Common Frequency

adidas Originals Creator Network North × Factory International

2026, Manchester

Creative Direction, Photography, Production, Zine Creative Direction, Project Management

Common Frequency was developed as part of the 2026 adidas Originals Creator Network North, a six-month creative development programme established by adidas Originals and Factory International. The exhibition brought together work by 20 creatives exploring the relationship between music, identity, memory and community through photography, moving image, installation, film and print.

My contribution developed across several interconnected photographic projects exploring different ways music can be experienced and observed, from the private act of listening to the physical objects and environments through which sound is produced.

Alongside developing, creatively directing, photographing and producing my own work, I was part of the team behind the accompanying zine, contributing to its creative direction, design development and project management.

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Black and white portrait of a woman dancing in an adidas tracksuit and headphones in an industrial Manchester setting, photographed by Manchester and London based photographer Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency.

Somewhere in the music

Creative Direction, Photography, Production

Somewhere in the Music explores the quieter and more personal relationship we have with sound. Rather than focusing on performance or collective experience, the series looks at moments when music becomes part of everyday life: listening alone, pausing in a doorway, looking through a window or moving through the city with a soundtrack of your own.

Music exists throughout the photographs as an invisible presence, shaping mood, memory and our perception of place. Moving between constructed and observational moments, the series uses gesture, movement and environment to reflect the private emotional space that can form around listening.

Featuring: Daniel Oyegade, Irene González, Toni McCoy-Hopwood

Black and white photograph of a blurred figure leaning through a window overlooking an industrial Manchester cityscape, photographed by Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency at Factory International.

Black and white portrait of a woman wearing an adidas tracksuit and wired earphones in an industrial Manchester setting, photographed by Manchester and London based photographer Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency.

Black and white close-up portrait of a man wearing sunglasses and wired earphones in heavy rain, photographed by Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency at Factory International in Manchester.

Street portrait of a woman wearing wired earphones and an adidas jacket in Manchester city centre, photographed by Manchester and London based photographer and visual artist Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency.

Close-up photograph of white adidas Superstar trainers stepping through water, captured by Manchester and London based photographer Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency.

Close-up photograph of a DJ using a controller while wearing a green adidas jacket and statement jewellery, photographed by Manchester and London based photographer Yaroslav Prytula for Common Frequency.

Sonata Film - Supporting Photography

A series of supporting photographs created on the set of Marionette, one of the films developed for Common Frequency. The images focus on fragments of performance, costume and movement, extending elements of the film into still photographic form.

Featuring: Rachel Yan Ting Li

Woman wearing an adidas tracksuit with a red skirt in a dark, low-lit setting, photographed by Manchester and London based photographer Yaroslav Prytula as a supporting image for the film Sonata for Common Frequency.

Forsyth Music Shop

Photographed at Forsyth Music Shop in Manchester, established in 1857. This small series shifts attention from the experience of listening to the physical objects through which music is made, observing the materials, construction and details of instruments and the relationship between physical form and sound.

The photographs were created as part of my wider exploration of music for Common Frequency.

Location: Forsyth Music Shop, Manchester

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