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Layla is an award winning photographer - specialising in Music, Portrait, Reportage & Event Photography.
She is UK based - between Leeds & Manchester, but is available to travel worldwide.
Layla's photography has been published nationally both online and in print for EP Covers, Tour banners, magazine interviews/features, live reviews & official festival coverage, as well as for numerous PR mail outs/campaigns and promotional use on bands networking pages & websites.
NME Music Photo Awards 2011 Exhibition / Dec 2011 / Printspace, London.
F2 Freelance Photographer Magazine / Feb 2012 / Front page feature & 10 page interview.
Lovebox 2010 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
Reading Festival 2010 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
Live At Leeds 2011 ~ Official photographer for Rocksound
Leeds Festival 2011 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
Constellations Festival 2011 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
She is UK based - between Leeds & Manchester, but is available to travel worldwide.
Layla's photography has been published nationally both online and in print for EP Covers, Tour banners, magazine interviews/features, live reviews & official festival coverage, as well as for numerous PR mail outs/campaigns and promotional use on bands networking pages & websites.
AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS & INTERVIEWS:
NME Music Photo Awards 2011: Portrait category winner and overall grand prize winner.NME Music Photo Awards 2011 Exhibition / Dec 2011 / Printspace, London.
F2 Freelance Photographer Magazine / Feb 2012 / Front page feature & 10 page interview.
CLIENTS:
HMV, Red Stripe, Sainted PR, Purple PR, Pointless Excitement management - Dave Balfe, Tambourine Management, ATC Management, Be. – brand communication specialists + more...WEBSITES & PUBLICATIONS:
NME Magazine, NME.Com, Rocksound, The Fly Magazine, Disorder Magazine, Festival Republic, Latitude Festival, DIVA Magazine, 'Sup Magazine, The Girls Are, Clink, Fat Quarter, Popdash.com, Le Cool London & Altsounds, A Negative Narrative, Wonderland, High Voltage + more...PORTRAITS:
The Joy Formidable, Viva Brother, Little Comets, D/R/U/G/S, Coco Sumner, Pulled Apart By Horses, Dinosaur Pile Up, Dutch Uncles, HEALTH, Rolo Tomassi, Harrys Gym, The Agitator, The Heartbreaks, Little Fish, The Magic Numbers, Chad Valley, Cherri Bomb, Tigs - Chew Lips. Layla has also taken portraits of film critic Mark kermode and Comedian Noel Fielding.LIVE:
Kings Of Leon, Arcade Fire, Hole, Placebo, Paramore, Linkin Park, Crystal Castles, Faithless, Florence & The Machine, The XX, Mumford & Sons, Dizzee Rascal, Roxy Music, Grace Jones, Bullet For My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend, La Roux, The Drums, The Temper Trap, Tegan & Sara, Two Door Cinema Club, The Maccabees, Mystery Jets, Bombay Bicycle Club, Paloma Faith, Wild Beasts, Peaches, Hurts, Enter Shikari, Pendulum, Health, Warpaint, Marina & The Diamonds, Chapel Club, Wild Beasts, Band Of Horses, Kele, Pulled Apart By Horses, I Blame Coco, Everything Everything, Magnetic Man, The Vaccines, The Kills, Beady Eye, The Pigeon Detectives, Panic! At The Disco, Pete Doherty, The Streets, Viva Brother, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs + more...FESTIVALS:
Camden Crawl 2010 ~ Official photographer for Red StripeLovebox 2010 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
Reading Festival 2010 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
Live At Leeds 2011 ~ Official photographer for Rocksound
Leeds Festival 2011 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
Constellations Festival 2011 ~ Official photographer for The Fly Magazine
VENUES:
Hyde Park, The 02 Arena, Brixton Academy, Shepherds Bush Empire, Somerset House, Hammersmith Apollo, Camden Roundhouse, Islington Academy, HMV Forum, The Relentless Garage, Barfly, Manchester Academy, Leeds Academy, The Cockpit, Leeds University, Nation of shopkeepers, Brudenell Social Club, Kirkstall Abbey + more...EVENTS:
Layla has shot exclusive events for HMV including live performances, film screenings, signings and meet & greets ~ If you would like to view my event photography portfolio please contact me.