Portland's alternative photographer captures
the invaluable music scene.

Prior to late 2022, the only music related imagery I've ever captured was my hometown hardcore scene many years back. Though this is a relatively new hobby, thanks to a music-obsessed partner and a photographer we met at a "mewithoutYou" show in 2022, I feel so fortunate for the doors it's opened and the people I've met( S**t, somehow I've already been lucky enough to continuously shoot for the vocalist from one of my all-time favorite bands, one I've spent countless hours screaming along with on endless car rides and at parties or troubled times). Music has always been a source for making connection, healing, and expressing identity, but when I was granted the opportunity to get toes to the stage and turn back on the crowds, the community, screaming their hearts out... that sense of connection is something incredibly important. Especially in a world that is becoming more and more disconnected.  

Beyond the invaluable music culture, I love the opportunity to practice my technical skills at a show, but more importantly, I love the excuse to take my partner, or my family and friends/camera-centric community to experience live music or meet artists in the studio. I'm already pretty fearless photographing events that I should be nervous or stressed about, like weddings a whatnot, but having my camera with musicians makes me feel electric. At concerts, I feel the gift of being able to point the camera and amplify the energy. When I point that camera in the crowd, I love when fans give me those looks, that love and excitement they hope to share with their favorite musicians. In the studio or staging a band, i absolutely can't express how great it feels to be artistic with fellow artists. Whether used to the camera or not, I know how to turn the pressure down and just create, which is a style of session I wish I could do a lot more often, and one day when more established across the board, I aim to.
Plus, I can't deny that musicians might be the envy of the art world, and I just like the idea of being involved in that network and having my work enjoyed by new audiences.

No name, big name, It's not important. I'm seeking musicians who would like an awesome photographer for live shows, conceptual sessions, or even candid sessions with bandmates (or bandmates with crews and family, the life surrounding the scene) before or after shows in Portland, Oregon or the surrounding area. 

Paid sessions prioritized since we have a very busy lifestyle. I try to apply discounts for smaller bands when possible and I include our premiere studio, Portland's primary photo studio Cobalt Studios PDX when it fits the vibe.

TFP based on availability, interest in the genre, and/or project ideas.