Blog by James Bridle highlighting some of my recent work in the field of Photography, show casing festivals, like Bestival, Isle of Wight, Global Gathering, SoundClash, and many more. Also covering PA club events, fitness fashion shoots and weddings! Photographer based in Bournemouth, Dorset covering Christchurch & Poole.
James Bridle, a seasoned event and music photographer with over 12 years of experience, recently achieved a significant milestone in his career by being featured in Forbes People. This prestigious recognition is a testament to Bridle's exceptional talent and dedication to his craft. Through his lens, Bridle has captured the essence of countless events and musical performances, immortalizing moments that resonate with audiences around the world.
At the end of 2022, I had the pleasure of working with one of the most elite content creation teams in the world Alive Coverage. I found myself working at the amazing and relatively new MDL Beast festival based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Here’s a gallery of some of my favourite images from the 3 day Beast in the desert. Once again shout out to the amazing team at MDL Beast and Alive coverage for their sheer professionalism and incredible talent from over 10 different countries.
Read MoreCosta Rica, what a country! What a place! Back in January I flew out to this magical place to be part of a music festival which has landed a beautiful new home in the Jungle around Tamarindo. I was due to be there for 10 days capturing this amazing spectacle that brings in people from all over the world….
Read MoreSo here we are in August of 2022, another wonderful year in music and events. Its been great to get back to it properly this year with the words ‘COVID’ moving swiftly behind us. This year ive spent some good time in and out of events around the country and world.
Read MoreAfter an truly epic weekend at Downloads full size edition for 2022, bathed in glorious sunshine for a good 70% of the weekend. I wanted to share some of my favourite images from the festival, I gave my task of narrowing things down to 10 images. After shooting nearly 10k Images over the 3 days this was no easy task.
Read MoreRecently I’ve been revisiting some of my galleries from years gone by, and one festival which truly invaded my soul was Ultra Miami. This festival has always been special for me and has been regarded as the pinnacle for Music festival experience for decades
Read MoreSo after a fairly busy summer last year I managed to attend a few new festivals as well as capture some of my best content I think i’ve probably ever shot. I Took this year to cover Reading Festival instead of Creamfields, and went to BoomTown in Winchester which surprisingly id never been to or photographed. I was only there for the day and it rained ALOT but did manage to grab some good content. Anyway I thought it would be a good idea to summarise the end of the year with my TOP10 of 2019. I think if I had done the decade id have been choosing images all day long!
Read MoreBy day…
Said to be the God of tricks and deception Ballas spirit is captured in this dark rum creation. The story goes that his spirit was captured in the first batch of Balla and has since been present in every bottle. Infused with the liquid he now lies in wait, longing for release. The allure of his face draws victims closer which by day appears kind…
By night…
But by night his hidden secrets appear. As the rum starts to pour under UV light the darkside of Balla is revealed and demon within is unleashed on its victims.
Photos from this weeks Halo Bournemouth Friday sessions, with Mistajam's 'Jampacked' tour.
Feat. DJ Barely Legal & Taiki Nulight
Read MoreIndustry Music Photographer from Bournemouth, Dorset (UK) covering a wide range of festivals, Bestival, Isle of Wight, Creamfields, Wireless. Providing professional covering for weddings, commercial, event photography.
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