Maria Mochnacz

Maria Mochnacz
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Occupations	Photographer video music director
Known for	collaboration with PJ Harvey
Partner	John Parish
Relatives	Annie Mochnacz (sister)
Website	mariamochnacz.co.uk

Maria Mochnacz is a British photographer and music video director, best known for her collaborations with PJ Harvey.

Life

Mochnacz holds a degree in fine arts. She also attended a photography course in Weston-super-Mare. ^{[1] [2]} Notably, she does not use digital cameras in her photography. She has been working with various musicians since 1991, as well as doing fashion and fine art work. ^[3] She directed and designed most of PJ Harvey's music videos and album covers, ^[4] including the most recognizable Rid of Me (1993). ^[2] She also collaborated with other artists such as Marianne Faithfull, ^[5] Robert Miles, M People, Julie Feeney, Richard Ashcroft, Robert Plant, and Nick Cave. ^[6]

In the 1980s she was in a relationship with John Parish. ^[2] She has a twin sister, Annie Mochnacz, who is a fashion designer. ^[7]

Cover arts

• PJ Harvey – Rid of Me (1993)
• PJ Harvey – 4-Track Demos (1993)
• Echobelly – Everyone's Got One (1994)
• Bark Psychosis – Independency (1994)
• PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love (1995)
• John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey – Dance Hall at Louse Point (1996)
• The Raincoats – Looking in the Shadows (1996)
• Subcircus – Carousel (1996)
• PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)
• Giant Sand – Chore of Enchantment (2000)
• Howe Gelb – Confluence (2001)
• Echobelly – I Can't Imagine the World Without Me: The Best Of Echobelly (2001)
• John Parish – How Animals Move (2002)
• Robert Plant – Dreamland (2002)
• PJ Harvey – Uh Huh Her (2004)
• Smoke Fairies – Through Low Light and Trees (2010)
• Smoke Fairies – Blood Speaks (2012)
• White Hotel – First Water
• Chikinki – Sink and Stove

Source. ^[8]

Filmography

PJ Harvey

• PJ Harvey – Dress (1991)
• PJ Harvey – Sheela-Na-Gig (1992)
• PJ Harvey – 50ft Queenie (1993)
• PJ Harvey – Man-Size (1993)
• PJ Harvey – Reeling with PJ Harvey (1994)
• PJ Harvey – Down by the Water (1995)
• PJ Harvey – C'mon Billy (1995)
• PJ Harvey – Send His Love to Me (1995)
• PJ Harvey – That Was My Veil (1996)
• PJ Harvey – Is That All There Is (1996)
• PJ Harvey – A Perfect Day Elise (1998)
• PJ Harvey – The Wind (1999)
• PJ Harvey – Angelene (1999)
• PJ Harvey – The Letter (2004)
• PJ Harvey – Who the Fuck? (2004)
• PJ Harvey – You Come Through (2004)
• PJ Harvey – Shame (2004)
• PJ Harvey – On Tour: Please Leave Quietly (2006)
• PJ Harvey – When Under Ether (2007)
• PJ Harvey – The Piano (2007)
• PJ Harvey – The Devil (2008)

Others

• M People – Itchycoo Park (1995)
• Robert Miles – Fable (1996)
• Subcircus – U Love U (1997)
• Sven Väth – Fusion (1998)
• Patrick Wolf – Accident & Emergency (2007)

Source. ^[8]

References

1. Fazi, Mélanie (19 January 2002). "Reeling with Maria Mochnacz". Angelfire . Archived from the original on 19 January 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. "Maria Mochnacz's best shots". The Guardian . 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
3. "Maria Mochnacz – Music Photographer – Photo Prints". rockarchive.com. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. "Photos". PJ Harvey. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
5. "Maria Mochnacz – 2004". Marianne Faithfull Official. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
6. "Autorka portretów PJ Harvey w Krakowie". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
7. Borrelli-Persson, Laird (4 April 2016). "The Evolution of PJ Harvey's Style". Vogue.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
8. "Video & Film". pollyharvey.co.uk. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Maria Mochnacz at IMDb