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

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- Name
- Maria Mochnacz
- Occupation
- * Photographer
- Known for
- collaboration with PJ Harvey
- Born
- 2000
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- photography · music video
- Languages
- English
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Maria Mochnacz is a British photographer and music video director, best known for her collaborations with PJ Harvey.
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Maria Mochnacz (born 2000) is a British film director and photographer. The film director is active in music video and photography. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Maria Mochnacz • Citizenship — United Kingdom • Occupation — * Photographer • video music director • Known for — collaboration with PJ Harvey • Partner — John Parish • Relatives — Annie Mochnacz (sister) • Website — mariamochnacz.co.uk
Life
Life
Mochnacz holds a degree in fine arts. She also attended a photography course in Weston-super-Mare. 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. She directed and designed most of PJ Harvey's music videos and album covers, including the most recognizable Rid of Me (1993). She also collaborated with other artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Robert Miles, M People, Julie Feeney, Richard Ashcroft, Robert Plant, and Nick Cave. In the 1980s she was in a relationship with John Parish. She has a twin sister, Annie Mochnacz, who is a fashion designer.
Cover arts
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.
Filmography
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.
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- 1.Fazi, Mélanie. Reeling with Maria Mochnacz. Angelfire. 19 January 2002.
- 2.Maria Mochnacz's best shots. The Guardian. 18 October 2019.
- 3.Maria Mochnacz – Music Photographer – Photo Prints. rockarchive.com. 29 June 2017.
- 4.Photos. PJ Harvey. 22 October 2020.
- 5.Maria Mochnacz – 2004. Marianne Faithfull Official. 6 January 2020.
- 6.Autorka portretów PJ Harvey w Krakowie. kultura.onet.pl. 31 March 2008.
- 7.Borrelli-Persson, Laird. The Evolution of PJ Harvey's Style. Vogue.com. 4 April 2016.
- 8.Video & Film. pollyharvey.co.uk. 18 January 2021.
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