2012 // Top 10

I recently had reason to go trawling back through old hard-drives in search of an image. At first, it was a bit of a chore, but as I stumbled through old shoots and many photographs I had forgotten existed, it became good fun, recalling all the times I've had my camera to my face. Which, as it turns out, has been a lot of the time.

So, as an exercise in looking and living with old work, I decided to pick out some favourites from each year that was well enough organised. It looks like a reasonable organisational system started in 2012. So here, my top 10 images from 2012. I'll follow this up with Top 10s from subsequent years. 

Aside from some in-parts-ropey editing, there are at least points I can be happy with. Obviously lots I'd do and see differently now. But I guess that was the point in the exercise. 

Please be kind :)

Sam McTrusty of Twin Atlantic, backstage at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

Ben E King playing at The Arches. Some tool at The Arches uploaded a set of these to their own Flickr account without me knowing, and listed them as creative commons, so they ended up being widely used by press when he died. 

Chic @ Rockness (RIP Rockness)

Biffy Fucking Clyro. Growing up, one of my favourite bands, this was the first time I photographed them, I was pretty chuffed. 

T in the Park, shot for BBC

Wombats @ Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Ty Segal for NME (RIP NME)

The Proclaimers. Lovely fellas.

Miles Kane. I have no memory of this gig at all, but I quite like this shot, missed focus & all.

Luke Daniels, photographed for album art & promo.