
Clearing out the archives, here’s some photos i took at The Lair earlier in the year.
It’s a TV show on MTV filmed at The Metro.
Oct 13, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: backstage, dash and will, de la soul, kisschasy, kram, little birdy, mtv, pez, ruby rose, short stack, snob scrilla, the lair, the metro theatre, the scare, white lies | 1 Comment »

Here’s some pictures of Little Birdy at MTV’s The Lair from April.
The pictures ran as a “backstage with Little Birdy” feature in Famous Magazine.
Jun 28, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: backstage, famous magazine, little birdy, mtv, published, the lair | 1 Comment »

Before the MTV Awards kicked off i was stationed backstage in the ‘Transit Lounge’ where guests mingled before the show.
Brandon Flowers and Craig Nicholls were having a friendly chat after walking the red carpet.
Mark Hoppus from Blink 182.
Vanilla Ice and Bra Boy Koby Abberton.
The man in the hat Molly Meldrum.
The Killers before strolling along [...]
Apr 15, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography, Social Photography | Tags: awards, backstage, blink 182, brandon flowers, craig nicholls, event coverage, mark hoppus, molly meldrum, mtv, mtv awards, rhys darby, sia, the killers | 3 Comments »

As well as shooting the live performances at the MTV Awards i was turning around shooting the presenters and award winners at the podium.
The show was hosted by the diminutive Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy who’d i’d photographed not long ago for XBox.
One of the surprises of the night was when his wife and [...]
Apr 14, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: ashlee simpson, duffy, event coverage, jessica mauboy, mtv, mtv awards, pete wentz | Comments Off

A couple of weekends ago i was part of the crew from Blue Murder Studios photographing the Vodafone MTV Australia Awards for MTV.
It’s a good gig to get because it’s much better access than the usual red carpet and media room frenzy. I thankfully managed to avoid both those places.
It means getting [...]
Apr 14, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: concert photography, event coverage, jessica mauboy, kaiser chiefs, mtv, mtv awards, performance, the fray, the killers, vodafone, wolfmother | Comments Off

The new issue of Time Out Sydney is out today featuring a cover story i photographed with MTV host Ruby Rose.
We shot it a couple of weeks ago in a brief morning shoot at Blue Murder Studios.
Some of the references i was considering were a Terry Richardson-esque punchy cover like the GQ one, or a [...]
Mar 18, 2009 | Categories: Fashion Photography, Portrait Photography, Published Work | Tags: mtv, portrait, ruby rose, studio, time out sydney | 6 Comments »
On February 1st i photographed the Optus One80 Project finalist screenings. The One80 Project is a film/tv making competition where you create a 180 second pilot of TV drama series. The winning pilot is then greenlit into production by MTV.
The finalist screening was a lovely evening held in Harmony Park Surry Hills. It’s all open [...]
Feb 16, 2009 | Categories: Social Photography | Tags: bob evans, event coverage, marcus graham, mtv, one80 project, Social Photography, teresa palmer | Comments Off
I took some photos at the MTV Australia Awards at Australian Technology Park in Redfern on April 26th. I was working with Cybele shooting for MTV so had pretty sweet access.
Juliette Lewis and the Licks plus Eve backstage after the ceremony.
MTV host Ruby Rose gets her hair done backstage.
Kim Kardashian and 50 Cent on the [...]
May 18, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography, Social Photography | Tags: 30 seconds to mars, good charlotte, jared leto, mtv, mtv awards, pink | 3 Comments »
I photographed the MTV Australia Video Music Awards at Acer Arena on Sunday night.
It was an elaborate affair with big name attendees like Fergie, Pink, Good Charlotte, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nicole Richie and a host of Australian bands and b-grade ‘celebrities’.
Despite the big names, taking pictures at an event like this is [...]
May 03, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography, Social Photography | Tags: 30 seconds to mars, fergie, good charlotte, jared leto, mtv, mtv awards, Nicole Richie, pink, the veronicas | 9 Comments »