NYFW 2012
I spent one afternoon backstage at the tents during this year’s Fashion Week. These photos are a mix from three shows: Jill Stuart, Mara Hoffman and Tibi. I don’t pretend to know anything about fashion but I can appreciate all the work that goes into putting one of these shows on. Hair, makeup, nails, run [...]
Comic Con 2011
Erica, 30. “Catwoman” (L-R) Terry(39) “Tie Fighter pilot”, Logan(6.5) “Luke Skywalker”, Nicole(35) “Princess Padme”, Alexis (10 months) “Ewok” Kevin, 42. “Superman” Rachel, 24. Lana, 25. “Silent Hill nurses” Stephanie, 18. “Russia” Kayla, 22. “Jenova” Sarah, 22. “Amy Rose” Jimmy ,25. “Jack Skellington” John, 32. “Original steampunk design” Kristof, 1,149. “Giant Robot” Jennifer, 19. “Taokaka” Yi-YingYu, [...]
Iggy Pop
Last year while covering ATP NY I had the opportunity to shoot Iggy Pop in his hotel room. Like most of my portraits I’m not sure if they will happen. If they do I have only a few minutes with my subject. Iggy had just headlined that evening and was resting before leaving for [...]
Lollapalooza 2011
Here are a few shots from frontstage, sidestage and backstage at Lollapalooza 2011 in Chicago, IL. My favorite set of the weekend was by far Crystal Castles. Alice Glass always gives you something fun to shoot. The rest of the fest was ok but nothing really stood out for me. That said I always love [...]
lake
I spent the day at a “secret” lake with some friends last week. Technically, it may have been a pond. Either way it had been along time since I’d done anything like that. Probably since I lived in Texas. Additional photos taken by Julia Wertz.
Pitchfork 2011
Pitchfork 2011: 3 days of heat and music. Besides the obvious center point of the fest, which was Odd Future, my favorite performance was by Health. Full gallery at the end of the post.
SXSW 2011 Portraits
Erykah Badu This year at SXSW I concentrated on doing portraits. I still shot a decent amount of live music but I didn’t want to run around all week. Maybe I’m getting old. I stayed at Fader Fort by Fiat for most of time. They consistently put on a great show during SXSW. Full gallery [...]
Semi Precious Weapons – Monster Ball Tour
Last April I caught up with Semi Precious Weapons during the last leg of the Monster Ball Tour at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. SPW had been the opening act for Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour which had been going on for almost 2 years. I’ve shot SPW a number times now but never in [...]
Backstage Fashion Week 2011
This past Fashion Week I had the opportunity to cover backstage at the Lela Rose show. It was my first time to cover anything in the tents(I usually do after parties). My assignment was to cover the hair and make-up portion of Lela’s show. Needless to say it was a small area and pretty hectic [...]
Bruise Cruise
The Bruise Cruise. An indie rock music festival wedged in the middle of the Carnival cruise ship, The Imagination. I had never been on a cruise so I really had no idea what to expect. Before I went someone joked “You know, The Black Lips are going throw shit off the side.” Ha. So how [...]
Comic Con NY 2010
I covered the last day of Comic Con NY this year. I would love to have spent more time on the floor getting atmosphere shots. I spent maybe 45 min roaming around but I was happy with what I got. Next year I’m doing more than one day. Most of my time was covering panels. [...]
Lady Gaga – Lollapalooza
So here is how it went down. Coming off a shoot the night before, working off no sleep, and flying first thing in the morning from NY to Chicago, I get to Grant Park early afternoon for the first day of Lolla. I make it a priority to start off the fest with Semi Precious [...]
The Creators Project @ Milk Studios
I covered The Creators Project at Milk Studios last night. According to the press release The Creators Project is a new network dedicated to the celebration of creativity and culture across media, and around the world. The Creators Events series begins this June in New York City with a collection of curated artworks and installations, [...]
Animal Collective @ The Guggenheim
Earlier this year Animal Collective “performed” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim. It was called “Transverse Temporal Gyrus” and was more of an art collaboration with Danny Perez pf psychedelic sound and light. Performance art essentially. The band wore Donnie Darko masks with cloaks and stood on three pedestals in the middle of the rotunda. Sound [...]
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Back in April I covered my first roller derby match. I was stoked. It was always something I wanted to shoot. When I was living in Austin, roller derby had just started to get some interest. But I never had the chance to check it out. So when I found out my friend skated for [...]
ATP portraits
For those of you who don’t know, All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is a music festival that takes place at Kutshers Country Club in Monticello, NY. Its billed as the indie rock summer camp. All the music takes place in one of the two ballrooms and the festival goers stay onsite. There is no backstage per [...]
