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Faces of End of the Road Festival 2016

07 September 2016, 09:30
For one weekend, artists from across the globe come together in Dorset to create an unique experience at the UK's best small festival. In a stunning photo essay, Mathew Parri Thomas captures that moment in time through some of the faces at this year's End of the Road.

I’ve always liked the ‘moment in time’ nature of festivals; for one weekend artists from all over the world come together to collectively create an experience for the festival goers that will never be repeated.

Year on year festival sites are largely the same, so it’s the artists that help shape the experience. I’d had the idea of creating a pop-up studio at a festival for a while, so it was amazing to be able to work with the End of the Road Festival and The Line of Best Fit to create this series of portraits, capturing this moment in time. Extra special was that - with the festival being held on the stunning Larmer Tree Gardens - I was able to convert a 134-year-old thatch folly to a studio for the weekend - so even the process of creating these images is in keeping with the End of the Road ethic. It’s probably also going to be the oldest building I turn into a photo studio any time soon.
Studio Simon EOTR WEB 001
Simon Taffe, End of the Road Founder
Studio Ezra Furman WEB 001
Ezra Furman
Studio Bill Ryder Jones WEB 001
Bill Ryder-Jones
Studio Eleanor Freidberger WEB 001
Eleanor Friedberger
Studio Karl Blau WEB 001
Karl Blau
Studio Bernard and Edith WEB 002
Greta Caroll, Bernard + Edith
Studio Bernard and Edith WEB 001
Nick Delap, Bernard + Edith
Studio Basia Bulat WEB 001
Basia Bulat
Studio Laura Gibson WEB 001
Laura Gibson
Studio Money WEB 004
Jamie Lee, Money
Studio Money WEB 001
Squilliam Byron, Money
Studio Money WEB 002
Charlie Cocksedge, Money
Studio Money WEB 003
Gary Rendle Trayner, Sweat
Studio Amber Arcades WEB 001
Annelotte de Graaf, Amber Arcades
Studio Teenage Fanclub WEB 001
Norman Blake, Teenage Fanclub
Studio Teenage Fanclub WEB 002
Francis McDonald, Teenage Fanclub
Studio Teenage Fanclub WEB 003
Gerard Love, Teenage Fanclub
Studio Teenage Fanclub WEB 005
Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub
Studio Teenage Fanclub WEB 004
Dave McGowan, Teenage Fanclub
Studio Dawn Landes WEB 001
Dawn Landes
Studio Anna WEB 001
Anna Lena Bruland, EERA
Studio Whitney WEB 001
Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek, Whitney
Studio Whitney WEB 002
Max Kakacek, Whitney
Studio Wild Beasts WEB 002
Hayden Thorpe, Wild Beasts
Studio Wild Beasts WEB 001
Tom Fleming, Wild Beasts
Studio Wild Beasts WEB 003
Ben Little, Wild Beasts
Studio Wild Beasts WEB 004
Chris Talbot, Wild Beasts
Studio Julia Jacklin WEB 001
Julia Jacklin
Studio Slow Down Molasses WEB 004
Chris Morin, Slow Down Molasses
Studio Slow Down Molasses WEB 005
Aaron Scholz, Slow Down, Molasses
Studio Slow Down Molasses WEB 001
Jordan Kurtz, Slow Down, Molasses
Studio Slow Down Molasses WEB 002
Tyson McShane, Slow Down, Molasses
Studio Slow Down Molasses WEB 003
Levi Soulodre, Slow Down, Molasses
Studio Holy Macve WEB 001
Holly Macve
Studio Lucy Dacus WEB 001
Lucy Dacus
Studio Pinegrove WEB 001
Evan Hall, Pinegrove
Studio Pinegrove WEB 003
Nandi Plunkett, Pinegrove
Studio Pinegrove WEB 002
Josh Marre, Pinegrove
Studio Pinegrove WEB 004
Zack Levine, Pinegrove
Studio Pinegrove WEB 006
Sam Skinner, Pinegrove
Studio Pinegrove WEB 005
Adan Carlo, Pinegrove
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