Music Photographer Research: Jonathan Mannion

Jonathan Mannion photographs Hip Hop artists in environments which reflect the lifestyle of the artist when not performing or recording. By capturing the artists at moments which the audience may not be aware of, the image conveys information to the viewer about the artists life, perhaps giving their music more depth to the audience.

By capturing the subjects with a wide shot their environment in included within the frame, putting the artist into context and thus revealing more information about them to the viewer. In Mannion's work, the background is almost as important as the subject as it conveys to the audience the artists lifestyle and creates a much more personal tone aided by the indirect mode of
address. I will employ similar techniques in my
photography in order to represent my artists in
a manner which generates a similar effect.