Formerly BlondPix Media

How it all started

1970s-1980s

Practica MTL3, my first camera, 35mm film of course, with the cost of film and only on apprenticeship wages, I found it using a lot of my hard-earned cash.

But I was getting the bug for this. It’s like an addiction that you just can’t stop, luckily it’s an addiction that can give some great results.

I started going to concerts wishing I could take my camera, Pink Floyd at Wembley, Led Zeppelin at Knebworth, Rolling Stones

Photos of Girls and Fast cars pursued, Santa Pod Raceway pit girls and girlfriends, I was probably the envy of many, but looking back the photos weren’t that good, but that was pre digital camera tech, I then diverted to nightlife with Nightclubs, the cameras had improved with auto focus and basic spot metering, but still 35mm film.

Into the 90s.

Being asked to photograph a wedding here and there I started getting the hang of Wedding Photography, I was getting bookings through wedding Booklets and wedding fairs as well as local advertising.
At one wedding the father of the bride got so drunk before they even set off to the church, he was in no fit state to drive the bride to church, I had to drive her there and organize the photography around it,

Digital cameras were still not invented, The Nikon D1 entered service in 1999, but well above my pay grade, so still with 35MM film I hit the clubbing scene with the Rave culture, following DJs like Paul Oakenfold, Sharkey and Hixxy, Brandon Block and many more, raving with Slamming Vinyl, Dance Paradice, The Rhythm Station. Helter Skelter

The UK Tribal Gathering with Carl Cox, Orbital, publications in many of the Dance Magazines, still trying to push myself forward to do more in London with the Music Magazines, I managed to obtain press accreditation for a Fem 2 Fem concert at the Apollo Hammersmith.

Fem to Fem had a support band called Salon Kitty. I was given a flyer at the end of the night to a Fetish Club. Well, this was intriguing, I made a phone call and then sent some sample photos of the night gig. I was invited to shoot at The Skin Two Rubber Ball, Hammersmith Le-Palais, OMG I just looked on Google maps, It’s not there anymore.

An unforgettable night out, with publications in Skin Two Magazine and Paul Raymonds Mayfair, Club International, and some Dance Music magazines, I was also shooting at Clothes Show Live and London Fashion Week. Plus having a short look into Glamour photography. Weddings and Family Portrait work.

The 90s to 2000

Took a turn with the introduction of Digital, my purchase of a new Fuji S2 Pro camera changed a lot of my thoughts about photography. I found every time the photos were out of focus, this led to a lack of enthusiasm for taking photos, I leant my camera to a friend who seemed to have the same problem, returned it to the shop to have it serviced and tested to be told there was nothing wrong. Therefore, I was not out as much and losing much loved photography interest, it was humiliating watching others with new digital cameras moving on while I was scratching my head trying to figure out what was wrong. In the end selling it cheap and buying a Nikon D90 the good old work horse of a camera,

BOOM Back in the Room.

Now Married with my great wife Christine who has embraced my passion with me and comes along with help and support.
Back to London with some alternative clubbing with The Way Club, The Magic Theatre, Brighton Pride and White Mischief to name a few, with The Human Leage, Ella Henderson.
A trip to 24hr Le Mans reignited my love for speed and photo challenges. My D90 was made redundant due to a new D750 with f2.8 lenses. Panning shots of cars at nearly 200MPH was a challenge I accepted, along with the fuel and exhaust smells, the noise was unbelievable, I would stay up for the entire 24hr roaming the track side to get a different angle and different challenges of speeding cars at night and day.
As well as concerts in the evening, shooting Dr Feelgood, Jamiroquai, Blancmange, Ekkoes,

Moving to Hayling Island in 2018 was a big event for us, with friends who were into powerboat racing. I went along to a couple of events only to find new challenges with speed and dynamics, Imagine standing on a bucking bronco (at slow speed) with 300mm lens handheld trying to photograph a powerboat coming past at up to 120MPH, with a 4 second window of opportunity to capture the shot. Well, that was enough, I was hooked again. More Publications in Portsmouth News, Powerboat racing magazines and online sites UKOPRA and BPRC.

Moving up with better equipment Nikon D6 and D5 with 300 2.8 prime, 24-79 2.8.

Powerboats are not running every week so in the down time we looked at going to see live music, naturally I would take a camera, I don’t feel complete without a camera in hand.
Pub bands – I was seeing that there was not much in the sense of publicity for pub/cover bands, so we started a Facebook Page, South Coast Live Music, giving us both a fresh look into going out together and making some good connections that are now friends.

Tribute bands and originals – Australian Pink Floyd, Simply Red.

We have seen a change in the way media is working from showing photos to film and now short video clips. We are setting up lots of video cameras on stage and putting together Song Track footage and promo clips for bands. With tribute bands making a strong presence in venues (due to the cost or unavailability of seeing original acts), capturing the complex lighting, stage performance, lasers, and strobes presents constant new challenges. We are happy to help bands with this so if you would like to make contact please do. See for yourself, look at our Website, Instagram and Facebook.

The love of Music & Capturing the Show

We’re passionate about helping bands with their visual presence, so please feel free to make contact. See more of our work on our Website, Instagram, and Facebook.
I picked up a camera and never stopped

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Andy Blondell