Kat Papakyriacou

I have included Kat in my collection of other photographers I admire because, although she is a friend of mine, I do admire her work and she is a very talented photographer. Kat is based around London where, like myself, her photography is a hobby, which she is incorporating into her working life.
Kat is known for all types of photography, you can see that from the diverse selection of images on her website http://www.maplejar.net/?page_id=1039. But most of the work I have admired most from Kat over the years is her gig based photography.

I am inspired by Kat purely because I feel like we are very similar. We like the same music, we go to the same gigs and we both love photographing gigs. I know Kat has been able to gain press access to some festivals to be able to shoot from the pit but she also, like me, has to shoot from the crowd on occasions. And I think this is where I get my inspiration for Kat. She is very focussed and very driven. I really like how she can work with what she has to get some really great shots and it reminds me that I don't need a huge expensive camera and pit access to be able to get great shots. As long as you have the passion, you always work with what you have and the passion will show through.

Robb Flynn of Machine Head ©Kat Papakyriacou Photography *

In her gig photography, Kat's style is great. She will capture the character of the performer whilst keeping the shot as natural as possible. The other work from Kat is also very well done. Very clean. Simple yet elegant. And more inspiration to show that no matter what kind of photography you prefer, you don't have to over do the post processing and can explore other genres.

You can find more of Kat Papakyriacou on her website above, or on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Kat-Papakyriacou-Photography-22893308161/timeline/

You can also see some of her images on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/katinchains/

*image courtesy of Kat Papakyriacou