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Freelance photographer Kristian Dowling, shares the secrets of his working pro camera bag in this new series . Part 2 begins to check out his lenses as we continue to look through the gear that gets the job done. Coming up: the cameras and the location lighting he uses for unique portrait work that has made his name in the world of photography. Visit photoinduced.com for more photo-ness.

clotairedamy.com Massive Attack – Mezzanine LP 1998 Colorado Springs photographer Massive Attack is a collaborative music production duo from Bristol, UK. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be progenitors of the trip hop genre. DJs Grantley “Grant” Evan Marshall (aka Daddy G or “G”), Andrew “Andy” Lee Isaac Vowles (aka Mushroom or “Mush”) and graffiti artist-turned-MC (later turned-singer) Robert Del Naja (aka 3D or “D”) met as members of DJ partying collective, The Wild Bunch. One of the first homegrown soundsystems in the UK, The Wild Bunch became dominant on the Bristol club scene in the mid-1980s. Massive Attack started as a spin-off production trio in 1988, with the independently-released song, “Any Love”, sung by falsetto-voiced singer-songwriter Carlton McCarthy, and then, with considerable backing from Neneh Cherry, they signed to Circa Records in 1990 — committing to deliver six studio albums and a “best of” compilation. Circa became a subsidiary of, and was later subsumed into, Virgin Records, which in turn was acquired by the now Terra Firma-owned majority Style Massive Attack’s style is often thought of as being experimental. The duo have talked of how they have a different creative approach to each album and “avoid the obvious.” Some of their most noted songs have been without choruses and have featured dramatically atmospheric dynamics, conveyed …
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