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Photographing Green Day I have been a professional concert photographer for 10 years, and the Green Day concert is in my top five most exciting concerts I’ve photographed. This concert review was originally posted on CityBeat. On the evening of Aug. 22, I was 15 again. Green Day performed for tens of thousands of excited […]

On a whim, we went to night 1 of The Rolling Stones concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field. While our seats were on the fifty-yard line, they were all the way at the top. So, the view of the concert was not great, but the view of Lake Michigan and Navy pier made up for it. […]

Getting To Photograph Chris Stapleton In July 2024, I photographed Chris Stapleton at Columbus Ohio’s Schottenstein Center.  Cincinnati CityBeat was the publication I was shooting for that night.  He has been on my must-photograph list for a long time, so I was excited to get approved.  I was hoping for a pit shoot, but I […]

Big Boi, one-half of the famous hip hop due OutKast, opened the 2024 Rose Music Center concert for Trombone Shorty. On one of the hottest days of the year, he had the Rose bumping. As you can see from the photos below, he was wearing a jacket. I was incredibly hot wearing shorts and a […]

On a recent trip to Detroit, Michigan, I toured Little Caesars Arena, home of the Detroit Redwings NHL hockey team.  This is also the Detroit Pistons‘ home court as well.  The reason I wanted to tour this arena is because it hosts some of the biggest concerts every year.  Being a concert photographer, I always […]

When I saw that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were coming to Riverbend Music Center, I immediately contacted the publication for which I shoot concerts. I was on the list for months leading up to the July 2024 Cincinnati concert.  A few days before the concert I received approval from Riverbend and the band’s management, […]

During my 10th year as a concert photographer based in Dayton, Ohio, I finally photographed a concert at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.  I got approved to shoot Dave Matthews Band (sixth time) for Cincinnati CityBeat.  DMB has been my favorite music group since August 8, 1998, so photographing them is an amazing thrill.  […]

In April 2024, Bruce Springsteen made good on his Columbus Ohio tour stop. He had postponed twice during 2023, so the hype for his return was immense. While I didn’t get to stay for the concert, I was one of three professional concert photographers who had the honor of photographing Bruce. When he first came […]

The Avenged Sevenfold concert at Cincinnati Ohio’s Heritage Bank Center was a different but good experience. Although I had never listened to the group, I was intrigued at the prospect of photographing them. I will often not listen to an artist ahead of time. I want my three songs of concert photography along with the […]

During the summer of 2023 I had the opportunity for a quick trip to New York City, my sixth. I took my nephew on a sightseeing trip to some of NYC’s most iconic locations. Near the top of that list for me, a concert photographer and concert lover, was touring Madison Square Garden. This is the most famous venue in the world.