Presenter Announcement – Stephen Booth
Stephen Booth has been a fixture at literally hundreds of live music shows over the last ten years. He has photographed eleven Big Day Out festivals, five Livids and has shot Splendour in the Grass ten times, every year since its inception. He has been front and centre with his camera at more than 500 local and international shows, and upwards of 30 festivals, a total of around 1000 artists photographed so far.In addition to his live music work, Stephen has also produced dozens of portraits for a range of performers including Robert Forster, The Polyphonic Spree, An Horse, Halfway, The Boat People, Fur, The Go-Betweens, Screamfeeder, The Gin Club, Seja, Texas Tea, Sekiden, Intercooler, Mary Trembles and many many more.
Stephen's work has been published widely, in publications such as Time Off, Rolling Stone, J Mag, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail, Drum Media, Inpress, Alternative Press(US), Rip it Up (NZ), alongside the UK's Mojo, Uncut and Q Magazines and others.
Stephen's work was showcased in the Brisbane Powerhouse's exhibition "Rock and Roll" in 2010, 50 photos from Stephen's archive were seen by thousands of people during the show. The show was a great success, with many prints being collected by local music fans, several being shipped overseas and a number of photographs being acquired by The State Library of Queensland.http://www.stephenboothphotography.com.au
