Three years ago I was walking through Cardiff City Centre with my new Panasonic GF1 in hand. I had popped in to find some clothes for an upcoming 70′s fancy dress party and was on my way home when, as I was passing the Cardiff Topshop store, my attention was drawn to a commotion on my right hand side.

A week ago I was asked to shoot the launch event for a new anti-smoking campaign in Wales. It’s called ‘The Filter’ and intends to target 11-25 years olds by providing online support, free tobacco education and training for youth workers, teachers and health professionals working with young people, as well as a telephone ‘quitline’ tailored to teenagers.

It only feels like yesterday when I was having a silent and steady groove in the press pit of Solus to a band I’d never heard of and yet, here we are, a full five minutes (12 months) later and my hips are shaking to the sound of a band that two days ago I had no idea was about to erupt into my life, spank my ass and leave me berating myself for not having known the dates they shat their nappies for the very first time.