Where the Wild Things Are

7 October 2009

Not only am I super excited about seeing what the collective geniuses that are Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers have done with the book but my friend Alex Curtis has also illustrated the cover of Little White Lies magazine. She has skills.

The trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOkQ4dYVaM

It comes out in the UK at beginning of December. Oh yes.

review

15 September 2009

thanks to my friend Pete Willis for the review of Non Fiction, a zine I made with my friends Seb and Matt.

http://www.lasthours.org.uk/reviews/non-fiction/

the others

11 September 2009

Here are some links to my friends who have some new work.

Emily Grundon- Emily is studying on the prestigious Photographic Documentary course in Newport. She recently uploaded her new website. I especially love her Strand series.

Oliver Udy - I graduated with Oli from Plymouth University and he has gone to become a teacher and complete his Masters at Falmouth university. He is Cornish born and bread and his passion for his home comes across in his work. Check out his series on roadside Stalls.

sheets of tears

10 September 2009

I have posted up some new tear sheets including my shot of Your Twenties in last weeks and NME and this shot of Gold Panda in the current issue of Loud and Quiet.

I covered Offset festival for Loud and Quiet last weekend, fun times were had by all. Look for out for the next issue available in a couple of weeks which will include pictures of Noddzz, Cold Pumas and a crazy live shot of Monotonix that I am pretty chuffed with.

Next week I am off to photograph the devastatingly talented Matthew Walkerdine as he installs his new exhibition at the Frontroom gallery in Cambridge. The opening is on Friday, so come and have a gander.

randumbness

27 August 2009

I have added a scrapbook page on my website. I pretty much always have a camera on me and I like to capture the everyday things that make up my life. I thought that it was about time I shared some of the pictures.

Also I am going to start selling prints of my work so please get in touch if you see a picture that you like. owen@owenrichards.co.uk

We English

25 August 2009

Over the last few months I have been helping photographer Simon Roberts with his new project We English.

Some images were featured in last weekends Guardian which you can see on the website.

The book is coming out in September and there will be an exhibition and talk at the Photographers’ Gallery on September 30th. As Simon used a 5x4 camera, the details in the pictures are amazing, I highly recommend seeing the prints in person.

Its not a cult

8 August 2009

My friend Tim has started a small collective of like minded people.

The Shashin Collective

The Beautiful Losers documentary was amazing! I put it up there with Instrument and The Power of Salad on the inspiring DIY films list. It comes out on DVD at the end of the month, I really encourage people to see it.

Here is a little Q + A with the director/creator Aaron Rose.