Photographer, Faye Kenny, shares her insights into this year’s Kirkstall Festival, while we share our favourite images of hers from her set theme of participation.
I was really impressed with the size and diversity of this year’s Kirkstall Festival. Both I and my family really enjoyed the whole day. Capturing the theme of participation was an interesting brief, and relatively easy as there was so much to see and do on the day – and so may people did indeed join in and make the most of what was happening in and around the Abbey. The vibe and feel of the events, stallholders, activities and participants was definitely of a community from a vibrant city coming together to really enjoy themselves and a fantastic testament to what can be achieved when people get together to celebrate what is great and good about our local businesses and people in this area.
I think my favourite image from the day is of the little boy hooking a duck with some really colourful looking face paint! The sheer concentration of his expression makes me smile as he was really determined to win the prize he had his eye on. For me it symbolises one of the small moments that sum up what we take from a day like this to remember it by.
I think the best tip I could give any photographer photographing such a colourful and varied event is to really get a feel for what people are getting involved in, and their expressions, as this tells the story. As with all photography, the skill is in capturing a moment and the feel of what is happening around you, and I think all of the designated photographers on the day did this remarkably well. in three words my experience of the day would be: proud (to be part of Leeds – a city that can offer this kind of event for no cost to the public), happy (that the sun came out and so many people had fun) and grateful (that I was given the opportunity to photograph what unfolded).
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