Jonathan Slade
creative projects
photography
I became fascinated with photography as a student, but sold my equipment when I moved to London and the flute consumed all of my time. A decade later, I had the extraordinary good fortune to travel to India on tour, and I just knew I had to take a camera with me. I brought along an old Canon DSLR and a single 50mm prime lens that I'd found on ebay, and my colleagues in the orchestra liked the images so much that they started asking for headshots. Now I had an excuse to expand my kit, to learn more about my camera and to rediscover my joy for street & travel photography - a joy that has stuck around for good!
travel & documentary
I'm at my happiest when exploring new places with a camera. I find the continual search for beauty has helped me find it in some wonderfully unexpected places.
When I come home, I even enjoy the time-consuming process of organising and editing all my images. It feels almost like an extension of the trip. While I'm doing this, I start writing about the place I've been to. There's usually a story to tell, and I take real pleasure in finding the right words to go with the right images. Click the image below for a selection of photo essays on my blog.
photography blog
street photography
I've put together a few galleries of some of my favourite images from the last few years. The majority of these images are taken at a 35mm focal length with a Fujifilm X100 series camera.
 New York City |  Street Portraits |  India |
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 Charleston, SC |  Portugal |  Vietnam |
 Monochrome |
professional work
When not doing musical things, I do some freelance photography, specialising in headshots, weddings and events. I work exclusively in an informal, documentary style, with an emphasis on visual storytelling. To make an enquiry, please use the contact form below.