Photography by Damian Brown

One of the artists from Birmingham that I photographed for the recent Strong Brum project (exhibited for three months at the Drum under the title  ”BirminStrong“) is a hip hop veteran, beatbox and freestyle maestro that I’m proud to know very well.. Mad Flow…

His new single taster was released today and can be downloaded for free at this link  “MadPrickly – Who’s This feat DJ Kingstun”

The cover shot was by me, it has been edited by the graphic designer … Let me tell you briefly about the shoot though… When we finally got together for the shoot, it was going dark.. no problem… but it was raining real bad… ok.. should be fun… SO we gave it a go! Good job my gear is weatherproof and that Flow is a “soldier” … Worked well for the exhibition and for the cover… Check out a few highlights.. Prepare for grit, bonus brownie points if you can tell me where we shot these! Leave a comment below!

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Many of you that check out my facebook page have probably already had a chance to look at these photographs of my latest book, documenting all 57 images and artists from the recent exhibition and on going portrait photography project I have but I thought it’d be good to get a slideshow up for my new visitors too! A little information first:

The book itself  is 96 pages, images and text documenting the artists featured in the Strong Brum project that was funded by Birmingham City Council and commissioned by The Drum, where it was exhibited between September and December 2009, thanks to Mukhtar Dar.
The book itself is bookstore-quality with a hardcover, professionally printed and featuring a durable matte finish and library binding.

The book can be bought at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1139729

Here are a few images of the book:

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And a stop motion video of one of the artists viewing it:

Wasif checks out the new Strong Brum book from damian brown on Vimeo.