“His personality made him special, as well as his ability to put people at ease”: K!’s Paul Harries on curating an Ashley Maile exhibition at Bloodstock
As well as featuring headline slots from Opeth, Architects and Amon Amarth, this weekend’s Bloodstock Open Air will play host to the work of late Kerrang! photographer Ashley Maile. The exhibition has been curated by fellow K! luminary Paul Harries, whose work will also be on display, and is due to feature Ashley’s iconic shots of Bloodstock alumni, including Ghost, Satyricon and Devin Townsend, as well as rock and metal giants Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Slash. Upon learning of Ashley’s death in 2013, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist tweeted, “Rock n’ Roll has lost a great photographer, person, friend, Ashley Maile. RIP man, we’re going to miss u very much.” An exhibition of Ashley’s work, Ashley Maile: Photographer, was organised by his partner Caroline Fish, K!’s former Art ...
