How I Became: A Music Photographer

Jorja Smith shot by Vicky Grout

Welcome back to How I Became, a series where we ask creatives to discuss how they got into their role, what struggles they've faced in the industry, and how they overcame them.

Photographing a live show is surely an exciting job, capturing and getting personal with artists, bands and performers in their natural habitat and feeding off the energy of the crowd. Becoming a music photographer is, however, a competitive process and landing a good concert or show to shoot can be a challenge. This week we speak to music photographers Guy Cross (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Claryn Chong (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) and Vicky Grout (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) about their journey affirming themselves in the industry.