PHOTOGRAPHER, VISUAL ARTIST & METAPHYSICAL THEORIST
CURRENT PERSONAL PROJECT: THE FEEDBACK LOOP THEORY
SITE UNDER MAINTENANCE/REDESIGN - FUNCTIONALITY MAY REDUCE PERIODICALLY
STUDIO MOVEMENTS…
To diversify within my visual work/photography and collaborate with radically different clients, I’m fishing for any kind of projects or traditional day jobs (in all other industries, particularly academia, hospitality, travel, corporate events and major brands) here and abroad. Which will take elements of my previous music work and apply them in different and more fantastical ways.
I’m ultimately looking for a client that wants to take on an XX project within any of these areas, & all of those example pitches are detailed in the Sarah Ginn XX tabs. This kind of work is what I call ‘hyperbranding’ and although they use music acts as examples, they have an infinite number of applications for potential clients in other industries. Especially those who are looking for a fully collaborative visual project with added academic theory.
‘The Feedback Loop Theory’ essay is also available in The Theories tab for anyone to view until it is completed. I particularly welcome academic feedback and employment opportunities from universities and research institutions interested in this work. I’ve completed a lot of research into this essay over the last 6 months, with 2 new chapters to read and a couple more in the works. I hope you all enjoy it!
FORCED RETIREMENT FROM MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Due to reasons outside of my control, I had to take a forced retirement from music photography in early 2025. The unwarranted loss of my 15+ year career in this sector has been extremely painful & challenging to process, and unfortunately it’s something I cannot rectify. I have not been able to gain any regular employment opportunities in this area for over 6 years despite constant marketing (or had any direct work enquiries), for a variety of complex factors. Which has nothing to do with my professionalism, experience, or the quality of my music photography. But highlights how discriminatory & corrupt the music industry system is currently, particularly to female creatives like myself. So I’ve now made the difficult decision (but positive in the long run) to permanently step down, close this area of my studio entirely & aim my photographic talent elsewhere. So I can gain employment with new equal opportunity clients, where my skills will be valued & appreciated. This move also serves to recover & rediscover the personal joy and confidence that I previously had in my visual work, that was sadly lost due to experiencing long term oppression in the music industry.
Previously published details of the circumstances for this forced retirement will be fully accessible again once my website has been redesigned (to reflect this career shift). This is due to particular elements of those situations, that I feel need to be publicly available for ethical/safety reasons, to protect other creatives in the music industry. My music related output will now continue via theory writing only, and I’ll also be concentrating on my photography work via unrelated personal projects alongside a traditional 9-5 role (until I restructure the studio & build an entirely new client base).
My historical music photography work from 2007-2025 is available in print form, via the books below
Renegade Snares: The Resistance And Resilience Of Drum & Bass - Ben Murphy & Carl Loben / Aftershock: The Seismic Impact Of Dubstep - Lauren Martin / Fabric 25: Fabric 25th Year Retrospective - Joe Muggs & Fabric / Super Sharp Shooter: A Spectral Photographic Journey Through Bass Music - Sarah Ginn
‘There is no try, there is just do’