James Mollison embarked a musical journey in 2004 where he traveled across Europe and USA for 3 years and attended various musical concerts. Not because he's one of those crazy fans who would do anything for their favorite band or artist...on the contrary, he captured portraits of fans attending those concerts.
He would get hold of zealous fans outside the concert and capture their passion for their favorite musical icon(s). James has been witness to concerts of various bands and artists, from Motorhead to Lady Gaga, from Jennifer Lopez to 50 Cents, from Missy Elliot to Madonna...he managed to capture 500 individual portraits in 62 panoramic images. He eventually published his book The Disciples, which you can buy from Amazon for $21.86.
This is not his first creative project, James is quite popular for his Where Children Sleep series as well, he has also published The Memory of Pablo Escobar, a photographic biography of 'the richest and most violent gangster in history'.
Here's what Mollison has to say about his 'The Disciples' project:
"Over three years I photographed fans outside different concerts. I was fascinated by the different tribes of people that attended them, and how people emulated celebrity to form their identity. As I photographed the project I began to see how the concerts became events for people to come together with surrogate 'families', a chance to relive their youth or try to be part of a scene that happened before they were born."
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