In 2010, the genesis of my festival agency, Fanatic, began, pre-Covid we had over 25 festivals and annual events as official clients. In 2018, one of our favourites asked us for something different, so half the team went armed with film cameras. We were lucky enough to convince Sian Davey to come along for the ride too.
I have used film in my photographic practice for years, especially with bands and artists, but it is a rare thing indeed that a festival client wants you to work this way, especially in the social media-driven world we’re in. Wilderness wasn’t the first, for us, that honour goes to the long lamented Festival N0.6 the previous year.
The images from Wilderness were featured in the Creative Review Photography Annual.
