Bellingham editorial photographer | Macklemore Ryan Lewis photos
Tonight I photographed a truly amazing show by Macklemore and his producer/dj Ryan Lewis, as well as The Physics. All the songs had the crowd moving. It was an incredible night. If you haven’t heard of these two bands, you owe it to yourself to check them out!
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Seattle editorial photographer | Bumbershoot 2010 photos
Fans cheer on Rivers Cuomo and Weezer at Bumbershoot 2010
Bumbershoot in Seattle is always one of my favorite assignments of the year to cover. The energy, enthusiasm of everyone there, and the sheer magnitude of the talent shown on every stage is just incredible. As one wanders the sprawling Seattle Center grounds, music ebbs and flows from the surrounding stages. It’s a neat experience, and allows people to discover new music in a unique way. This year, I received an assignment from The FADER (www.thefader.com) to cover all three days of the music and arts festival. On average, I photographed about seven bands per day, shot 750 or so photos, and was on location at Seattle Center for 10 hours per day. It was a long weekend, to say the least!
I am thrilled to be able to share some of my favorite images from this amazing assignment. Thanks for checking them out!
Health performs at the Center Stage on day 1 of Bumbershoot 2010. Photo by Seattle Bellingham Photographer Daniel Berman/www.bermanphotos.com
A fan smiles during a set by Atlas Sound on the Broad Street stage on day of Bumbershoot. Photo by Seattle Bellingham Photographer Daniel Berman/www.bermanphotos.com
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Ring of Fire musical group | Bellingham photographer
Sometimes you see a feature picture, other times, you just hear it. The latter was the case as I heard jungle sounds emanating from a sculpture on Western’s south campus late Monday evening. The group, Ring of Fire, is a freestyle music group, who take turns playing on drums, didgeridoos, tambourines and anything else they can beat or shake. I climbed to the top of it to make the overhead photo with Ethan looking down onto the group. This is the same sculpture as seen in my Sunny Days in Bellingham post a few months ago.
Freshman Ethan Holzer observes from atop a sculpture as members of the Ring of Fire musical group jam out on south campus Monday May 17, 2010. The group meets every Monday at 6:30 PM at a different sculpture on south campus.
Members of the Ring of Fire musical group jam out inside a sculpture on south campus Monday May 17, 2010. The group meets every Monday at 6:30 PM at a different sculpture on south campus. In foreground are sophomore Adam George, left, and freshman Hans Klein, right, on drums.
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Daniel
Bellingham photographer | Endfair 2010 at Western
I photographed the last few hours of Endfair, a free concert hosted on south campus at Western Washington University. I am saddened that I missed out on shooting the other talented acts! The evening was closed out by Saadi, from NY, who quipped that “people in New York don’t dance. Keep on dancing, you four,” and Macklemore, who first said “Bellingham came out to have a party!” and ended his concert with everyone’s favorite words: “Bellingham is my new favorite place in the world.”
Western students watch as Saadi, a New York-based act performs at Endfair May 15, 2010. Photo by Daniel Berman
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Seattle music photographer | Bumbershoot 2009 Day 3 photos
Macklemore performs on the Fisher Green stage on the final day of Bumbershoot Monday September 7, 2009 in Seattle. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Well, it’s over now. Bumbershoot. It only lasts three days these years (instead of the older four day schedule), and it just flies by. As I sat in the echoey walkways of Memorial Stadium filing my last photos from Franz Ferdinand and Modest Mouse, it really hit me: Bumbershoot is over
During the day I might be feeling tired from lugging camera gear all over, but each evening I tried to reflect on how terrific an assignment Bumbershoot is, and how privileged I felt to document it all three days. It is a special event each year, and as the last band plays the last show of the festival, I try to remember to put down my cameras and just take it all in. Something for me, and nobody else.
Seattle music photographer | Bumbershoot 2009 Day 2 photos
Jamison Hanson, 4, splashes on the mainstage floor, which was soaked with rainwater at the start of day 2 of Bumbershoot Saturday September 6, 2009 in Seattle. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
The second day of Bumbershoot 2009 was a lot of fun, despite the ever-looming rain. Even when the sun did come out, rain still fell off and on. Nonetheless, any chance I get to see this much good music in a single day is a treat.
From those I had seen before (Handful of Luvin, U.SE.) to those I had not (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Michael Franti and Spearhead, the second day of Bumbershoot was just a blast.
Seattle music photographer | Bumbershoot 2009 Day 1 photos
I was lucky enough this year to be credentialed for one of the coolest events all year in Seattle: Bumbershoot. Between the dozens of music stages, the performing arts spectacles, and the myriad of other activities, Bumbershoot is a visually-stimulating environment. It can really only be explored by wandering. My favorite pictures from yesterday are from when I just kept wandering the massive Seattle Center grounds.
In all, I shot something like 10 bands yesterday in as many hours, and will be doing the same thing for the next two days. It’s like the musical olympics.
Hotels perform inside the EMP Sky Church during day 1 of Bumbershoot Saturday September 5, 2009 in Seattle. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Seattle editorial photographer | Lebowski Fest Seattle
Lebowski Fest came to the south Seattle city of Tukwila. Dozens dressed as characters from the movie The Big Lebowski, while quaffing down white russian drinks, and bowling a few frames.
