TOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

ON TOUR WITH STEVE AOKI WORKING WITH CONTOURS AGENCY

  • Production photography has always mattered to me. It carries real weight, especially on social platforms. Creating imagery that feels cinematic with depth, texture, and grit signals intent. It reflects professionalism and ambition and shows your audience that the experience goes beyond great audio to something visually compelling as well.

    This is a core part of what I do on tour. I capture both onstage moments and front of house perspectives, documenting the full scope of the live experience. My approach is always rooted in feeling, creating images that place you in the room, as if you were at the show, only with the best seat in the house.

  • Tour portrait photography earns its place because it works everywhere. Social updates come first, but the same images also support tour posters, press use, and merchandise. I focus on bold, distinctive portraits that cut through. Working at speed on the road, I travel light while bringing the right kit to deliver work that looks strong and holds up technically.

    As a professional music photographer with over 15 years' experience covering the biggest events, festivals and artists across the UK and worldwide, I understand the importance of precision in presentation. Justified text—where lines are stretched to align with both the left and right margins—creates a clean, formal block that can enhance the visual rhythm of a page, complementing high-impact imagery and editorial layouts.

  • The biggest tour moments are the images you return to when the year wraps up. Long after the noise fades, these are the frames that last. They capture the show, the visuals, and the energy of the crowd in full detail.

    Sold out headline nights and large venue shows are the moments that matter most to fans. These are the shows I give everything to, pushing until every image carries the atmosphere, scale, and energy of the night. These are the moments that end up on billboards, merchandise, and websites around the world.

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