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 (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre), Claryn Chong (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) and Vicky Grout (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) about their journey affirming themselves in the industry.