August Bank Holiday is always the busiest weekend in summer. Running between SW4 in London and Creamfields in Cheshire (heart of England yeh) this year, I managed to capture some precious moments at both massive music festivals in the UK.
Artists including – MK, Swedish House Mafia, Martin Garrix
You can watch my aftermovie for Bakermat Live show at SW4 London to see what happened down south on Saturday.
A huge thank you to Eats Everything for inviting me to cover his Edible Stage at Eastern Electrics Festival in London. Being as a music festival photographer in London, I’m always super excited for time like this. You can certainly tell by the photos always, it was a glorious sunny weekend afternoon in Modern Park, packed with good music and beautiful people. It is amazing that I had the chance to capture all this, despite the marathon long shift (1pm-11pm). But hey, no complaints!
This year Edible was hosted at The Switchyard. A open air stage surrounded by giant shipping containers. To be honest it was a bonus point for festival photographer in London. I climbed so many of them with different height to create shots from all different angles. It definitely adds more interesting perspectives if you are covering one stage for 10 hours.
However, it was even more fascinating to capture ravers on the move. This year I have seen many awesome festival outfits in the crowd, also matching the retro industrial vibes of the stage. Tips for festival photographer in London, candid action shots work way better than posed ones. Ask the girls and guys to dance to the tune. The result will be surprising.
Lineup – Eats Everything – Alan Fitzpatrick – Matador [LIVE] – Nastia – Guti [LIVE] – Billy Turner
Last but not the least, thanks to Be-at.tv you can revisit the full sets of this incredible day on Youtube, featured photos by me. If you have good eyes you might spot me popping around in the video with serious bass face, hah! Enjoy!
Check out my Music Photographer London page for more of my photos of dance music events in London.
The last ever Cocoon In The Park 2019 returned to Leeds Temple Newsam with a bang! The lineup includes tech-house favourites Patrick Topping, Edible boss Eats Everything b2b We Are The Brave boss Alan Fitzpatrick, the legendary Carl Craig and FUSE London originators Enzo Siragusa and Rich NxT, and of course the one of only, Sven Vath.
Thanks Papa Sven and Foz for having me again at this annual celebration in Leeds! Even though 2019 marks the “last ever” CITP, we surely have something even bigger planned for the years to come!
My photo also featured in:
Skiddle – 10 of the best photos from (the last ever) Cocoon in the Park
Ticket Arena – In Review: Cocoon In The Park 2019
MixMag – Cocoon In The Park’s 10th anniversary was a day to remember (2018)
Check out my photos from previous years at CITP
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I love working as a music festival videographer in London! I had a lovely time shooting Bakermat‘s live show at South West Four (SW4) in London, The UK. Not only that, the weather was absolutely gorgeous and the London crowd were fantastic as always. Special thanks to Rakesh, Thierry and Bakermat team for this awesome show.
So here is the after movie to capture the amazing bank holiday summer afternoon. Enjoy!
Track ID: Bakermat – Baianá
Video and Edit: Lanty
Music festival videographer in London are in for a treat!
You can also heck out the picture highlight of the day after at Creamfields, where I was working as a music festival photographer in the heart of England. Creamfields 2019 – LANTY
As a music photographer based in the UK, shooting gigs and festivals around the world was and is always my dream job. Yes I literally dream about capturing artists on stage!
Having the trust from the artists and promoters to shoot their concerts and events is an awesome feeling. During that time, I have been able to experience many wonderful moments. Not just on the stage but with the people I have met along the way.
To remember all the best moments I had as a music photographer, I started my #GigCapture series on Instagram. Posting one photo from a gig everyday.
Below is a selection of photos from the most recent music events I have shot. Some of them are captured at the most crazy music festivals like Creamfields, Isle of Wight Festival, MiNT Festival, Cocoon in The Park, Detonate Festival, Global Gathering, iTunes Festival, Beach Break Live and more. Have a look at my recent work here.
Some of them are local music events based in England, such as The Warehouse Project, MiNT Leeds, Fez Presents, O2 Academy Sheffield & Manchester, The Tuesday Club, Hope Works, Chrome Events, HD Life, Ahora and more.
Artist and label clients including Universal Music Group, Groove Armada (Live band), Patrick Topping, Trick Label, Trevor Noah, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Third Party, Eats Everything, MK, Bakermat, Justin Mylo, Hardwell, Curbi, Tim Arnold, Beverley Knight, MATTN, Miss TARA , Moon Jelly, KC Lights, Night Lapse and more. For me, all these moments mean everything.
I believe my portfolio is very important to myself. Always try my best to photograph every event to the absolute best of my ability. By constantly looking for new angles and build my collection of images. I never just go through the motions, or photograph every event the same. Essentially, I want everything I photograph to be honest and raw. Creating photos that best reflect the atmosphere and what music brings to the crowd.
The style of my photography is very much documentary and photojournalistic. As mentioned previously, I try to capture those in-between moments and behind the scenes. Those are the heart of what the DJs, artists, crowd and party are all about.
If you want to see some more of my images or find out more upcoming music events happening in the UK, you can send me a message via our contact page. No matter the size of your party, the destination of your event or however unique it is, I want to be involved in your night.
Music photographer UK, Lanty Zhang.
