Me in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico Jan 2011
Photo by Drew Patterson
This site would not be possible without some THANK YOU's!
My Personal Musical Heroes: Jimmy Page, Neil Peart, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix and countless others..
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Musicians/Bands: For more than 15 years I have been doing concert photography documenting the works of various bands. I'm honored to say many of the bands I've photographed have since become good friends. These musicians are truly gifted people and I'm blessed to have witnessed their musical journey.
I will always be grateful to my dear friends in Live who have always been supportive of my efforts. They've always given me the freedom and liberty to shoot whatever I wanted and wherever I wanted . It is a something earned through years of friendship and I am always humbled by their trust in me both as a photographer and as a friend. Love you guys!
A special thanks to my crazy comrades in Our Lady Peace, it's been a long road and many shows since the days of Naveed and SOMA. You guys continue to rock! Thank you Kevin/Sean for your recent graciousness, you are both truly amazing individuals. Now please stop sending me love notes. Ha! Many thanks for great memories past, present and future - my friends in Ours, Jimmy Gnecco and his incredible voice.
There are too many to remember and I am positive I have forgotten some of you. I'll apologize now for any oversight. Thanks for doing what you do and for letting me do what I do.
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Photographic Inspiration: The iconic Jim Marshall (RIP you are a legend), Neal Preston, Anton Corbijn , Fin Costello, Merri Cyr, Danny Clinch, and ever thankful for Andrew MacNaughtan whose work I admire so much to the point of buying my first camera years ago. A special thank you to David Sestak who was so gracious in my early years of concert photography bestowing his photographic knowledge on my ever inquisitive mind and my countless questions. Thanks for always seeming to have an extra canister of film to hand to me at shows. Yes, I pushed/pulled a few stops in my time!
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Nikon: For the 6 camera bodies, analog and digital, I have gone through, as well as the numerous lenses through which countless light rays continue to be captured. Years after my first camera I still suffer from NAS! In fact 2012 may bring another body and perhaps a new lens or two!
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Apple and Adobe: For your computing power and the critical tools for post processing and digital asset management.
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United Airlines and ThinkTank Photo: For getting me and my camera gear around the world safe and sound. Thank you for making the lounges my home away from home. Thank you for making the best bags/cases in the business.
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My friends and their objective Camera Eyes and opinions. For suffering through numerous viewings of my photos and helping to select those used on this site: Bobby, Bonnie, Brad, Brian, Charles, Chris, Claire, Dan, Drew, Gen, Jill, Jude, Karen, Ken, Kristin, Lisa, Luke, Mica, Shawna, Spaz
Don't like what you see? Well you can always blame those guys! I'm just a photographer!
Much love to you all,
-Jimmy