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Holy Ship | SPIN Magazine 1/6 – 1/9/2012
Holy Ship | SPIN Magazine 1/6 – 1/9/2012 I went on the maiden voyage of Holy Ship! for SPIN Magazine. The party raged from noon until the sun came up for three straight days. Shooting the artists on stage and behind the scenes with 2 hours of sleep each night can be a daunting task, [...]
Surfer Blood cover Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Two-Headed Boy”
Surfer Blood cover Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Two-Headed Boy”
Recap: Lollapalooza 2009
While on assignment for SPIN Magazine to shoot Lollapalooza 2009, the grandfather of music festivals, I shot well over 60 bands during the three days. I had the opportunity to hear some of today’s top artists, all within the confines of Chicago’s Grant Park. Three entire days of music from the likes of Hockey, Portugal. [...]
A quick update until I have time.
I have been neglecting my blog as of late. This quick update will have to suffice until I have a moment to do a real update.
I currently have a TON of photo galleries on SPIN.com
New Found Glory Secret Hometown Show (10/16/2009)
New Found Glory was playing a secret hometown show at Solid Sound Studios in South Florida.
DJ AM found dead in SoHo, NYC
DJ AM – also known as Adam Goldstein – was found dead in SoHo today. Authorities have released that his body was surrounded by prescription drugs. I shot DJ AM when he deejay-ed a late night set at Passions @ Hard Rock in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DJ AM’s laptop
Warped Tour 2009: Highlights
This past Saturday I shot Vans Warped Tour on assignment for New Times (Village Voice). After having shot Warped Tour many times at Pompano Beach Amphitheater, it was a bit strange to shoot Warped at Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, which is a smaller venue. The highlight of the day was definitely Gallows. As [...]
Stonefox (Photographed for New Times / Village Voice)
Last week I received an assignment from my editor at New Times to shoot portraits of Stonefox, an up-and-coming band from South Florida.
SPIN Photo blog: Best of the Miami Music Scene
I am officially one of five photo-bloggers for SPIN. Each one of us represents a different city. I have been assigned as the photographer representing the Miami, Florida music scene.
Black Kids: last show of tour
Black Kids had been on the road for nearly two years without more than a 5 day break. The last time I had seen the band was at the Harvest of Hope Festival in St. Augustine, Florida. At the time, the band had just flown in from London after playing a stadium show, sleeping about [...]