Event Photography: New Stadium, Same Old Ending
October 22nd, 2010This past weekend was Homecoming at the University of Michigan. For its alumni, the university pulled out all the stops.
Take, for example, the College of Engineering. My father's an alum, and I attended the college's events with him. The pre-game party included a Michigan Marching Band concert...
An a capella version of "Hail to the Victors" from Amazin' Blue...
Since this is the University of Michigan College of Engineering, your pregame party must include a car show. Doesn't matter if the car is powered by the sun and driven by the national champion Solar Car Team...
Or if you're like the the University of Michigan Formula SAE Team, which races a gasoline-powered car...
On to the game.
Michigan Stadium just underwent a renovation and expansion, which included the addition of skybox seating. It's still the biggest football stadium in the country...
There was much anticipation in the air when the Michigan Wolverines came out for their pre-game warmup...
The excitement grew more intense as the Michigan Marching Band's pre-game show began...
Despite the new stadium, the Wolverine faithful saw the same old, same old. Our Michigan team just couldn't get it done on the field. Much disappointment in the stands...
Final score: Iowa 38, Michigan 28.
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Tucson Meet Yourself 2010
October 10th, 2010Tucson Meet Yourself is an annual celebration of the Arizona-Sonoran region's cultural diversity.
Over the course of three days, you can chow down on food from all over the world, try your hand at various folk arts, visit historical exhibits, and learn new dance steps.
And then there's the music.
You name the culture and the tunes, Tucson Meet Yourself has got you covered. From the Tucson Meet Your Soul performance stage, it's the local chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, singing songs of praise...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: First Thursday Art Walk
August 6th, 2010Yesterday evening was one of those times when the "Yeah, right!" storm clouds stomped through central Tucson. You know those clouds. They throw out plenty of thunder and lightning, but rain? No way.
So, I got on my bike and pedaled over to Main Gate Square's First Thursday Art Walk. This month's event featured work by more than 30 local artists, but, quite frankly, I couldn't find it. Then it occurred to me that it was monsoon season, and what artist in his or her right mind would want to display art outdoors?
Thwarted in my attempt to find art, I encountered music instead. Here's a member of One Heart Beat, a local percussion ensemble...
So there I was, enjoying the drumming, and what's this? Big drops of water falling from the sky? So much for saying "Yeah, right!" to the clouds.
It was time for this bike-tographer to hop aboard the two-wheeler and scurry home. Where the wind was whipping the trees, the sun was making a double rainbow, and the clouds were on strike...
Maybe it will rain tonight.
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Concert Photography: Mid-2010 Retrospective
June 8th, 2010Although I'm usually not a blog post recycler, I'll admit that I got the idea for this entry from last month's Tucson Folk Festival commentary.
That post featured a list of the 36 musical acts that I photographed during the Folk Festival's two-day run. They included ArleneWow! (shown below), who came all the way from Connecticut to play for a very appreciative Tucson crowd...
Since concert photography is turning into one of this blog's most-used categories, I figured that now is a good time for a complete list of all the Tucson bands I've photographed.
Some were performing in concert, and others were included in larger community events like Cyclovia Tucson, the Fourth Avenue Street Fair and Meet Me at Maynards.
Here's the list:
- Batucaxe
- Brothers for Christ
- Calexico
- Can Crushers at 2008 and 2009 4th Avenue Winter Street Fairs
- Carnivaleros
- Mitzi Cowell
- Crawdaddy-o
- CrossCut Saw
- Diamond Jim Hewitt at 2008 and 2009 Tucson Folk Festivals
- Dusty Buskers at 2008 Dillinger Days, 2008 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair, Meet Me at Maynards July 6, 2009 and July 13, 2009
- Fushicho Daiko
- Gertie and the TO Boys
- Jovert
- Leila Lopez
- Lenguas Largas
- Missing Parts
- Neon Prophet
- One Kingdom Image
- Orquestra la Unica
- Kevin Pakulis with Larry Lee Lerma
- Run Boy Run
- Sergio Mendoza y la Orkestra
- Silver Thread Trio
- Spirit Familia
- Tariq Rasool and the Songhai Drummers
- The Determined Luddites
- Vanish Twin
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Tucson Folk Festival 2010
May 11th, 2010The first weekend of May is generally when summer returns and breathes its fiery breath all over Tucson and southern Arizona.
Not this year. If you didn't bring a sweater and raincoat to this year's Tucson Folk Festival, you wouldn't have been very happy. And that would have been a shame, because the 2010 event was heralded as the best ever.
I'm a little biased about that last point because I was the Folk Festival's official photographer. In two days, I covered three stages and 36 acts. Here are three:
From the Courtyard Stage, the Mas o Menos String Band...
From the Old Town Artisans Stage, Tiffany Jo Allen...
From the Plaza Stage, Saturday evening's headliner, Chris Hillman, formerly of The Byrds...
