Maria Mochnacz Explained

Maria Mochnacz
Citizenship:	United Kingdom
Known For:	collaboration with PJ Harvey
Partner:	John Parish
Relatives:	Annie Mochnacz (sister)

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). 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. 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)
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 – (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.

Notes and References

Web site: Fazi. Mélanie. 19 January 2002. Reeling with Maria Mochnacz. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20020119163352/https://www.angelfire.com/mn/electriclight/maria.html. 19 January 2002. 27 January 2021. Angelfire.
Web site: 18 October 2019. Maria Mochnacz's best shots. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018064659/https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2009/mar/19/pj-harvey-maria-mochnacz. 18 October 2019. 27 January 2021. The Guardian.
Web site: 29 June 2017. Maria Mochnacz – Music Photographer – Photo Prints. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629030619/https://www.rockarchive.com/photographers/maria-mochnacz. 29 June 2017. 27 January 2021. rockarchive.com.
Web site: 22 October 2020. Photos. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022235502/http://pjharvey.net/photos/. 22 October 2020. 27 January 2021. PJ Harvey.
Web site: 6 January 2020. Maria Mochnacz – 2004. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200106002849/http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/maria-mochnacz-2004/. 6 January 2020. 27 January 2021. Marianne Faithfull Official.
Web site: 31 March 2008. Autorka portretów PJ Harvey w Krakowie. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118225038/https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/gatunki/alternatywa/autorka-portretow-pj-harvey-w-krakowie/d3ly3ym. 18 January 2021. 27 January 2021. kultura.onet.pl. pl.
Web site: Borrelli-Persson. Laird. 4 April 2016. The Evolution of PJ Harvey's Style. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920210655/https://www.vogue.com/article/pj-harvey-industry-icons. 20 September 2020. 27 January 2021. Vogue.com.
Web site: 18 January 2021. Video & Film. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118223735/http://www.pollyharvey.co.uk/video.html. 18 January 2021. 27 January 2021. pollyharvey.co.uk.