Lana Williams
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Lana Williams

Photographer/ Music Journalist/ EditorManchester, United Kingdom
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Lana Williams

Photographer/ Music Journalist/ EditorManchester, United Kingdom
About me
20 year old Manchester based music journalist and photographer. I am the editor and photographer of an online music blog where I write articles, conduct interviews with bands, liaise with contacts and band managers and do photography at concerts.
Projects
  • Concert Photography: Cage The Elephant
    Concert Photography: Cage The ElephantLive at Manchester Victoria warehouse
  • Concert Photography: The Libertines
    Concert Photography: The LibertinesThe libertines live at Manchester Victoria warehouse
  • Concert Photography: Jake Bugg
    Concert Photography: Jake BuggJake Bugg live at Manchester academy
  • Concert Photography: Two Door Cinema Club
    Concert Photography: Two Door Cinema ClubTDCC LIVE at Manchester Victoria Warehouse
  • Censorship
    CensorshipPlaying with ideas such as privacy, identity and media censorship to create an abstract project
  • Mirror Mirror
    Mirror MirrorExperimenting with mirror and reflection photography and using Photoshop post-production to add an abstract element to my work.
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Projects credited in
  • Music is to Blame Magazine - Kings of Leon Are Back!
    Music is to Blame Magazine - Kings of Leon Are Back!I wrote a piece about the Kings of Leon's new singles The Bandit and 100,000 People for Music is to Blame magazine.
  • Cage The Elephant: Tell Us We're Pretty
    Cage The Elephant: Tell Us We're PrettyCage The Elephant sound-tracked the majority of my teenage years, walking to school with 'ain't no rest for the wicked' bleeding through my earphones, letting 'cigarette daydreams' run my emotions and ruin my makeup, Unpeeled on vinyl sitting proud amongst my collection, it's fair to say they've seen me through a lot. They were a vital mechanism of my growth and introduction into the world of rock and roll when I first discovered the power of music. Their powerful ballads fuelled my angsty teena
  • Stereophonics: Kind Tour
    Stereophonics: Kind TourOver the last three decades, Welsh rock band Stereophonics have delivered us a plethora of hit tracks that have become British staples, such as 'Dakota' and 'Have A Nice Day'. 30 years, 11 albums, 23 award nominations and 43 singles later, Stereophonics revisit Manchester as a part of their 'Kind' tour, following on from the release of their latest album of the same name. Selecting tracks to play from 9 of their albums, the band wowed the crowd with delicate guitar lines, poetic lyrics and asto
  • An Interview with Sam from Ladybird
    An Interview with Sam from LadybirdLadybird first flew onto my radar after I saw them supporting Slaves at Manchester Academy back in 2018. Putting on a high energy performance that perfectly matched exactly what the crowd have expected - the band haven't left my mind since that amazing night. For Fans Of: Slaves, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, IDLES The post-punk Kent trio focus on themes of love and friendship in their newest track 'G ot Lucky' which was released just over a week ago. I had the wonderful opportunity of i
  • Why I Love Florence Welch...
    Why I Love Florence Welch...That name rings a bell... right? If not, you may know her better as the powerhouse frontwoman of Indie Rock band Florence and the Machine, accompanied by Isabella Summers, Robert Ackroyd and Tom Monger, plus a selection of touring members. Their newest album High As Hope is a ten track work of absolute wonder and ironically the best way to describe it is using the title of its predecessor, "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". It doesn't fall off or fade out at any point, every song is massive a
  • Nina Nesbitt Photography
    Nina Nesbitt PhotographyPhotography for pop artist Nina Nesbitt at her gig in Manchester in 2018.
Work history
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    PhotographerSelf Employed
    Manchester, United KingdomFreelance
    This entailed going to music events, taking photographs of live performances and often interviewing the bands afterwards. I have a lot of experience of working in a professional studio environment as well as working under pressure in busy concert environments. I have experience with professional photo shoots and have a high level knowledge of Photoshop.
    Music Is To Blame logo
    Music Is To Blame logo
    JournalistMusic Is To Blame
    Manchester, United KingdomFreelance
    For five years I was an editor and photographer for an online blog. This entailed going to music events, taking pictures, and often interviewing the bands afterwards. I have a lot of experience of working in a professional studio environment as well as working under pressure in busy concert environments. I am experienced with working within deadlines and delivering and completing my work to a high standard within the given time frame. I have experience with professional photo shoots and have a high level knowledge of Photoshop.
Skills
  • Photography
  • Journalism
  • Film
  • Editing
  • Photoshop
  • Article Writing
  • Videography
Education
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    BScUniversity of Manchester
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Bsc Earth and Planetary Science