concert photography
The Clash of Palladium and Silver
Sep 23, 2019
Johnny Martyr
September 21st, 1979. Forty years ago, British rock photographer, Pennie Smith immortalized the destruction of a Fender P-Bass guitar by Paul Simonon of The Clash on the…
Shooting concerts with your phone: did you REALLY have a good time?
Sep 9, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Risking to sound cheesy and cliché, I must say: I couldn’t live without music. It adds flavor to my everyday life and a soundtrack to…
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wants his fans to stop shooting and “f*cking watch the show”
Aug 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I know I’ve said it many times, but I really hate it when people spend an entire concert filming the stage with their phones. However,…
This is the story of Henry Diltz, the official Woodstock photographer
Aug 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Fifty years ago, half a million people gathered at Woodstock to celebrate peace and love. Photographer Henry Diltz was the official photographer of the historic…
Frontman slaps fan’s phone from her hand when she jumps onstage for a selfie
Jun 12, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s happened before that musicians get fed up with people who watch a concert through their smartphones. This time, the frontman of punk-rock band Fidlar,…
Concert Photography Tips: From Getting a Pass to Editing Photos in Under Four Minutes
May 20, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’re an avid concert goer and a photographer, you may want to bring your two passions together. And if this is the case, Rachel…
Bob Dylan stops his concert to call out fans for taking photos
Apr 20, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Bob Dylan is a phenomenal songwriter, but when it comes to speaking to fans from the stage, we can say that he is a man…
Shooting film vs. digital in music photography
Feb 4, 2019
Owen Humphreys
Film is very rarely used in music photography anymore. Primarily the reason for this is because of social media and instant news. There’s no time…
How I got banned from photographing the band Arch Enemy
Dec 27, 2018
J. Salmeron
Back in June I covered Fortarock, a fantastic metal festival in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. I had the opportunity to shoot bands like Dragonforce, Watain, Týr, Alestorm and Arch Enemy, all of whom are not only…
Taylor Swift used facial recognition tech to identify stalkers at her concert
Dec 14, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
On 18 May this year, Taylor Swift’s fans could watch rehearsal clips at her concert at Los Angeles venue Rose Bowl. The clips were played…