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MICHAEL ROBERT WILLIAMS

Michael Robert Williams is from Congleton, south of Manchester in North West England. He later moved to London and had gained a photography degree. Still based in London, today Michael is well known for his portraits of musicians, including The Killers, Oasis, Kasabian, La Roux, Ellie Goulding, Pixie Lott, Biffy Clyro, Kaiser Chiefs, and other celebrities from the worlds of sport, film, and music. In addition to portraits for magazines Michael has produced artwork and promotional images for record labels and artist management, and commercial clients including Adidas and Philips. An example of his work is below...



LA ROUX - Portrait by M.R.Williams 2010

Williams’ portraits are quite the opposite of Nick Pickles’ as he concentrates on the visual image of the artist, their styling mostly. His photos capture colours, shapes and settings that reflect the artist and their music. In this photo of singer La Roux, he uses a strong colour contrast between the white of the background and the colourful styling of the singer to represent how she stands out from the ordinary scene of pop artist as a person and singer. The lighting is very bright to give the white background and her pale skin the dazzling effect it achieves. The framing puts the artist in the middle of the frame, meaning she dominates the picture, which is important for a solo singer as they don’t have a band to rely on in a shoot like this.