Community, Standards & Live Events

The longer I work in live events, the less I care about being the loudest person on the job.

A lot of the projects I work on centre voices that don’t always get the platform they deserve. Educational spaces. Underrepresented sectors in tech and music. Community led work.

Photo by Shona Bella Lacey on the set of Catching Up.

Technical skill obviously matters, obviously, but I feel how you operate around people matters just as much.

Photo by Rachel Svensson @bohemiskart

I’ve spent enough time in those environments to know that respect carries almost as much weight as the final image. There’s a culture in parts of this industry that leans towards ego and posturing and It’s never really been my thing.

You can push boundaries without being a problem.
You can be ambitious without stepping on people’s toes.
You can care about quality and still care about community.

When I bring crew onto jobs, I choose people who align with that. Calm under pressure. Respectful. Collaborative.

I was given opportunities early on, and still am. Passing that forward when I can feels right. Not everything needs to be transactional.

I’m not here to compete for the sake of it. I’m here to do good work properly and deliver it when I say I will.

Photo by Rachel Svensson @bohemiskart

Values don’t replace quality. They sit alongside it.

That’s what I try to bring to the job.

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