What a gig! Last week I was hired by Boston College to photograph their health and wellness event HEALTHAPALOOSA. It was really great! I learned about proper fire extinguisher use, CPR, meditation, and ton of other stuff! This is a picture of three students at the event. Nothing wrong with promoting wellness. Boom!
-Duncan
September 14, 2015 - Mike Peters from The Alarm
I'm not a fan of The Alarm. I don't think they suck or anything, it's just not music that really spoke to me. That being said, I was hired last week to shoot Mike Peters from The Alarm doing a solo set at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA. The openers, Kenny Chambers and Jimmy Weeks, were no slouches. Damn good songs! Then, this Welsh dude gets on stage and everyone is there to see him. Hooting and hollering and what-have-you. So, I start shooting away and dang? The songs are pretty good! I went back and listened to some Alarm recordings and realized that it wasn't the songs themselves that I didn't like. It was the way they were produced. Again, not bad, just not something that spoke to me. In between the songs, Mike told Alarm stories and I am always a sucker for rock stories. This particular picture is of Mike telling one of those stories. I love the way his hands are in this picture. He's totally connecting with the audience here. I also love the darkness in this picture. Proper rock club, ya know?
In Photo,
Duncan
My Father's Garden, 2003
September 7, 2015 - My Father's Garden, 2003
Happy Labah Day! (As they say here in Boston). Speaking of labor, this is a picture I made of my father's garden about 12 years ago. My dad is a laborer, through and through. Working class New Englander, carpenter, the dude loves to work with his hands and build things, typically gardens. This is one of several gardens on a piece of property in my hometown, which has been in my dad's family since the 1800's. In fact, it was on this particular property that I promised to spend the rest of my life with my wife Jessica. So, in honor of my dad's labor, and the labor of all laborers, I give you this piece of my own labor and the opening post of my new photography blog.
Until next time,
Duncan