BANDS
In December 2021, Hugues de CASTILLO launched a photography project dedicated to portraits of musicians, which consists of two complementary parts.
The first explores the intimate encounter between the photographer and his subject, a suspended moment where each lets go of artifice to reveal what a musician chooses to offer to the viewer. The lens captures the sincerity of a gesture, the fragility of an emotion, or the power of a presence.
The second part, presented here, is devoted to group portraits in “promo” mode, images designed to accompany the artists’ communication and reflect the collective identity that unites them. These are moments captured where the complicity between the members of a group is expressed in subtle details: an intention, a glance, a posture that testify to a deep bond that goes far beyond the music itself.
This approach is often developed on the spot, in the corridors of concert hall dressing rooms, where musicians pass through before or after their performances. It is in these transitional spaces, adapting to the available lighting, that these spontaneous portraits take shape.
A huge thank you to all the groups who took part in this work in progress and helped bring this project to life.
BIRDS IN ROW, band from Laval.
Novembre 8th 2022
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
RUSSIAN CIRCLES, band from Chicago.
March 21th 2023
Ancienne Belgique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
CAVE IN, band from Boston.
October 14th 2021
Desertfest Antwerp / Trix | Antwerp
© Hugues de CASTILLO
UNIFORM, band from New-York.
October 4th, 2024
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
HIGH VIS, band from London.
October 16th 2023
Ancienne Belgique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
DRUG CHURCH, band from Albany.
February 17th 2024
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
NORNA, band two-thirds Swiss and one-third Swedish
Avril 19th 2023
Roadburn Festival 2023 | Tilburg
© Hugues de CASTILLO
PALLBEARER, band from Little Rock / Arkansas.
May 14th 2025
Obsidian Fest | Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
ABRAHAM, band from Lausanne.
April 1st 2024
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
ORANSSI PAZUZU, band from Tampere / Finland.
- Ville LEPPILAHTI
- Niko LEHDONTIE
- Toni HIETAMÄKI
- Juho VANHANEN
- Jarkko SALO
November 16th 2024
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
PRIMITIVE MAN band from Denver
- Joe LINDEN
- Ethan Lee McCARTHY
- Jonathan CAMPOS
March 2nd 2024
Kavka Zappa | Antwerp
© Hugues de CASTILLO
ARTIFICIAL BRAIN band from Richmond / Virginia.
- Dan GARGUILO
- Mike PAPARO
- Alex TOMLIN
- Oleg ZALMAN
- Samuel SMITH
November 6th 2025
Magasin 4 | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
GREAT FALLS, band from Seattle.
March 15th 2024
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT, band from New-York.
May 7th 2023
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
THE BODY & DIS FIG, a collaborative project bringing together sludge duo THE BODY from Providence, Rhode Island, and Berlin-based American electronic musician DIS FIG.
November 1st 2024
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
NEW AGE DOOM & TUVA BAND collaborative project between Canadian duo NEW AGE DOOM and Norwegian musician TUVA BAND.
April 19th 2025
Roadburn Festival | Tilburg
© Hugues de CASTILLO
SUMAC, a band with members from Vancouver, Seattle, and Vashon, Washington.
April 21th 2025
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
VANTRE Parisian instrumental trio.
June 14th 2025
La Source Beer Co | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO
SLIFT, Toulouse trio.
- Canek FLORES
- Jean FOSSAT
- Rémi FOSSAT
May 15th 2025
Le Botanique | Brussels
© Hugues de CASTILLO