Concert Photography

Print your work...

...but be more organized than I am. And don't listen to people who tell you what to do. You're not the boss of me! But for me, man, viewing photos online will never be better than holding a print or looking at a photo on a wall. Oh, on that

Music

Bremerton is the Wild West

My friend's band, Filth is Eternal [https://filthiseternal.bandcamp.com/album/love-is-a-lie-filth-is-eternal], had a show at The Charleston in Bremerton a few weeks ago. I forgot about the show until the day of. Tick tock, tick tock. You're not going to make that ferry. That bummed me out; tough to

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A Few Nights in Portland

I like Cassidy’s in Portland [http://cassidysrestaurant.com]. I’m in town for a Roselit Bone [https://www.instagram.com/roselitbone/] show. I planned on staying one night, but I enjoy wandering Portland’s streets, so I extended my stay a couple of nights. I’ve had the same

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Kristin Chambers at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center

Tony Hammons and I were back at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center on [https://www.instagram.com/abbeyarts/] Saturday 15 September 2018 to shoot video for Kristin Chambers [https://www.instagram.com/kchamberssongs/]’ EP release. It was my first time seeing a show in the Abbey’s downstairs stage. Kristin

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Northwest Folklife 2018

Seattle hosted the 47th Northwest Folklife Festival [https://www.nwfolklife.org/festival/] at the Seattle Center from 25 May through 28 May 2018. It’s a fantastic event that celebrates culture, arts, and music. I think one of the things I most like about the festival is that it is

Blogging

Made the jump from WordPress to Squarespace

I’m in the process of moving my main website from WordPress to Squarespace. I wasn’t unhappy with WordPress. I just thought Squarespace was a better fit for me. One thing I’ll miss about WordPress is that it was easy to upload multiple images for a blog post

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Rain City Collective

In June, my friend and fellow photographer Tony [https://www.instagram.com/t.hammons/] and I launched Rain City Collective [https://www.raincitycollective.com], an online site that focuses on the diverse, talented community of artists in the Pacific Northwest. We have an admittedly expansive view when it comes to

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Backstage Pass: Roselit Bone at Doug Fir Lounge

I didn’t anticipate that one result of picking up photography again after such a long break would be an increase in concert attendance. Safe to say that my presence at shows jacks up the median age of the crowd a bit. But having been overseas for a good chunk

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Roselit Bone and The Black Tones at the Northwest Folklife Festival 2017

On 26 May 2017, up and coming Pacific Northwest bands Roselit Bone [http://www.roselitbone.com] and The Black Tones [https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackTonesSeattle/] played the evening slots at the Northwest Folklife Festival’s [http://www.nwfolklife.org] American Standard Time [http://www.americanstandardtime.com] stage. It was a

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Backstage Pass: Olympia Acoustic Festival 2017

On 20 May 2017, about 20 musicians and bands took to the stages at Obsidian [http://obsidianolympia.com] for a day of music at the Olympia Acoustic Festival [https://www.facebook.com/Olyacousticfest/]. Paul Mauer [http://euphoria-tea.wixsite.com/euphoriatea/about] is the organizing force behind the festival, which is