It’s crazy to think that Joe Strummer has been gone for almost a decade. The man was such a force of nature. He created primal, earthy music that never sounded gimmicky or lame. When people ask me who I look up to? Who I am inspired by? Who is my hero? Joe Strummer is one…
I’m terribly behind on posts due to a couple of big projects, so I’m going to try to knock out a few in the next two or three days. First off, I shot my first concert at Madison Square Garden a few weeks ago. Green Day were headlining New York’s biggest stage and the Atlantic…
I’ve been photographing rock bands for some 15 years now, but I always wanted to do more with video. After years of pussyfooting around, I finally got a compact HD video camera with a cockamamie plan to do video portraits of artist, musicians, and underground heroes. I basically want to combine still images from portrait…
About two weeks ago, I got the opportunity to photograph one of my favorited bands, The Damned, at Irving Plaza in NYC. The band gave me the rare opportunity to shoot for as long as I wanted with flash (a rarity for concert photographers). After a few minutes, I found out why. The band plays…
After a few months of hemming and hawing, I’m finally putting the finishing touches on my monograph of rock & roll photography taken between 1996 and today. I just mocked up a cover that’s probably close to what the finally product is going to be. For those curious, the hands and guitar in question belong…
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