Nick Miners Photography

As I’ve men­tioned before, 2012 marks the year when I start up as a full-​​time pro­fes­sional pho­to­grapher, and so as much a cliche as it sounds, the end of 2011 really is the end of an era for me (unless it all goes hor­ribly wrong and I have to find paid employ­ment again). It was also the year of the gig shot, with around 40 con­certs and a couple of fest­ivals. I have to say thanks to Oli, Tim and James at The 405 for the oppor­tun­it­ies they’ve given me, and also Gary at Drowned in Sound and Jenny at Coun­ter­feit, who have also both played their part. In addi­tion, there have been numer­ous PR people and pro­moters who have helped me get to see some of the most excit­ing new acts around, and spe­cial men­tion should go to Kamilla at Ice­land Air­waves and her gang for being really help­ful in get­ting us all to Reykjavík.

I have also vis­ited Switzer­land, the Shet­land Islands, and the Lake Dis­trict, and spe­cial men­tion should also go to my hosts Simon in Zürich (who is now in Brus­sels) and Frances in Shetland.

Finally, thanks to my many friends who have sup­por­ted and encour­aged me through­out the year. You know who you are, so I won’t name you as I’ll only for­get someone.

Any­way here is an end-​​of-​​year round-​​up of my favour­ite images from this pivotal year. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed tak­ing them.

Tags: 2011, 2012, concert, gig, Lake District, music, new year, round-up, Shetland, Switzerland