Well over a decade ago Shiona Walker picked up a camera and from that moment on, it became a permanant fixture in her hand, followed by the happy click of flashes and breathtaking results.
First an intrest, then a passion, now a fine tuned craft, Shiona's work has been featured on both the internet and in print at Buzznet.com as well as Scottish street press The Skinny and their online publication - theskinny.co.uk
Driven and dedicated, the majority of that work is featured on the Music website created and run by Shiona herself - Vivalascene.com
Specialising in live music photography, the list of bands that Shiona has photographed and worked alongside in just a few short years is a long and broad one, consisting of (but not limited to): The Academy Is, Aiden, Alkaline Trio, All American Rejects, All Time Low, Amanda Palmer, Anti-Flag, Army of Freshmen, The Audition, Avenged Sevenfold, The Blackout, Black Tide, Blood Simple, Bowling For Soup, Boys Like Girls, Bring Me The Horizon, Broadway Calls, Cancer Bats, Cobra Starship, Dir En Grey, Elliott Minor, Emery, Enter Shikari, Envy on the Coast, Every Avenue, Fall Out Boy, Fleet Foxes, Four Year Strong, From First To Last, Funeral For A Friend, Gallows, The Get Go, Glasvegas, Good Charlotte, Gym Class Heroes, Halifax, Hey Monday, In Case of Fire, In This Moment, InnerpartySystem, Junior Varsity, Just Surrender, Kids In Glass Houses, The King Blues, Laura Marling, Lights, Lost In Audio, Lostprophets, Madina Lake, The Maine, Malcolm Middleton, MC Lars, Meshuggah, Metro Station, Mindless Self Indulgence, My American Heart, New Found Glory, Norma Jean, Panic At The Disco, Paramore, Red Light Company, Reliant K, Rise Against, Saving Aimee, Say Anything, Set Your Goals, Simple Plan, Shiny Toy Guns, Spitalfield, Summerlin, Taking Back Sunday, Telegraphs, Twin Atlantic, Under0ath, The Used, Versaemerge, We Are The Ocean, We The Kings, You Me At Six and Young Guns.
Driven and dedicated, the majority of that work is featured on the Music website created and run by Shiona herself - Vivalascene.com
Having achieved success in her field of expertice, Shiona has extended herself to take on studio shots, portraiture and street photography, always looking for another challenge.
Based out of Scotland in the UK, Shiona is available for live or promotional shots at any time, and given enough warning, any place! She can be reached via email: shiona@vivalascene.com.
Should you have the desire to use any of the images for promotion, contact her representative via: musicpictures.com
Shiona currently works with a Canon 50D and various (usually prime) lenses.
-- Bella (Aug '09)