"I became interested in both photography and music at the same time, but it took me quite a while, years later, for those two things to come together. ".
Mark McNulty is describing the collision that ultimately defined his life and photographic career.
We were able to see some of the most popular artists in the world up close and gain an intriguing understanding of the live music scene thanks to the same collision.
Mark has been present, camera in hand, ready to capture them, whether it be Bjork, Paul Weller, Manic Street Preachers, Diana Ross, Anfield, or Eurovision.
Mark, who was born and raised in Liverpool but now resides in north Wales, recalls when he first developed a passion for photography at the age of 14.
I was just a hobbyist, he claimed. "I never attended any type of higher education, not even a degree program. ".
The late 1970s saw a big thing, he continued.
Television programs about photography and how to take pictures featured [the photographer] David Bailey promoting Olympus cameras.
"However, in contrast to every other student at school, I simply persisted. ".
But he didn't begin to consider his love of music and his passion for photography as a potential career until he was 20 years old.
After taking a quick course in documentary photography and visiting a Linda McCartney photography exhibition in Liverpool, which had already drawn him to the Beatles, he became even more interested in photography as a potential career.
Then, whether by chance or design, a few of Mark's friends started a band, and he went to a music festival with them and his camera.
His future came into focus through the camera, and he described it as "a pivotal moment.".
"I distinctly recall thinking, 'Oh yeah, I can do this. I'm right in the middle of it, and I can handle this. ".
What came next was a long and varied professional career that took Mark around the world to take pictures of some of the most well-known musicians in history.
Mark started his career in earnest in 1987 and has since seen a wide range of musicians, bands, cameras, and lenses come and go.
Working in music photography has changed due to changes in music, he claimed.
"Digitalization has led to significant changes in both music and photography, which have a wide range of effects.
But everything is altering. ".
Despite these adjustments, Mark's passion for photographing the artists he interacts with has never wavered.
The majority of the work that he was satisfied with involved simply documenting what was happening. "And the music or art scenes are typically where that happens. ".
