Music festivals are awesome. But as music festival season comes upon us, I have realized: if you like music, you probably don’t want to go to a music festival with a working photographer, because going to a music festival with a working photographer is no fun. There’s some festivals that are exceptions — like Hopscotch,…
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book review: the rolling stones 1972 (jim marshall)
Throughout his entire career, Marshall battled for access. Without free access, he couldn’t do what he did – breathe in the moments and freeze them on film. — Joel Selvin, in the introduction This is a photo book that highlights the importance of access; not of being friends with the musicians that you shoot (though…
hopscotch music fest: photographing the photographers
One of my favorite things is to catch other photographers at work. A handful snapped during Hopscotch.
totally work-safe smut for photographers!
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Stopped at the public library to pick up a few holds on my way home today, and walked out with a copy of Todd Gustavson’s Camera, which I am planning to spend the evening rolling around in, in a totally undignified fashion. Man oh…
i never thought about love when i thought about home
drive-by truckers @ the national, richmond, va, originally uploaded by minervacat. We always see with memory. — David Hockney Jim Marshall, one of the premier rock and roll photographers in the world, passed away today at the age of 74. Marshall shot everyone from Hendrix to the jazz greats to the ’70s San Francisco scene,…
south holston lake, holston mountains, tennessee
south holston lake, holston mountains, tennessee, originally uploaded by minervacat. Hugh Morton is pretty much the granddaddy of all photographers in the state of North Carolina; he worked as a photographer from 1933 to the early 21st century, capturing some of the most iconic images in the history of the NC. The North Carolina Collection…
brand new kind of photography 