For over 20 years, Richard Kelly has taken his camera around Manchester's hottest nightclubs, photographing clubbers in their hedonistic bliss.
His snaps have graced the pages of Mixmag, Rolling Stone and NME. Now Richard is ready to spill the beans on what life is like as a nightclub snapper and how nightlife has evolved over two decades.
Richard is chatty, open, and friendly - everything you think would help when approaching strangers and asking if he can take their picture.
Originally from Burnage, his career began at age 16 at the Manchester Evening News almost 30 years ago. Working as a messenger for the features department, Richard was drawn to the power of the photographic image.
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