Greenbelt Festival 2014: Travelling Light; our favourite photos

A little bit sunburnt on the Saturday, a little bit wet on the Monday, isn’t that how British bank holidays usually go…?

Photographing Greenbelt Festival each August bank holiday is one of the highlights of our year, and this year’s festival was no different, four days of being out and about with our cameras, pushing our creativity and experiencing a truly fabulous festival!

The new site at Boughton House near Kettering was simply spectacular, rolling green fields, lakes shimmering in the sun, lawns and woodlands all in the grounds of a stately home.

Three days of deep blue skies and glorious sunshine, one day of big grey clouds, torrential rain and mud, we had it all… We had a blast!

Here are a few of our favourite shots from the weekend:

Square Peg Circus perform at Greenbelt Arts Festival at Boughton House.Thrilling acrobatics combining circus with theatre by Square Peg Circus

Jammere Douglas performs on the Mainstage at Greenbelt Arts Festival, shot from backstage the sun is in front of hime creating a flair into the camera Jammere Douglas from the X-Factor performs on MainStage

A girl dances at on the grass by MainStage at Greenbelt Arts Festival with the sun behind her, she is into the music and having a good time

Crowds dance to Gilles Peterson at Greenbelt Arts Festival, the sun is shining through the clouds

A nun reads the festival program in front go the Big Top venue at Greenbelt Arts Festival at Boughton House

The lake at Boughton House, venue for Greenbelt Arts Festival with a stunning blue sky behindThe grounds of Boughton House are beautiful, made even more so by the gorgeous blue sky!

The grounds of Boughton House near Kettering, venue for Greenbelt Arts Festival in 2014

The mount, venue in Bought House grounds for Greenbelt Arts Festival

Creative tent pegs with tennis balls on them to stop people tripping over

Kids stand outside a marque at Greenbelt Arts Festival in Boughton House

Kids play at Greenbelt Arts Festival at Boughton House

A small group gather in the wild grass of the grounds at Boughton house for Greenbelt Arts Festival, shot from ground level the viewpoint peers up through the long grass to the crowd of people in the background

A small boy peers over the barrier at MainStage at Greenbelt Arts Festival

A man stands in the rain with a large rainbow umbrella watching Hobit perform on MainStage at Greenbelt Arts Festival. Shot from behind the man and his umbrella frame the artiste.

Dizraeli and the small gods perform on MainStage at Greenbelt Arts Festival, in one shot the lead singer looks into the camera while in another a band member is playing a double base in front of the Greenbelt brandingDizraeli and the Small Gods; mixing hiphop beats, ancient folk, classical and jazz!

Shot in Black and White a girl plays the cello at the Canopy Stage at Greenbelt Arts Festival. The venue is an open sided tent, through in the background you can see the sunlit outside

A black and white shot of the front row at MainStage at Greenbelt Arts Festival

Luke Sital-Singh performs on stage at Greenbelt Arts Festival. Shot in black and white he looks up as he is playing his guitar, lights shine in the background.

The Greenbelt campsite shot from the fire safety tower giving an almost birds eye view of the tents

The Greenbelt campsite shot from the fire safety tower giving an almost birds eye view of the tents

Relaxing on the campsite at Greenbelt Arts Festival, a volunteer wearing his Greenbelt t-shirt sits outside his tent

Festival goers walk towards the camera with the sun low in the sky behind them creating long shadows on the ground at Greenbelt Arts Festival at Boughton House

The sun sets on the Treehouse venue at Greenbelt Arts Festival at Boughton House whilst a rainbow sits behind the Big TopI didn’t know which way to turn, rainbow to the right, sunset to the left…

A man stands to the left of the frame looking off camera, it is night time and there are string lights in the background

Ceilidh in the Big Top at Greenbelt Arts Festival

Sinead O'Connor performs on the Mian Stage at Greenbelt Arts Festival. It's night, dark and the stage lights light up the cheering crowd.

Performers on the MainStage at Greenbelt Arts Festival, one shot is wide angle showing the whole stage, lights and crowd, the other is a close up of the singer from the band Stornoway

Rain bounces off the stage at Greenbelt Arts Festival

A poets stands on stage performing a piece of spoken word in the Canopy venue at Greenbelt Arts Festival The photographer is behind him on stage and looks over him through to the crowd.

Two photos with light flare shot at Greenbelt Arts Festival, one is from the Rising with Martin Joseph, a bright green light shines right into the camera

The campfire at Greenbelt Arts Festival, shot from ground level the flames shoot up to the sky with faces in the shadows behindEnding the night around the campfire!

If you’re interested in finding out more about Greenbelt Arts Festival, check out their website here!

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