DOCUMENTING MODERN CULTURE

Skin – Skunk Anansie, Water Rats Kings Cross 2003
Looking back, taking this shot and having it to look back on probably changed the course of entire life

Dancing Between Lines

This page contains a visual diary of my career and personal projects to date. As you explore the archives you’ll notice I’ve highlighted a few wise words from interviews and moments that I feel are still relevant and useful to people today. Having the opportunity to dig through this back catalogue of work was both humbling and inspiring, I learned so much over the years from meeting and indirectly interviewing a collective of people who dedicated their lives to sharing their art. I’m blown away at the number of artists who are still killing it today and the quality of talent across the world.

The interview collection is designed to be viewed on desktop while connected to Spotify, YouTube and Soundcloud so you can deep dive into a rabbit hole.

The archive currently contains over one hundred posts and I’ll be publishing more in the future.

This collection has been put together to record my (tiny) personal contribution to documenting the evolution of modern culture and to celebrate the artists, photographers, videographers, PR teams, writers, interns, contributors, agents, labels, promoters, promo teams, security, runners and of course the brands, advertisers, publishers and investors who make the production process possible, I think it’s often forgotten how many peoples careers were crafted by their love and obsession with art, music, travel and culture.

Being able to finally get this all organised is a much welcome breather for my brain and most of all, its been incredible to see how artists, scenes, subcultures and businesses evolve over the years.

Looking forward to experiencing what future chapters hold.

Enjoy the memories and moments as the stories unfold…

[2000-2025]

AI Technology celebrity Customer Experience documentary fashion gallery interview music nature photography production and concepts thought leader thoughts travel wellness

Delve further into the archives, please use the search bar. Search by tag or category, for example – interviews, photography, music, artists name, club, festival, etc

x

Thank you to all involved, having a front row seat to the evolution of culture is a privilege…

Tom Shakir

Photographer | Consultant | Creative | Big Thinker | Long Walker

Documenter of Modern Culture and Learner of Life Lessons 83-24

No © infringement intended – Please send me a message if you would like a credit or link. Where I didn’t have the original press images any longer I’ve sourced from Spotify, RA, Soundcloud, the artists or labels. Where possible, links have been added, if I’ve missed a credit or link or if you would prefer the image is replaced, please reach out.

Always keen to hear about collabs

REQUEST TO THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY

If you have photos, videos or interviews that you would like to try and get published or record as part of a community project to help capture modern culture through the ages please reach out!