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Debbie
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Half rice, half chips, two birds, one stone.
One dog, two tails, half Mike, half Sian.
Mike and Sian- a design and art duo from Manchester
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In Manchester, a man or woman, or both or neither, in
artwork
Half rice, half chips, two birds, one stone.
the rain, on the canal, or the woods, or the street, in a
hat or a hood, vibrating.
One dog, two tails, half Mike, half Sian.
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is
Debbie
Ellis.
She
is
a
Manchester
Mike and Sian- a design and art duo from Manchester
based photographer. She has 6 years of very extensive
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experience in music, editorial, portrait, lifestyle and fashion
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She works mainly within the music industry and has Prints: May
2020
whenvibrating.
we had some beautiful sunny days.
invested a lot of time in to music photography. From live297 x 420I was out walking my dog in the early evening in
gigs to promotional work, her work has been used for
Ladybarn park, and that particular evening the sunset
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press, artwork and merchandise.
was
truly breathtaking. There was a pink glow in the
Acrylic on 350gsm
air and it was bathing everything in sight. I spotted this
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In November 2018 she was honoured to have 2 of her
solitary dandelion puffball glowing in the pink hue. And
band images (Stockport’s finest, Blossoms & up and
what I always take from this image is that, even when
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coming punk band, Witch Fever) selected as part of a
the
297 world
x 420 has been turned on its head, as it was/is, if
prolific music photography exhibition at Manchester Central we
can remember ‘the little things in life’ then the world
Library entitled ‘There Is A Light That never Goes Out.’ The
can remind us of its true beauty too.
exhibition was curated by Jill Furmanovsky and featured
such luminaries as Kevin Cummins, Ed Sirrs and Paul
Blossoms
Slatery.
Taken in 2015 as part of an early promo shoot before
the Stockport band were signed to a major record label.
Debbie understands the finer workings of capturing
The shot was taken at Offerton High School, where
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musicians at their best, as she was in a band herself called
a few695
of the
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555 band had been students. At this time
‘Sister Lovers. In 2016 she was asked by Noel Gallagher
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the school building was derelict, & as we wandered
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to appear in the ‘Supersonic’ documentary. Debbie recalls
around the band were fondly reminiscing about their
the time she invited Oasis to play at King Tuts the night
high school days. But what I remember thinking whilst
they got signed by Alan McGee... and the rest as they say
taking this shot is I really need to make them look like
is history!
cool rock stars and not just 5 lads fresh out of high
school!
Debbie’s work has been published in i.d, N.M.E. GQ,
The Guardian, The Independent, Drapers, Loaded, City
Signed by the band
Email: hello@mikesian.studio
Life, Time Out, Manchester Evening News and many
Phone: 07715 695 555
online publications.
www.asupremeshot.com
Web: //mikesianstudio.bigcartel.com/
Facebook:
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Insta: @mikesian.studio
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