I take pictures of live music mostly in the Washington, DC area. Almost all of the pictures posted prior to the end of November 2019 were taken with a Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II which is a pocket camera most venues allow in (no detachable lens). To any amateurs out there looking to take good pictures at concerts this is the type of camera I would recommend (most camera manufacturers have a pocket camera like this with a great aperture (f/1.8).

I bought a Canon EOS R mirrorless camera in November 2019 and have been building a portfolio and lens collection since. For many shows I still use the pocket camera, but when I can get a photo pass or the venue doesn’t have a policy against pro cameras I use the EOS R. My style is what I would call concert portraits, but I try to take pictures outside my comfort zone at every show (shoot wider Mike). While I love taking pictures of well known acts I get the most out of shooting local bands who almost always need pictures for promotion.

Most of the credit for the pictures I take go to the artists in them and the emotion they harness for each show, so thanks to them. Nothing here is for sale. If a band I photograph likes the pictures all they have to do is ask and they can use them.

I feel like I should apologize to drummers here even though it is not always my fault that their image count is below other members of the band. They hide behind the kit, usually with the cymbals blocking their face. They are also usually under lit by venues and physically blocked from view by the other members of the band. But for my role in your low image count I am sorry. I will not apologize to all the venue and artist lighting people I complain about. You can’t the light the singer two exposure stops brighter than the rest of the band and expect that it’s going to look like anything other than the singer surrounded by shapes in the shadows.