Well! I know all about who I am but I guess you want to know a little..
I’m that guy, over there on top of a glacier, with Joe Walsh, and there on stage with 30,000 people in the background, that’s right I even met R2D2 in Argentina of all places.
Actually, at the end of the day, I’m just that guy behind the camera and behind the screen, since I’m a photographer and apparently a writer too. The reality is I happen to be a guy who grew up on Long Island, loved all kinds of music, worked in a record store briefly and then got a job at a rock club. I was a stage hand turned stage manager who then happened to learn about lighting. I was pretty young in those days and as I got older I went off to college in order to get that “real job” none of us dream about but a lot of us have anyway.
That didn’t stop me from enjoying the world of concerts/music. When I was home from school I’d work shows around the Northeast while some of my friends from the early club days were off touring the world.
Although my friends’ jobs seemed exciting and glamorous, it also seemed that I was destined to remain in the “real world.” Of course I still loved music, I’d been to hundreds (now thousands) of concerts, knew what went into putting on a concert, and always wanted to travel. Seemed pretty logical that I should take some time to travel so at 25 I quit my job to see Europe and when I did I grabbed a camera (yup, I had a crappy camera I used in Europe to thank for getting me started in photography).
I used to joke that someday I would write a book and whenever I was traveling I would send my friends these crazy travelogues. As I began travelling more, I started to try to coordinate the timing with a festival or show whenever I could. Eventually, it dawned on me that I might just be able to combine all these loves travel, music and photography into one, with a little writing thrown in.
To be honest I didn’t/don’t really know how to write but along with my private travelogues, I did some concert, festival, and CD reviews here and there, and before I knew it, I’d had a bunch of my photos and reviews published in various outlets.
So why am I telling you this?
Because I started this blog (maybe that book will happen some day) which is bound to contain all kinds of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes yet I hope to keep combining all those loves in one place for my enjoyment but more so for yours.
If you like what I have to say or show you through my lens, that’s cool, I appreciate you reading and sharing it, if you hate it, feel free to let me know as I am open to criticism; it keeps life interesting…
I think it’s going to be fun and I’m looking forward to the feedback, questions and even some of your stories.
Lastly, if you run into me somewhere in the world of Travel, Music or Photography, say hello (only if you like me )…
Like I said, it’s going to be fun, so sit down, shut up, sign up (over there) and start reading!