Welcome to the huge, ever-growing, so-big-it-blocks-out-the-sun photo gallery.

There are now well over 300 bands on the photo list. Shortly I will split this index page into two parts, to make sure it downloads in a reasonable time. If you think it's already too slow, let me know. In any case, the two columns of thumbnail photos need to be evened up: that's another little housekeeping job for later, then.

Navigation made easy: Scroll down, and click on the band names or thumbnails to go to the photo pages. Bands are listed alphabetically, regardless of definite articles. This means, for example, The Birthday Massacre are in with the Bs, not the Ts. Credits and info are at the bottom of this page.

Previews of new photos: From time to time, I post new photos to my LiveJournal and MySpace blog soon after I've taken them. By all means look in to get a hint or two of what's coming up.

Nuts and bolts information: All photos by me, Michael Johnson, and mostly taken unofficially, under moshpit conditions. A few shots were taken under official auspices, from the photo pit. See if you can guess which are which. Clue: the official photopit shots are very often not the best.

Copyright schmopyright, and all that stuff. However, if you're one of the bands I've photographed and you wish to put your photos on your own web space, or maybe print them out and frame them, thus making an attractive gift for Granny's birthday, please go ahead and grab the shots you want to use.

In fact, I'm happy for anyone to use my photos elsewhere (let's face it, it's going to happen anyway, so there's no point me getting all stern about it) provided that I get a credit and a link.

Something like 'Photo by Michael Johnson' or 'Photo from Nemesis To Go' in the small print (not too small, of course) would do the job. And if you really like the photos, by all means buy me a pint if we should happen to bump into each other within easy reach of a bar.