Jeff Dowd, the real life inspiration for the film’s main character “the dude” was also in attendance.
Fan Dale Phillips of Tacoma waits in line before the start of Lebowski Fest at Acme Bowl in Tukwila Tuesday July 21, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Skylar Tennent is costumed as fictional screenwriter Arthur Digby Sellers, complete with a fake iron lung, while enjoying the festivities at Lebowski Fest at Acme Bowl in Tukwila Tuesday July 21, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
The most-ordered drink during Lebowski Fest at Acme Bowl in Tukwila was the White Russian, a drink made famous by the film. The drink is made from vodka, half-and-half, kahlua, and ice. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
A participant in a lookalike contest looks to the crowd during Lebowski Fest at Acme Bowl in Tukwila on Tuesday July 21, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Pictures from other fan festivals are displayed on large screens in the bar area during Lebowski Fest at Acme Bowl in Tukwila Tuesday July 21, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
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-Daniel
Michael Jackson tribute: a moonwalking record
Local radio station Movin 92.5 FM hosted an impromptu gathering at the corner of 4th and S. Jackson in downtown Seattle, outside of Union Station, with one simple goal: to break the record for most people doing the moonwalk. As radio host Brooke Fox and Monti Carlo delivered instructions on doing Michael Jackson’s famous move, over a hundred people started the move themselves. Police blocked off traffic, and drivers got out of their cars to join in the fun. As Jackson’s hits like Beat It, Billy Jean, and Thriller played, the crowd simultaneously swayed and gyrated — and several impersonators brought out their white gloves and black hats for full effect.
Hundreds gathered outside of Union Station to do the Michael Jackson moonwalk as part of a Movin 92.5 radio tribute to the late singer Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Maurice Crallie dances alongside hundreds gathered outside of Union Station to do the Michael Jackson moonwalk as part of a Movin 92.5 radio tribute to the late singer Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Michelle Nostrant looks on at hundreds gathered gathered outside of Union Station to do the Michael Jackson moonwalk as part of a Movin 92.5 radio tribute to the late singer Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Radio host Monti Carlo from 92.5 shouts into a megaphone directions on how to do Michael Jackson's famous moonwalk, as part of a tribute to the late singer Sunday June 28, 2009. The radio station hoped to set a record for the most people moonwalking at once. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Hundreds gathered outside of Union Station to do the Michael Jackson moonwalk as part of a Movin 92.5 radio tribute to the late singer Sunday June 28, 2009. The station hoped to set the record for most people moonwalking. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Jordan Wells dances to a Michael Jackson song as a crowd watches, during a promotion by Movin 92.5 to set the record for most people moonwalking in tribute to the late Michael Jackson Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
People attempt to do the moonwalk during a promotion by Movin 92.5 to set the record for most people moonwalking in tribute to the late Michael Jackson Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
People attempt to do the moonwalk during a promotion by Movin 92.5 to set the record for most people moonwalking in tribute to the late Michael Jackson Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
DWayne Andrews, Jr. dances to a Michael Jackson song as a crowd watches, during a promotion by Movin 92.5 to set the record for most people moonwalking in tribute to the late Michael Jackson Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
Stephanie Ravea, left, and DWayne Andrews, Jr. dance to a Michael Jackson song as a crowd watches, during a promotion by Movin 92.5 to set the record for most people moonwalking in tribute to the late Michael Jackson Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
A man walks by with a classic Michael Jackson glove during a promotion by Movin 92.5 to set the record for most people moonwalking in tribute to the late Michael Jackson Sunday June 28, 2009. Photo by Daniel Berman/SeattlePI.com
No word yet on whether or not the radio station broke the record, but it was still a lot of fun to shoot — and I am glad to have covered.
Daniel
Kaskade + Crystal Method + The Prodigy at WaMu Theater
Last night I had an assignment for the SeattlePI to photograph an amazing six-hour concert by three different techno bands, Kaskade, Crystal Method, and The Prodigy, at the WaMu Theater in Seattle.
To say it was surreal would be an understatement. Men and women entranced by shimmering glowing neon lights everywhere, the hypnotic bass notes pumping through the buildings all the way to the bathrooms — and everywhere — sweating, moving, masses of people. Like other events I have shot, although I felt out of place, I never felt unwelcome.
It was a great experience and I had a blast photographing the shows. Hopefully I get to cover more shows of this epic magnitude.
Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan perform in a show at the WaMu Theater May 30, 2009 in Seattle.
Concertgoers are frisked as they enter the WaMu Theater for a concert by Kaskade, Crystal Method, and The Prodigy.
Crowd attendees.
Dancers perform during a concert by Kaskade.
Concertgoers dance before the start of the concert.
DJ Dig-Dug and The Hyperfunk perform to open the concert.
A concertgoer is wheeled away on a stretcher by emergency crews about halfway into the concert. The show stretched six hours long.
Crystal Method performs.
A concergoer plays with neon glowsticks during a concert by The Prodigy.
The Prodigy performs.
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The Prodigy performs as a person waving a glowstick watches on.
The Prodigy performs.
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Daniel
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