In order of appearance at the 2010 Tucson Folk Festival, here's a complete list of the performers I photographed:
- Nancy K. Dillon
- Amy Hoyt and Joe White
- Will Edwards (Winner of the 2010 Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Competition. I photographed Will during his two performances on Saturday, May 1 and one on Sunday, May 2)
- Jimmy Pines
- Cristofer Erin
- Debbie Hawkins
- Arnold/Klingefuss Ensemble
- Wayward Maggie
- 16th Place
- Mas o Menos String Band
- Martin Klabunde
- Titan Valley Warheads
- roth d’lux
- Three-Legged Dog
- Wilson, Bowman & Teague
- Shaun Crowell
- Crystal Ridge
- Andrew Dahl-Bredine
- Chris Hillman and Herb Peterson
- Roman Barten-Sherman
- Wally Lawder and Brandie Thornburg
- Tiffany Jo Allen
- Chavez, Hallowell & Long
- Don Simpson
- Deming Fusiliers (I photographed them leading a stringed instrument workshop and in performance.)
- High Desert
- Emilie and Stefan George
- Cox and Serres
- C. Daniel Boling
- Angel Perez
- ArleneWow!
- The Determined Luddites
- Carnivaleros
- Nancy McCallion
- Diane Van Deurzen and Lisa Otey
- John Coinman
View all 185 of my Tucson Folk Festival 2010 photos.
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: A Bicycling Trifecta
April 21st, 2010This past Sunday featured a trifecta of bicycling events here in Tucson. The festivities started with the twice-yearly Bicycle Swap Meet on Fourth Avenue. Both new and used bikes, accessories, and bike parts were on sale...
Want some cycling-themed clothing to go with your new or used bike? Swap Meet regular P. Nosa's ready and waiting to take your embroidery requests...
Care for some car-free street riding? Well, let's ride north from the Swap Meet and join Tucson's first-ever Cyclovia, a five-mile event for walkers, runners, skateboarders, bladers, and bicyclists.
Welcome to car-free Seneca Street...
Cyclovians in need of a musical break were treated to a bus shelter concert by the Missing Parts...
Okay, that's two Tucson bicycling events down and one to go. Let's head to Downtown Tucson for the finish of the New Belgium Brewing Urban Assault Ride...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Fiesta en el Barrio Viejo 2010
April 7th, 2010This past Saturday, a Tucson tradition began. Nine local bands joined together for a rousing good fundraiser for our community radio station, KXCI-FM 91.3. As one would expect from a station that plays a little bit of everything, a wide variety of musical talent was on display.
Headliners Calexico weighed in with a tasty blend of Americana and alt-country...
Crawdaddy-o rolled out the brass for a rousing good set of Cajun-flavored music...
Sergio Mendoza y la Orkestra lit up the late afternoon with a high-energy set combining rock and mambo...
Away from the stage, fiesta-goers made their own entertainment. A spirited group of beginning and experienced hula-hoopers set up shop by the bar. With varying degrees of success, they twirled the day away...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Solar Rock 2010
March 30th, 2010This past Saturday was another one of those warm, sunny Tucson classics. Perfect for one of the first days of spring 2010. All the better for holding Solar Rock, a sun-powered concert in Himmel Park.
Attendees could review and sign the Solar Energy Industries Association’s Solar Bill of Rights…
Or how about some Arizona sun-baked pizza?
Care for some music with that solar-cooked food? Solar Rock’s concert lineup included the guys and gals from Run Boy Run…
Kevin Pakulis and his longtime bassist, Larry Lee Lerma, provided a tasty blend of blues, country, and rock…
Later in the afternoon, concertgoers were treated to a smokin’ hot show by Mitzi Cowell and her band. Here’s Mitzi…
Mitzi Cowell’s band included Heidi Wilson on saxophone and Nick Augustine on bass…
Mitzi and her band got the people up and dancing!
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: 4th Avenue 2010 Spring Street Fair
March 24th, 2010This past weekend was one of those springtime Tucson classics. Sunny days, warm temperatures, and who wants to spend a moment indoors? Time to head down to 4th Avenue for the 40th annual Street Fair.
If you rode your bike to the fair, the City of Tucson offered free valet parking. And, yes, I took advantage of it -- that's my bike at the far left...
The 4th Avenue Street Fair stretches for a mile between University Boulevard and the railroad tracks. That's a lot of walking and calorie-burning, but not to worry. These guys would be happy to help you out...
Care for some music to go with your fair shopping? There were plenty of acts to choose from. Here's Tucson singer/songwriter Leila Lopez...
"Spin and win! Everyone's a winner here at KXCI!" says deejay Ron Cipriani. A fairgoer pays a dollar for a spin of the community radio station's wheel -- and she wins a prize...
Further down the way, we have Bob and Trish, a happily married couple who enjoy throwing things at each other...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Tucson Festival of Books 2010
March 16th, 2010Care to share your love of reading with thousands of your best friends? Well, the Tucson Festival of Books is your kind of place. Now in its second year, the festival drew bibliophiles of all ages to the University of Arizona Mall.
While there were plenty of booths filled with the latest books from all manner of publishers, used book seekers weren’t left out. They flocked to the abundant offerings at Habitat for Humanity Tucson’s Habistore…
Since this was such a large event, blades were one of the best ways to get around and see everything…
How about some tunes to go with all of those words? Gertie and the TO Boys brought plenty of waila and chicken-scratch music from the Tohono O’odham Nation…
Don’t feel like walking back to your car? Ttaking the pedicab…
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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