Chris Bethell

@christopherbethell

Photographer // Journalist // Picture Editor 🤘 @thepitsnapper 💌 [email protected]
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Trying out a new format here, hopefully it works ❤️ last month I photographed @daisy_hoppen and her team @dh_pr as they worked on the Raw Mango show at London Fashion Week. The photos accompany excellent @lucy_maguire_ ‘s article on @voguebusiness about what it’s like to be a PR in fashion right now. ~~~~ #londonfashionweek #pr
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26 days ago
On Friday night I had the incredible pleasure of going to @yungblud ‘s show in Leeds for @kerrangmagazine_ where me and @jingle1991 shot/wrote a review of the northern rocker. Supporting him were @thewarningrockband who were 🔥🔥🔥 and @themolotovs whom we also did a little backstage thing with (more on this next week, and thank you for being so lovely 🙏). I’m excited to take my Mum along to the Manchester show next week ✨ Thank you @expectation_mgmt ❤️ I love my silly job x ~~~~ #yungblud #yungbludarmy #leeds #kerrang
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27 days ago
My edit of my pics from 2026’s @mcrpunkfest - pictures shot for @sxswlondon (thank you so much @ryanbassil ❤️ I love this festival so much. Pretty much every year I only know a handful of bands but discover so many absolute 🔥🔥🔥 acts both old and new. The punk scene is so warm and welcoming and silly and all the love to @tnsrecords for having me back to photograph yet again. I can’t wait for next year already x ~~~~ #manchesterpunkfestival #punk #ukpunk #moshpits
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1 month ago
Punk’s not dead 🤘At SXSW London, we’re championing music scenes around the world. This is the UK’s punk and mosher scene, lensed by photographer and journalist @christopherbethell . He travelled to @mcrpunkfest earlier this month to take portraits of moshers from different generations – those who experienced the explosion of punk during their youth, and a new generation finding community in the post-punk scene. At SXSW London, our programme covers Nigerian drill, the South Korean underground, Afrobeat and far, far more. Music passes are live on the site now.
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1 month ago
Back in the blistering cold of January I had the utmost pleasure of photographing @grade2iow for their album campaign (Talk About It is out now and I can guarantee it is 🔥🔥🔥 I had the lyrics to Hanging Onto You rolling around my head for the entire shoot and longer). Myself and @andrewbarker101 headed down to the Isle of Wight where we followed the boys around a few spots - waving a greased-up-board-of-perspex in front of them, smoke grenades behind them, and awkwardly forcing them to hold a beaten up mirror. I’m so happy with the pics and this is my edit of my favs. Huge thanks to @epitaphrecords for commissioning me! To @thelittlesthc for recommending me! To Andy for assisting me! And to Grade 2 for surviving the winter ❤️
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1 month ago
Just a lil compilation video of attempts at the @independenttrucks rail jam on the second day of @florideahswampfest aka the maddest thing I’ve ever been at. Also, if you watch til the end you’ll see @kanaandern clear the rail 🔥🔥🔥 and take the prize money 💸💸💸
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1 month ago
So it’s going to be a while til I post any of my pictures from @florideahswampfest mainly due to the large volume of images I shot. But in the meantime, here’s a few snaps I really liked from the days following when I had a little jolly around the state. #florida #sunshinestate #horse #spanishmoss
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1 month ago
Choose Your Fighter: Crufts 2026 Edition. Here’s some photos from a piece I shot for @timeoutlondon looking for the fanciest dogs in attendance. I also carried on shooting for my extended project on @crufts just using ambient light & I’ll be posting these asap ❤️ in the meantime let me know which doggy you are x
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2 months ago
The Royal Shrovetide Football! 2026! My fifth year going along, and it was as mad as ever. This was the fist year I actually saw a goal (usually I’m long gone as they happen in the freezing cold of the night). I’ll post som wider context pics, things I found funny and the goal itself on my next post. But I just had some fun with panoramic crops into my pics of the scrums that I hope make you feel a little like you’re right up in the chaos. Shot for @timeoutlondon and also @dispatch__media will be publishing their selection of my pics tomorrow! ~~~~ #shrovetide #royalshrovetidefootball #shrovetidefootball #ashbourne #documentaryphotography
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2 months ago
I’ve long said that one of my favourite things in the world is to be dropped in the middle of thousands of people - all gathered around some shared love or obsession, with a camera in my hand. And how wonderful it was to do this at the Pokemon Game Day 2026. Honestly, the fact I get to call this kinda thing work is incredibly blessed. Here’s some pics of things, moments and interactions I found funny or interesting ❤️ shot for @timeoutlondon 🥰 ~~~~ #pokemoneurope #documentaryphotographer #funnyphotos
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2 months ago
Another re-edit from my series of portraits of @downloadfest artists just after they’ve come off stage. This time it’s @remingtonleith of @palayeroyale shot for @altpress ! Huge thanks to @clairecoulton for her help with this one and @laismw / @ldcommspr for helping with the whole thing! ~~~~ #palayeroyale #downloadfestival #portrait_vision
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3 months ago
Happy birthday to my lovely pal @jakeunpeople ❤️ I met this man in a pit at @bloodstockopenair when I was doing silly little slo-mo videos of headbangers, and now he fronts up one of my fav bands @weareunpeople 🔥 I did a little re-edit on the pic I took of him at @downloadfest this year when I was photographing bands as they came off stage for @altpress . I’ve not shown enough of these and I’m having fun reprocessing them so expect a few more soon ❤️ oh, and swipe for Jake’s headbanging moment 😎 ~~~~ #headbanger #moshpit #ukrock #portrait_shots
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3 months ago