DannyNorth
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twasthetoycamerakeyringpresentfromhiswifethat
reallydiditforDannyNorth–arisingstarinthemusic
photographyfirmament.
ForYorkshire-basedDanny(34)it’salwaysbeenaboutmusic-
buthisinitialgameplanwastostrikeamajorchordontheband
sceneratherthaninthecreationofmusicimagery.
“EversincemydadtookmetoseeIronMaidenplayliveIjust
knewthatmusicwasgoingtobemylife”hetellsLitebook.“Then
heboughtmeaguitarandgavemefullsupportwhenmywife
MichelleandIplayedtogetherinaband.Weweren’tbadatall
andplayedto2000-strongaudiencesfromtimetotime.”
Butheadds:“Doinganythingatallcreativeandoriginalisalways
tough and when you are a support band you often end up
playingfornotmuchmorethandieselmoney.”
ItwaswhenMichelle,hischildhoodsweetheart,boughthima
VGAcamerathatDannyfinallyrealisedthathiscareerinmusic
oughttobeasaphotographer,notaguitarist.
“Thistoycameratriggeredeverythingforme”herecalls.“Itwas
my first realisation of the sheer versatility and immediacy of
digitaltechnology.IdidstartaBTECHcourseinphotography
whenIwassixteenbutalltheseyearslaterthiscamerareally
openedmymindastofuturepossibilitiesintheprofession.”
©DannyNorth
www.dannynorth.co.uk
Artist/Band:Chickenhawk
www.bowens.co.uk 07
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