I have a love for music that goes beyond words. Being able to photograph the passion and raw energy that gets laid out on a stage night after night by a band is incredible to witness! Being able to capture some of those moments is a gift!
Some of the bands that I have been able to photograph are:
SHINEDOWN, ELLA LANGLY, LIKE A STORM, MACHINE HEAD, MOON FEVER, STYX, THE YOUNG DUBLINERS, IN THIS MOMENT, LIT, EVERCLEAR, SPONGE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, NITA STRAUSS, JARED JAMES NICHOLS, HINDER, SALIVA, 311, TANTRIC, SANTANA, UNDEROATH, CODY JOHNSON, SUGAR RAY, METAL CHURCH, THE VIRGIN MARY'S, LOLA BLACK, EMPERORS AND ELEPHANTS, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, EASTON CORBIN, THE SWON BROTHERS, ERIC CHURCH, ELTON JOHN, MEGADETH, AMON AMARTH, TECH N9NE, THE OAKRIDGE BOYS, NIGHTRANGER, BRET MICHAELS, BREAKING BENJAMIN, BAD WOLVES, DIAMANTE, OF MICE AND MEN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, FIREHOUSE, KING AND COUNTRY, THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, CULMINATION, JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, BLACK STAR RIDERS, GARY ALLEN, AARON TIPPEN, THE YELLOW JACKETS, FOREIGNER, LOVERBOY AND ON…I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE!
• I am the former House Photographer for the Casper Events Center/ Wyoming Ford Center, Exclusive Exhorter/Michael Hanson photographer/videographer & past photographer for Monarch Management.
• Photographer for Casper Children’s Choir
• Photographer and writer for BRUTAL PLANET MAGAZINE. Brutalplanetmag.com and CASPER BUZZ MEDIA @casperbuzz.com
• Former full time contributing and installed artist at The Eagles Nest Art Gallery in McMinnville, Oregon.
• Contributing artist to WOW Gallery in historic downtown Laramie, Wyoming.
• Board Chair for Casper Artists’ Collective for Exhibits -CasperArtistCollective.com
AWARDS & MENTIONS:
• Solo Exhibition at Nicolaysen Art Museum, “Stories from The Pit”, 42 images of concert photography over a span of 20 years.
• Solo Exhibit at Casper College, “The Path To Find Her”, featuring images of Pathfinder area.
• Featured in Voyage Beyond Magazine • Featured on The Soundtrack Of Our Lives Podcast•
• First Place 2020 Open/Creative Category, Canon Annual Wyoming Photofest, “Aaron Gillespie”
• First Place Winner, (Landscape/Professional) at the 2019 annual Platte River Photography Show in Douglas, Wyoming “Weathered”
• 2nd Place Still Life/ Professional- Platte River Photography Show 2021
• Best of Show at ART321 juried exhibit, “Fog On The Mountain”
• Exhibiting artist at Wyoming Governor’s Awards and Art Sale 2024 “Weathered”
• Exhibiting artist at 2024 Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming, “Storm Over Sweetwater”
• Artist of the Month- Works of Wyoming Gallery- Laramie, Wyoming
GEAR:
I shoot with a Canon EOS R and Canon R6 Mark II, and all Canon lenses. Canon Girl all the Way!
I am also a jewelry designer, as well as an acrylic artist.
If you would like to hire me to cover an event/live show, please contact me at (307) 258-7276 or email me through the website.