March 2016

In the centre of Port Talbot lies this statue celebrating the proud history of the steel making town.
Dark news has emerged this week however as the UK's largest steel production plant has been put up for sale by it's foreign owners Tata Steel as it is losing £1 million a day.

As buyers are sought to purchase Tata Steel's loss making UK operation, the future of over 15,000 jobs are at risk, 4,100 of those are located at Port Talbot which would have a devastating on the local economy through the plants suppliers & contractors.

The All Golds player of the month, selected by Lee Randall of the Supporters Groups was Alex Davidson, here he is in action during Good Friday's bitter 28-29 loss to the Coventry Bears, ending with a drop goal from the local area's very own Joel James. Prince of Wales Stadium, 25/3/16

Dieter Thomas avoids a defender. All Golds CLS 22-40 Royal Logistic Corps, Prince of Wales Stadium, 25/3/16.

Chrism Mass at Swansea Menevia Cathederal, 23/3/16.

Bubbly is enjoyed during the St Patrick's Day events at Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park, 17/3/16.

Thsitlecrack (left) jumps a hurdle en route to winning the World Hurdle, the feature race during St Patrick's Day events at Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park, 17/2/16.

A prepared race fan watches the final moments of the World Hurdle from afar, Prestbury Park, 17/3/16.

Jamaican International Lamont Bryan warms up for the All Golds' first home match of the 2016 season, a local derby against South Wales Scorpions, scheduled to take place after the Ladies Day festivities at Cheltenham Racecourse! Prince of Wales Stadium, 16/3/16.

ex-All Gold Chris Vitalini collects his boot after loosing it on the Scorpions' defensive line, as his team endure a 44-22 loss to the All Golds during their first home match of the 2016 season, Prince of Wales Stadium, 16/3/16.

A queue for the portaloos form in as race goers migrate through Pittville Park, Cheltenham, 15/3/16.

Douvan lands with Ruby Walsh in control, before comfortably winning the Arkle Trophy. This would be the first of a hatrick of victories for Willie Mullins & Ruby Walsh on Champion Day of the 2016 Cheltenham Race Festival, Prestbury Park, 15/3/16.

The punters appear happy with the outcome of the Arkle Trophy, Prestbury Park, 15/3/16.

Tom Westcott sits on against the railing during his verses of Shook Nights as SPOILS close their set at the 2016 Glos-Tone-Beret festival, Frog & Fiddle, 11/3/16.

Ten Tombs EP Launch, Frog & Fiddle, 7/3/16.

The All Golds grab a drinks break during their warm up for their League 1 opener against Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium, 6/3/16.

All Golds Kit Man Dave Friend's Ford Focus waiting to be loaded outside of Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium, 6/3/15.

Andrew Gamble dives over the try-line to extend the All Golds CLS team's early lead against Cardiff City in their first friendly match. Final Score: All Golds CLS 30-10 Cardiff City, The Folley, 5/3/16

St David's Day Daffodils, 1/3/16.

Spoils Rebrand Shoot, Hardwick Studio, 2/3/16.

All Ears Avow prepare a Fender Stratocaster backstage, 2 Pigs, 3/3/16.

SPOILS at the Frog & Fiddle

Danny tunes up before sound check.

After sound check, time for a drink backstage, surrounded by thousands of hand written messages from previous bands who have played the venue, and massive festival posters.

There were a number of technical issues throughout the set, but as ever Lewis attempts to interact with the crowd, not surprisingly their new release 'Glass Snakes' was extremely popular with those in attendance. SPOILS will next be playing an acoustic set on the Pomme stage during the Wychwood Festival.

With SPOILS opening for three other bands, the rest of the night was a success, raising over £300 for LeukaemiaCare & the British Heart Foundation.

Portraiture Module

Today is the deadline for my Portraiture module, marking the end of my first year at Uni, I've enjoyed it, met some wonderful people and had a blast creating images that I'm proud of. To create the Portraits, we had to use a Hasselblad medium format film camera and a portable lighting kit, which at first seemed hard at first, and I struggled a bit with getting the focus just right. Here is a shot of Danny from SPOILS, who I have worked quite a bit with and based my work on, hopefully in a few weeks I can work again with the trio at the Wychwood Festival.