1995
THE ORIGIN STORY
IT STARTED WITH
VAN HALEN.
I was fresh out of the University of Maryland’s Radio, Television and Film program. No portfolio. No press pass. No connections. Just one goal: meet Eddie Van Halen.
So I picked up the phone and cold-called Warner Bros. Records. Asked for photo credentials and an interview with the band. Because why not?
They said yes. Just send it on letterhead.
Small problem. I didn’t have letterhead. I didn’t have a publication. Just a lot of nerve. So I walked into The Diamondback, Maryland’s student paper, and pitched: I’m doing a Van Halen piece for Warner Bros. Want to run it too? Then, on my way out the door, I stole a stack of their letterhead.
What made me think that would work? No idea. It worked anyway. That stack of stolen paper started a career.
THIRTY YEARS LATER, I DON'T NEED THE LETTERHEAD
I’m also a musician. I know how a set breathes: when the lights hit, when the artist steps forward, when the moment’s about to break. Musicians call it playing in the pocket. I shoot in it.
ARTIST APPROVED
"I LOVE IT WHEN SOMEBODY REALLY SEES THIS SHOW AND
UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE DOING."
-Sammy Hagar
As Seen In & Distributed Through
NOT JUST A PHOTOGRAPHER
I DON'T JUST SHOW UP AND SHOOT.
Most concert photographers hand over a folder of files and disappear.
I work directly with the artist and their team, and I deliver the whole story.
01
SHOOT THE SHOW
Press-ready images that capture what the band is actually doing up there.
02
WRITE THE ARTICLE
A real piece of music journalism, not a caption dump.
03
SECURE PLACEMENT
I pitch and place coverage with outlets that reach the right audience.
04
ARTIST APPROVED
Coverage the band is proud to share, because it got them right.
