I moved

I am now on Tumblr.

http://liamricketts.tumblr.com/

Blade Brown for VIBE

Read the article here.

A page out of Revolvers book.

A page of lyrics from Revolver's rhyme book. Taken from the project Grime to Five.

New project : Grime

For my latest project, I have had the incredible opportunity to document the Urban music subculture of Grime within the UK.

For months now I have toyed with the idea of breaking my way into the scene, and making a photographic series on the people I meet. I finally built up the time and effort to meet the people, and hopefully produce some interesting work.

I have just started the project, and by no means see this as a finished body of work. Realistically I would like to have a finished project by the end of the summer, but for now I have a fair few portraits that I am happy to show, and some videos coming very soon.

When I look at Grime, I see it as an energetic, lively, and promising subculture within UK music. When I look back over the last 10 years I see progression. People have come, and people have gone. But really what I am interested in is the MC’s that have been evolving through the years. For me anyway, I see some of the MC’s changing their style, and the way that we now have “Commercial Grime”, Grime music that is ready for mainstream radio, and of which is encompassing more recognition from the UK, and now, the world.

I think the media have been a bit too harsh on Grime. I wanted to show MC’s in a more “positive” light. After all, they are just normal human beings, like you or me.

New project : Grime

Will be unveiling my new project about Grime next week on my website & a little write up on here. Stay tuned.

Featured: House Of Frasers website:

I recently had the great task of being commissioned by House of Frasers in-house brand, along with 7 other photographers to undertake a whole rebranding brief for the clothing brand "Criminal Clothing".

Was a good few months planning, pitching, and pursuing the brief in my own photographic way, had alot of creative freedom with the shoot which was good, just had to wait for that one day in January for the weather to look like "summer". The rest of the photos I took can be seen here on my website

Unfortunately I didn't win, but Faith Mason took the top spot, so well done to her!

Take a look at the other entries here

Featured: Lisa Pritchards blog.

Featured over on Lisa Pritchard's blog today.

Lisa recently gave us a portfolio review, which was proper useful to hear from her about my portfolio

Ta Lisa!

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New project prep

Right now I am currently preparing for my new project which I am starting next thursday. Really exciting stuff as this is my last project of the year, and a project that has taken all my free time up over the last few weeks to be able to gain access. At last, through perseverance, guidance, and a little nudge now and again, I am finally going to a do a project this year that I will be sticking with. Its going to be a tough few months, but seeing this body of work shape together, along with a video that I will be working on alongside the stills will be interesting to see the final result!

Mikko:

I have just purchased a Kiev 60, and this is my results from the first roll I put through it. The pictures are of my good friend Mikko who absolutely loves his sports jacket. Doesn’t even support Portsmouth, but enjoys looking like a hooligan more than anything. Hopefully this comes across in the pictures.