Life is good here in the Cayman Islands, great weather, easy to get around, everyone is friendly… but we don’t have a lot of live music here! So when it was announced that Kaaboo Festival was coming to Grand Cayman, and that they needed a bunch of photographers from the island to document the festival, I was pretty excited. The event organisers selected me as one of the event photographers, and they saw that I produced timelapse and hyperlapse films. They loved what they saw and wanted me to produce a timelapse film for the festival.

Highlights from the Cayman Islands famous Batabano carnival.

The sun was blazing and the music was blaring – it’s the time of year again… Carnival time! We love capturing Batabano in Grand Cayman every year, it’s arguably the Cayman Islands’ biggest cultural event. What’s great about the event is just how much fun everyone who participates seems to have. The energy the Cayman people put into Batabano every year works wonders for the photographers who follow them from Public Beach to George Town. We can’t wait for Batabano next year!

Photography done as part of my role at Picture This Studios.

When I found out I was going to be photographing a gig on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman I was looking forward to it as we don’t get many gigs here. When I found out it was Jazz and Soul singer Aloe Blacc I was truly excited. Aloe Blacc and his band put on an amazing show, performing hits songs “I Need A Dollar“, “I’m The Man” and “Wake Me Up” they had the Cayman audience dancing all night. A great show at the wonderful setting at the Kimpton Seafire in Grand Cayman.

I recently made the move to the Cayman Islands, where I’ve been busy enjoying the sun, the sand, the sea and the friendly atmosphere. However it hasn’t just been about procrastination here, in fact I’ve been really busy working for Picture This Studios as a Cinematographer and Photographer. I knew Batabano, Cayman’s annual carnival, was coming up and wanted to document it, and fortunately I got the opportunity to do it as part of my job and do official photography for Flow Mobile.​

The people, the colours and the atmosphere all made it a fantastic event to capture.

Photography done as part of my role at Picture This Studios.

I was asked by Independent Leeds to document Diwali at The Sikh Temple on Chapeltown Rd, Leeds, and had a great experience doing so.

Not only was the event vibrant with visuals from lighting candles, bright garments, delicious food and fantastic fireworks, but I was made to feel very welcome and I was guided when I probably looked a little like I didn’t know what I was doing. A wonderful event to document with wonderful people.

Faith in Leeds – Independent Leeds

I had been living in Leeds for about 10 years, but it was only in the last year and a half that I really got into photographing the events around the city. With such huge diversity and so much going on, I wish I had started my venture as an event photographer much sooner.

Leeds Pride was a wonderful event, everyone was proud and happy to be celebrating Gay Rights together. It was a great atmosphere throughout the city, and I’m chuffed I got to do photography from one of the open top buses that drove through the city.

All photos were taken with the amazing “story telling” lens – the Sigma 35mm Art lens.