Sydney Big Day Out 2009
I had a bit of a shocker at the Big Day Out. After shooting Children Collide i dropped my 70-200 lens onto the grass. I didn’t think much of it at the time but about half an hour later i noticed it wasn’t working. Whenever i attached it to my camera it went haywire and [...]
Pride? Patriotism? Jingoism? Racism?
A few snaps of tats, piercings and t-shirts at the Sydney Big Day Out.
Postscript
I saw this happy family down at Bondi and thought they made a nice addition to the collection of flag wavers.
Big Day Out 2008
And here’s the rest of my Big Day Out photos.
Above is Lords of Lightning who performed with some spectacular man made lightning before Rage Against The Machine.
The guitarist from Anti-Flag gets amongst the crowd.
Régine from Arcade Fire.
Pnau get some wild strawberries dancing.
Kate Nash lets out a wail
Big Day Out : the crowd
When shooting a music festival it’s sometimes more fun capturing the atmosphere and punters of the event rather than the acts on stage.
I love shooting people who are unselfconsciously wrapped up in their own emotions, much like the folks above enjoying Arcade Fire.
At the Big Day Out there’s also the flag waving displays of nationalism [...]
Big Day Out Sydney 2007
Late as ever – here’s the my Big Day Out photos.
See more photos of Muse, Something for Kate, The Violet Femmes, Lily Allen, The Vines, My Chemical Romance, Peaches, The Streets, Dappled Cities Fly, Ground Components, Snowman, The Punisherz, The Spazzys, Macromantics, Trivium and Faker.
I’ve arrived safe and sound in San Francisco. The weather is [...]
Flags at the Big Day Out
While i’m reluctant to dredge up the flag issue again, i thought i’d post some related pictures of last week’s Big Day Out.
Despite organisers suggesting festival goers leave their flags at home, many people ignored the request in Sydney last week.
I got the impression those sporting the flag were doing so [...]
Photographing Tool
Shooting Tool perform live is a photographic challenge i was aware of before i had a chance to do it myself last night at the Big Day Out. You only get one song to shoot, rather than the standard 3, and of course no flash is allowed. For the duration of that song Maynard [...]
Mudvayne, Wolfmother, et al
The metal fans in the audience went nuts when Mudvayne took the stage. Most intense mosh all day.
Wolfmother were also in fine form and seem to have become rather massive. Walking around the crowd the band tshirt of choice was definitely theirs.
Have a look in the gallery for more photos of [...]
Hottest 100 @ The Big Day Out
So i shot the Big Day Out yesterday and it was as awesome as i was expecting. My body is somewhat broken after lugging a heavy camera and gear for almost 12 hours in the heat. But it was well worth it.
I haven’t sorted through my music photos yet, but here’s a few from the [...]
Shooting the Big Day Out
10 years ago i went to my first Big Day Out. I don’t remember it too well, just random things. One memory i have is that i only knew the famous songs by the bands. So when Rage Against The Machine played i was just waiting till they played Killing in the Name Of. [...]
