IW Festival Experience 25 goes to the O2

Sienna by her photo of Blondie

Island photographer, Sienna Anderson, was invited to the O2 last week as the Isle of Wight Festival’s ‘Experience 25’ exhibition reached London.

Sienna, a regular face at the festival, had four of the photographs which she has taken over the years in the exhibition, which was launched on the Island earlier in the year. Sienna’s subjects were Blondie, Prodigy, Jessie Jay and Sam Ryder.

The IW Festival celebrated 25 years of music over the summer. The original festivals were held between 1968-1970, before being brought back by John Giddings 22 years ago.

Ray Foulk, who organised the first three festivals with his brothers, and John, chatted about their memories down the years, with Sienna saying: “Seeing all the photographs there brought back lots of memories, and I’m very proud that four of mine were chosen. It was a special evening.”