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Disturbed | Place Bell | Montreal Concert Photographer

Disturbed hadn’t had their own arena gig in almost 10 years in the city. The last couple of times we had them on a stage was during Heavy Montreal in 2016 and in 2011. Front man David Draiman had taken some time off to push his industrial band Device (which was also at Heavy Montreal… Continue reading Disturbed | Place Bell | Montreal Concert Photographer

Budgeting time as a festival photographer | Montreal Concert Photographer

  “How do you budget your time during festivals like this? It must be run, shoot, edit, repeat, all day.” I had a friend (hey Eric!) who asked the above question on my Facebook following a post of my Heavy Montreal day 1 images, where I was asked to pull double stage duty as one… Continue reading Budgeting time as a festival photographer | Montreal Concert Photographer

Billy Talent | Bell Centre | Montreal Concert Photographer

There are bands that are always a sure bet live, and Canada’s Billy Talent is one of them.  Even though they formed waaay back in 1993, their music still stays totally relevant and they keep packing in the crowd at their shows. Their current Afraid of Heights tour was at Montreal’s Bell Centre last night,… Continue reading Billy Talent | Bell Centre | Montreal Concert Photographer

A diary of Heavy Montreal 2015 | Montreal Concert Photographer

Heavy Montreal hit Parc Jean-Drapeau last weekend… and it was a pretty cheaky affair … specially with Heavy Mania superstar Sexxxy Eddy in the middle of the fun during NOFX. I had a blast covering the Heavy Montreal festival this past weekend, for so many different reasons.  The main being that my assignment was no… Continue reading A diary of Heavy Montreal 2015 | Montreal Concert Photographer

Best of the best show photos for 2014 | Montreal Concert Photographer

Another year is coming to an end. My last few weeks of December are usually full of accounting, looking over yearly and multi year business plans, closing off some contracts and so on. In doing so, it’s a great time to look back at what has been done in the last 12 months, and it… Continue reading Best of the best show photos for 2014 | Montreal Concert Photographer

Gwar! Blood, ooze and so much more | Montreal Music Photographer

There is something surreal about seeing a thrash metal band all dressed up as intergalactic monsters spraying blood, ooze and other substances into the crowd.  You don’t always go for the music, you go for the experience, and it is something that every live music fan (and that every show photographer should shoot) should see… Continue reading Gwar! Blood, ooze and so much more | Montreal Music Photographer

Heavy Montreal | Best portraits

When you photograph anything for a while, you develop a style.  Something you are known for.  When other’s see your images, they already know it’s one of yours.  Do people recognize my images?  I don’t think so.  But they do recognize that I have a “wider” style.  I like to get more of a scene… Continue reading Heavy Montreal | Best portraits

What makes a shot.. feat. Slaves on Dope | Heavy MTL | Montreal Music Photographer

Let me start by stating that I’ve been a fan of Montreal’s Slaves on Dope since the mid to late 1990s.  Does that make a difference in the relevance of the rest of this blog entry?  Nope.  Just felt like saying that.  I’ve had the chance to shoot them a few times live and they… Continue reading What makes a shot.. feat. Slaves on Dope | Heavy MTL | Montreal Music Photographer

Heavy MTL 2013 – The Fans | Montreal Concert Photographer

  I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times… the fans are what make the shows. While my media (Cornershop Studios) tasks with me band images (and a few fan/festival shots), I can’t help myself but turning around in the pit and capturing images of the people who go all out in the… Continue reading Heavy MTL 2013 – The Fans | Montreal Concert Photographer