GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER

About Me

Welcome to GORDY's SPACE.
Allow me to Introduce myself.
My name is GORDY - I make Images!
Representing UK Music & Beyond
through Photography!
I photograph: Urban Style, Live Music, Night-Clubs, DJ's, MC's, Events, Travel...................And whatever takes my interest............
I go to many great parties in great places around the world and get paid for taking pictures.
I shoot Exclusive Imagery for STREET CRED Magazine and also handle their London Promotions & Advertising Sales.
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW!
www.streetcredmagazine.com
I've been in the game for nigh on 10 years and I've seen a lot in that time.
It all started on a warm Spring/Summer Evening way back on Election Night 1997 (You know the night, yeah May the 5th, the day Labour got their mitts on the keys to Number 10).
I was down @ The Forum, Kentish Town thanks to a Press Pass for the Warren G gig, courtesy of Def Jam UK.
I'd been shooting Golf for a few years previously (I worked for Golf World Magazine) but I decided to make a move and start documenting the Music and Urban scenes.
So there I was, taking pix at the Warren G gig and I had no idea what I was gonna do with them afterwards. But as it happened, another photographer at the gig called me up the next day asking if my shots were OK because his hadn't turned out and his client needed some ASAP - so I took my pix to the New Nation Paper and they ran them. FIRST published music pix!
Since then I have shot countless live events & club nights all around the world for magazines, websites and various clients and I continue to do so.
I spent a great deal of time documenting clubs like ROTATION & TWICE AS NICE which in my opinion were 2 of the best weeklies of all time.
Currently I am documenting, in great detail, the regular club nights at THE HILL. This is a new club (opened in March 2005) in Muswell Hill, North London. So far I have taken over 20,000 pictures which I will ultimately be displaying (some of them that is) in an Exhibition at the club. In the meantime the pictures can be viewed on their website: www.thehilln10.com or on the video screens within the club.
Hit the Pic-Link below to go to The HILL's Website
and take a look through the gallery.
I have had work published in so many places I can't even remember if I got paid for it all.............
Click these links to see the Review Photo-Blogs from the Party I run with Johnny Reggae each month:
Flashin' Motion Launch Party:
NETWORK LIVE, 2nd Nov 2006:
NETWORK LIVE, 7th Dec 2006:
NETWORK LIVE, 1st Feb 2007:
SOUNDS OF REGGAE, 1st March 2007:
What is Photography???
DOCUMENTARY?-REPORTAGE-REAL LIFE?-TRUTH
VISUAL?-FACT?-FICTION?-ART?
LEGAL VOYERISM?
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Lonyo
DJ Sweet P
DJ D-Flex
DJ Munk (Frisco DnB Supremo)
DJ Ironik
Twice As Nice Dancer
DJ Shortee Blitz
Pappawheelie (Miami Bass Pioneer)
Camouflage, NYC
Roy Hargrove @ SOBs
The Legendary Johnny Reggae
Mark Dwayne
Elizabeth Troy
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These are just a few pix from my vast library of over 50,000 images shot over the past 9 years...........
I'm shooting more & more all the time and have several International Jaunts in the pipeline for this year.
My website will be finished and LIVE! as soon as I can get my designer to "wake up" and will feature some "classic moment" pictures from some of my favourite haunts like "Rotation" @ Subterrania, "Twice As Nice" @ The END, "Ibiza moments" and whatever else I dig out of the filing cabinets like Artist shots - Gil Scott Heron, Jamelia, Wyclef, Isaac Hayes, Eminem, Sugarhill Gang........
Watch MYSPACE for launch details....................
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PERSONAL PROJECT:
I am constantly updating my stock library of DJ/MC/Artist pictures so if you want to feature then get in touch. Don't be shy, cameras don't hurt!!!.
I especially welcome invites from up&coming artists to see them perform LIVE or in the studio. Pictures taken may feature in magazines or on websites giving vital exposure to your career.
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My Interests

Photography
Music
Travel
Bungy Jumping
Hanging Out At Great Parties With Great People

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This is the Monthly Music Industry Party - NEXT PARTY, Thursday MARCH 6th...!

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Take a look at what I see out and about:

Smiley P rocks the Mic

Dhar(Heavens Heathens)@ Barfly

MC Child hanging in Soho

Super DJ, Manny Norte

Char Char Soul Star

Rosie Wilson

Biblikal @ The Hill

Firing Squad's Mista Grill

Sidewalk Art in California

Eric Lindall plays Frisco

Legend Matt Jam Lamont

All gone......

T.A.N. Pole Dancer

Things people wear!!!

Capoeira Dancer

Brazilian Dancer

Lets Dance.......

