Otto's Daughter

I photographed glam/cyber rock band Otto's Daughter at the Somewhere Else Tavern in Greensboro a couple of weeks ago for Lunar Kiss magazine:

Somewhere Else Tavern

I photographed some bands for Lunar Kiss magazine last weekend at Greensboro's Somewhere Else Tavern:

Greensborofest 2008

Here's Basalt performing at Greensborofest:

Meow?

I was shooting a high school tennis match when I saw this cat behind a tree. On the count of three everyone go "awww...."

Malamondos' CD release party

The Malamondos had their CD release party at the Green Bean in Greensboro last night, and I took some pictures:

Mitch Easter and Pylon

I went to the Pylon show at the Wherehouse last weekend. Here's photo of Mitch Easter with his band Gravel Truck. They did a set of Lets Active covers:



And here's Pylon:

Invisible

Invisible needed a promo shot for a short tour they're doing, so we took one in their rehearsal space. The keyboard in front is played by the typewriter sitting behind it:

Internship photos

Here's some photos I took during my internship at the Burlington Times-News:

Belly Dancers

While I was working at the Burlington Times-News I did a multi-media feature on a local belly dancing troupe, the Southern Belle-ezze. Here's some still photos from the feature:

Memorial Day

I'm doing an internship at the Burlington Times-News. Here's some photos I took at a Memorial Day ceremony in Mebane:

Nightlife

Whenever I cover a band or a nightclub, people inevitably ask me to take their picture, or else they begin mugging when they see the camera aiming at them. I usually oblige; it's a digital camera, so I'm not worried about wasting film. I just prefer to capture people in a more natural, candid moment. Sometimes, though, semi-posed photos can actually turn out pretty good. I like the lighting in this one. I had the shutter speed at about 1/4 of a second, and used just enough flash to freeze the people without overwhelming the red light of the nightclub. Doesn't this look like a 1970s disco album cover?

Crazy cats

I've been taking a lot of photos of cats lately. Here's some feral cats I photographed for a class project:







And here's one of the cats that lives at the Wherehouse in Winston-Salem:

220 Grill

This photo was taken at the 220 Grill in Asheboro.

Musical chairs

Mark Dixon builds chairs that can be played like a xylophone.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord

Scotty Irving is a spiritually-influenced noise artist. This photo was taken last Saturday at the Wherehouse in Winston-Salem, but I first met Scotty in 1999 when I did an article about him for the Eden Daily News, his hometown paper. I have no idea what the folks in Eden must have thought of this fellow who flings himself around the stage, bashing on various pieces of percussion while eerie electronic howls wail from the PA speakers. Not exactly "Amazing Grace," I'll tell you that.

Man of mystery

John Hart has written mysteries such as King of Lies and Down River. I took this picture of him for the cover of Yes!Weekly.

Five years on

Anti-war protesters marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War with a demonstration Thursday in Greensboro. Hard to believe it's been that long, but the empire rolls on . . .