No light, no space, all emotion. Club concerts are where the photographer ninja skills really shine. The close connection between performers and crowd without the distance of a photo pit adds a rawness to the experience that is unmatched in other events.

Concerts

photography of concerts in small and medium sized clubs, mostly metal und underground metal bands

It's the unpredictability and spontaneity that I enjoy most about event photography. And it does not get more unpredictable than improv theatre. The high energy and speed all of these performers bring to stages, no matter the size, is a wonder to watch and a privilege to capture.

Improv Theatre

photography of improv comedy and improv msuical shows in various locations

The whole concept of festivals is kind of idiotic if you think about it. Take a massive load of extremely expensive and sensitive equipment transport it for kilometers in loads of trucks to remote locations, preferably covered with grass, build a city of tents and steel in only maximum three days of preparation, spend the next around three days working 24 hours a day to ensure all that equipment can dodge all that nature has to offer in environmental influence, pack it up again and move to the next patch of soil. In the meantime enjoy music, moshpits and mud.
Maybe it is even this collectively shared insanity that exactly makes festivals one of the most energetic experiences to cover as photographer.

Festivals

Whether it's theatre, rock show or photo shoot, we all know entertainment is not a one-person-job. Behind the scenes footage illustrates the scurrying of a team of people necessary to create something beautiful and wonderous.

Behind the Scenes

photography of behind the scenes of music festivals, theatre productions and photo shoots

Do you know the saying about the tree falling unobserved in the forest? It's the same with audiences and events. If you hold an event and there is no audience, was there even an event?
Btw you could technically say the same about events without photographers to document it. ;-)

Audience

photography of people in crowds of music concerts, festivals and theatre performances