My summer photography work changed before my eyes. I didn't seek it. It just happened that way. My early years in photography were dominated by music oriented projects so I guess it's natural for me to swing back that direction from time to time. This was my second year photographing the Bonnaroo music and Arts festival. I'm there due to my good friend Lij Shaw who runs the backstage recording studio. I get out in the festival proper as often as I can or should I say when I can muster up the gumption. It's HOT out there in the middle of the day and the dust can take a toll. That said, the collection of music that Bonnaroo brings in is amazing. You can hear all kinds of interesting sounds.
The band above is The Walkmen. I'm a big fan of their last record. I also photographed them in the backstage studio. The last photo shows what I was up against in the photo pit. I think there might have been more photographers than musicians. They were all generally nice but they definitely are very competitive.
Arcade Fire was another band I was looking forward to. Not just me apparently. The crowd got very large as the marched in riding high on their recent Grammy award. They brought the big show and had the epic sing along songs. I didn't even try to get close!
The first photo of these three is special to me. I was walking behind famed music photographer Danny Clinch. Mr. Clinch has taken many famous musician photographs. He has worked alot with Rolling Stone and is the official Bonnaroo photographer. He has the super duper access. He is usually ON the stage. As I was walking behind him he stopped suddenly to photograph the guy walking in front of him in a harsh beam of light. So I did the same. I'm sure he heard my camera fire. But he never turned around.
Shooting at Bonnaroo is always a challenge. I'm always glad I did it. Although I must admit it's not easy getting sleep at the tent with music vibrating your skull until 4 or 5 in the morning. I bet Danny Clinch has got the sweet hang!
The band above is The Walkmen. I'm a big fan of their last record. I also photographed them in the backstage studio. The last photo shows what I was up against in the photo pit. I think there might have been more photographers than musicians. They were all generally nice but they definitely are very competitive.
Arcade Fire was another band I was looking forward to. Not just me apparently. The crowd got very large as the marched in riding high on their recent Grammy award. They brought the big show and had the epic sing along songs. I didn't even try to get close!
The first photo of these three is special to me. I was walking behind famed music photographer Danny Clinch. Mr. Clinch has taken many famous musician photographs. He has worked alot with Rolling Stone and is the official Bonnaroo photographer. He has the super duper access. He is usually ON the stage. As I was walking behind him he stopped suddenly to photograph the guy walking in front of him in a harsh beam of light. So I did the same. I'm sure he heard my camera fire. But he never turned around.
Shooting at Bonnaroo is always a challenge. I'm always glad I did it. Although I must admit it's not easy getting sleep at the tent with music vibrating your skull until 4 or 5 in the morning. I bet Danny Clinch has got the sweet hang!
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