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ReykjavÃk Boulevard

13th July 2013Newsart, Florence, Iceland, Icelanders in London, Italy, magazine, music, Niccolo Scelfo, photography, ReykjavÃk, ReykjavÃk Bouulevardnickminers

NiccolÃ² Scelfo is a photographer from Florence in Italy who visited Iceland on a road trip in 2012. As so often happens, he fell in love with the place and had soon found himself a house in ReykjavÃk from where he runs his new web-based art magazine, ReykjavÃk Boulevard:

“I thought about building a platform for curious people, trying to share stories and discover the world through the eyes and projects of people. I started interviewing famous directors at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, then bands at Iceland Airwaves and many other stories came up. I realized the website and tried to release a magazine about that.”

Issue 00 was launched as a trial a few months ago and received a lot of positive feedback, and so after a lot of hard work and dedication by Niccolo and his small, mostly Italian editorial team, he has this morning launched issue 01 which you can read here. Featured in the current issue are the Icelandic singer Ãris, who played at the London launch of Iceland, Defrosted, several other Icelandic and international artists and musicians, and there’s a small feature on some London based photographer who is photographing Icelanders in London…

Go and have a look – it’s a beautifully put together magazine, and you might even learn a little more about yours truly!

O positive

15th May 2013MusingsBloodgroup, Gogoyoko, Iceland, music, Tracing Echoesnickminers

Moving away from photography for a second to one of my other passions: Icelandic music. Bloodgroup have been around for a while but this year released a new album, Tracing Echoes, that has just blown me away. Occasionally I find some music that I just can’t stop listening to; this is one of those releases.

You can listen to the track ‘Lines’ below which should give you a taste of what to expect; alternatively follow the link in the above paragraph to stream the whole album at Icelandic music store Gogoyoko (currently offline), and even buy it if you want!

ÃštidÃºr at the Lexington: Ja Ja Ja Nordic

30th March 2012GalleriesÃštidÃºr, concert, denmark, Finland, Freja Loeb, gig, Iceland, ja ja ja, lexington, London, Manna, musicnickminers

The ever excellent Ja Ja Ja Nordic held their latest event at the Lexington last night, featuring Manna from Finland, Denmark’s Freja Loeb, and one of my favourite Icelandic bands, ÃštidÃºr. I was intrigued by how they’d fit the 12 strong Icelandic collective on the tiny stage, but as it turned out there were only 8 of them and they just about managed.

Here are a few pics from the evening.

A leap into the void

2nd January 2012Galleries2011, 2012, concert, gig, Lake District, music, new year, round-up, Shetland, Switzerlandnickminers

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 ReykjavÃk.

I have also visited Switzerland, the Shetland Islands, and the Lake District, and special mention should also go to my hosts Simon in ZÃ¼rich (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.

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God Will Be Relieved

28th December 2011GalleriesChristmas Gimp, concert, Drum Eyes, GDLI, gig, lexington, London, musicnickminers

God Don’t Like It, run by Anthony Chalmers, is putting on a series of farewell shows this week as Anthony looks to pursue other interests and draws a close to the GDLI name. The first of the three shows at the Lexington in London featured Drum Eyes, an immensely noisy band who feature no fewer than three drummers, supported by the similarly noisy weirdness of Christmas Gimp.

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