Ciara Hillyer

Role: I’m a professional photographer and I love using both digital and film formats.

Qualification: I have two university degrees in photography from UWE in Bristol, BA (hons) and a Master’s.

Available for: Gig shoots, festival shoots, portrait photoshoots, album and single cover shoots and behind the scenes photography.

First attended gig: When I was at school, we had an evening called “Bands Night”. At the ages of 14/15, quite a few of my friends were in a band, playing the drums, guitar and vocals. I would always go and support these nights as I was their biggest fan, but also because staying out until 9:30pm on a school night was wild. These are the earliest gigs I can remember and I remember them so fondly.

First gig shot: BAD SOUNDS! What an impressive show it was.

Dream gig: Heavy question. There are so many and I feel very lucky to have already photographed the likes of Self-Esteem and Arlo Parks. Photographing a Prince concert would have been magic. Right now, I’ll say that photographing U2, during an intimate performance somewhere in Ireland would be more than a dream come true.”