.%20F0277_with%20credits.jpg "Mark Bennett - taken by Ryan Bennett, aged 10")
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Chickenbone Blues
Several months back, one of the blues club regulars, photographer Mark Bennett, decided to initiate a photo project documenting the ‘goings on’ at the club. The aim - live music photography with a ‘fly on the wall’ documentary approach and a fine art feel; the goal to create a creative body of work that captures the essence of ‘The Crossroads’ – great live blues music on a local level.
The three images below demonstrate the quality of Mark's work. He will be displaying these and several more at The Crossroads from 18th September onwards. Click the thumbnails below to see the enlarged image. The photo of Mark was taken by 10 year old Ryan Bennett!
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Chickenbone Blues
‘It’s part ‘capturing the moment’ – part observation. I shoot lots of frames whenever I’m down there. I do all the obvious ‘safe’ stuff to make sure I have something ‘in the bag’, but then go looking for the unusual. It is the quirky angles or compositions, the little cameo observations that sum up the atmosphere and vibe of the place that makes this project so special. As the overall end product is hopefully going to be a book or exhibition the shots all have to work well together on the page (or wall!) to tell a story. I’m looking for a balance of wide shots, action close ups, crowd action, details, and the little one-off cameos that are really all about observation. However apparently mundane the subject, there is always something new to photograph.
Click here to see Mark's Press Release as an Acrobat file.
You can email Mark Bennett at mark@markbennett.co.uk and see more of his work at www.markbennett.co.uk or at www.myspace.com/markbennettphotography for more music-related work.
PHOTOS FROM FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIG
Clive Sheard * David Bristow * Abie Budgen * Perry Foster * Dave Smith * Other Images
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Clive Sheard
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David Bristow
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Abie Budgen
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Perry Foster
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Dave Smith
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