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The photography and journalism of Carlisle-based photojournalist Ian Duncan.

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The fisheye shot of AC/DC in the tour programme from the For Those About To Rock tour in October 1982. Source: Uncredited.

Do I need to get a fisheye lens?

Posted on 29th Nov 202518th Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Back in the days of film photography in the mid to late 1990s I bought a Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye… Read more Do I need to get a fisheye lens?

Boyzone at the Newcastle Arena in June 1997. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Boyzone’s last hurrah!

Posted on 3rd Oct 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Bizarrely this week Boyzone announced a one-off ‘final farewell’ gig at London’s Emirates Stadium next year and I was reminded… Read more Boyzone’s last hurrah!

Jonny Foster and Hardwicke Circus during A Night For Ukraine. Photo: Ian Duncan.

A Night For Ukraine in Carlisle

Posted on 28th Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Last week I photographed my first gig at a cathedral when Carlisle band, Hardwicke Circus, organised the A Night For… Read more A Night For Ukraine in Carlisle

Ian Duncan meets Ricky Warwick of the Fighting Hearts at The Brickyard in Carlisle. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Recreating a shot 35 years later – Ricky Warwick in Carlisle

Posted on 25th Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

In July 1990 I had just started smuggling my camera into gigs when I first saw a performance by The… Read more Recreating a shot 35 years later – Ricky Warwick in Carlisle

Peat & Diesel at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan.

Peat & Diesel

Posted on 27th Jul 202528th Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

REVIEW: The Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Friday, July 25, 2025. SIX years ago I was between jobs in Carlisle,… Read more Peat & Diesel

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan.

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Posted on 26th Jul 202527th Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

It was a last minute decision but I decided to get back into shooting gigs again on Thursday when I… Read more Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

HEADLINER... David Lee Roth at Newcastle City Hall in 1994...

Unpublished photos: David Lee Roth

Posted on 23rd Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

I have to admit that I got a photo pass for this gig purely by chance. Basically I had just… Read more Unpublished photos: David Lee Roth

STRUTTING HIS STUFF... Def Leppard's Joe Elliott takes centre stage as the band, touring for the first time in three years, delight fans in their home city of Sheffield. Source: Ian Duncan.

Boys are back! Def Leppard’s home city gig in 1992

Posted on 18th Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

When I was studying photojournalism in Sheffield during the early 1990s I got the chance to photograph Def Leppard at… Read more Boys are back! Def Leppard’s home city gig in 1992

JOHN OTWAY... Performs at Eddysons in Barrow in Furness...

The crazy world of John Otway complete with headbutts

Posted on 7th May 20258th May 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

While I was working in Barrow in Furness at the North West Evening Mail I got the chance to photograph… Read more The crazy world of John Otway complete with headbutts

Pychobilly pioneers The Meteors perform at The Brickyard in Carlisle in Cumbria...

The Meteors at The Brickyard in Carlisle

Posted on 19th Apr 202520th Apr 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Last Sunday I managed to get back into covering gigs when psychobilly pioneers The Meteors visited the city for a… Read more The Meteors at The Brickyard in Carlisle

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