Caught on camera.......

Kat's Cash Machine!

Jason Jermaine

JAG @ The Hill

Benz & Crew @ The Hill

Realistic?
Street Sign in California

Cape Town Street Jazz

Iriscience @ SOBs

110th St, Harlem

Urban New York

I'd like to meet:

Toni Braxton... I've only seen her sing live the once when I photographed her on-stage at Wembley Arena in '97. Fantastic Voice and all round great aura and vibe.

And.........If you respect Photography, Music and the World you and I move in, then feel free to get in Touch.

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YolanDa Brown & Eddie Kadi

NAS in Birmingham

The Glamorous Kele Le Roc

Bilal @ SOBs, NYC

China Black @ SOBs, NYC

Renee Neufville (Zhane) @ SOBs, NYC

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Music:

I'm a Music Photographer & some of my best friends are DJs, MCs & artists so my tastes are eclectic to say the least.......From Rock to RnB to Hip Hop to Ragga to Drum n Bass to UKG to Grime to Bangra Beat to Jazz to Blues to Soul to Harder Rock to Softer Rock to......................Mix it up

I've seen so much LIVE! music in the last 9 years it's crazy. A lot have been memorable performances, some not so - for whatever reason. If I could Highlight just a few of the BEST Artists I have seen and Can recommend you try to see too (If you haven't already), I would go with (In no particular order):

- Beverley Knight
- Gil Scott Heron
- Deborah Cox
- The Roots
- Don-E
- Jamiroqui
- Herbie Hancock
- Cream
- Jack Bruce
- Little Brother
- Heaven's Heathens

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Dj Dummy @ SOBs, NYC

Alchemist @ SOBs, NYC

Pappawheelie, NYC

Running Man @ The Hill
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Movies:

Hell yeah, I love movies and my DVD collection is growing...........

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Television:

The Sopranos is CLASSIC and ESSENTIAL viewing.

Heroes:

My Blog

Network Live Christmas Party - 6th December

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Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:26:00 PST

STREET CRED Magazine - New Issue & Advertising Opportunities

Have Street Cred? Want Street Cred? READ Street Cred! Get Street Cred! Street Cred The Word on the Streets! BRAND NEW ISSUE ONLINE NOW! It's what's happening on the streets, in the clubs, ...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Mon, 21 May 2007 11:34:00 PST

NETWORK LIVE 5th April 2007 - Photoblog

NETWORK LIVE The Hill, Muswell Hill, London, Thursday 5th April 2007 The Network Live Parties just get bigger each month. This was the biggest yet with a great mix of people in the venu...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Mon, 14 May 2007 09:36:00 PST

Markan & Nathan @ BBC 3 Counties Radio

Friday night and I headed up to the BBC 3 Counties Radio Studio in Luton - Mighty MP & Incognito are hosting their weekly URBAN PARLE show and have 2 of the UK's finest artists in the studio....
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:54:00 PST

SOUNDS OF REGGAE, 1st March 2007 - Photoblog

For Network Live at The Hill on Thurs 1st March we put on a SOUNDS OF REGGAE special featuring DJs playing the best in Roots, reggae, reggaeton, bashment and dancehall. 3 PAs from General Marcus, Mele...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:48:00 PST

NETWORK LIVE 1st Feb 2007 - SUPER PHOTO-BLOG

Well - Me, Johnny Reggae and Flashin Motion are back and the parties keep on getting bigger and bigger. Thursday 1st February 2007 was NETWORK LIVE @ The Hill and what a night we had there....
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:49:00 PST

They PARTIED - I shot!

I don't hang out in places with NO vibe! I don't hang out with boring people! I don't take pictures of any old crap! I don't waste my time Photo-blogging if I can't back it up! What I do though...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:08:00 PST

Let's bring the good times back

Back in the late 90's through into the next milennium we had massive club nights the likes of ROTATION, TWICE AS NICE, FRESH N FUNKY..........and others which on a weekly basis shook the foundations o...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:14:00 PST

NETWORK LIVE 7th Dec 2006 - SUPER PHOTOBLOG

NETWORK LIVE @ The Hill, N10 Thursday 7th December 2006 Once again the Flashin' Motion crew sought out and brought to the Award Winning club, The Hill, some of the Best Live Artists out there o...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:19:00 PST

NETWORK LIVE 2nd Nov 2006 - SUPER PHOTOBLOG!

NETWORK LIVE @ The Hill, N10. Thursday 2nd November 2006. It was a Fantastic night with 6 Live PA's, Excellent people, cool vibes, food, lot's of drink and sizzling DJ's an...
Posted by GORDY aka FLASH aka SNAPPY SNAPPER on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:31:00 PST