Backstage

Thank You!

Friends on Twitter for beta-testing, Christopher Reding, GP, Slideshow Pro’s Todd & Brad, Tom Mann, Neil Wedd and all & Billboard, Sarah Dalgleish @ Amphead, Bianca @ Hifi Bar, Aaron Harvie, Frazer Bourke, Red Ant Touring, Five Finger Death Punch & Mark Phillips, Stefan Hattinger & Deathstars, Ruth Gould, Michael Coppel Presents, Melissa Clare/Worn Wild, Chris O’Brien, Jeanna Sims and all at Stomp, Dirk Lehberger, Angela Gossow and all of the Arch Enemy camp, Leticia and all at Metal As Fuck, Metal Obsession, Heidi Braithwaite, Tim Moore, Conor McGloin, Sarah Thomas, Dan Pejic, Dave Batty, all the fellow photogs who’ve come up and said ‘hi’, and of course, my gal Sam for all the endless support…

Upcoming Gigs/Shoots

  • City Of Fire: The Palace, Melbourne (Sep 8, 2010)
  • Soulfly: The Palace, Melbourne (Sep 8, 2010)
  • Mortal Sin: The Hifi Bar, Melbourne (Sep 24, 2010)
  • Overkill: The Hifi Bar, Melbourne (Sep 24, 2010)

Artists I Have Shot
Nile, Abigail Williams, Hate Eternal, Dillinger Escape Plan, Periphery, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Ace Frehley, Queensryche, Behemoth, Goatwhore, Machine Head, Bleeding Through, Hatebreed, Emmure, Devin Townsend Project, Nashville Pussy, H.I.M, The Horrors, Chimaira, Dark Funeral, Rotting Christ, Dope, Soil, Lamb Of God, Devildriver, Shadow’s Fall, Dream Theater, Les Claypool, Amon Amarth, Opeth, Obituary, Arch Enemy, Suffocation, Rowland S. Howard, Poison The Well, Marilyn Manson, Deathstars, Ink, Monster Magnet, Morbid Angel, Death Angel, Armored Saint, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Satyricon, Gary Numan, Alkaline Trio, The Subways, Cult Of Luna, Dropkick Murphys, The Angels, DJ Shadow…


Testimonials

“…awesome……truly awesome. u nailed it. i had no idea all that shit was going on. you held it together well. it was a pleasure having you around. thanks once again. the shots look amazing..”
Anthony Esposito/Ace Frehley

Sakis Tolis/Rotting Christ
“…Really great job dude! Really great indeed! These photos rule and should be spread around!”
Sakis Tolis/Rotting Christ

Giorgos Bokos: Rotting Christ
“…Hey John i just checked your pics and you did a fantastic job great pictures!!!”
George Bokos/Rotting Christ

Adam Zadel: Soil
“…Hey bro, those pictures are awesome!”
Adam Zadel/Soil


“…I saw the photos that you took from our show in Australia and they look bad ass! You are an awesome photographer!”
Parker Lundgren/Queensryche
(view my photos on Parker’s MySpace page)


“…Hey JR! Thanks for coming out to the show… we love the photos We are printing a tour-program that will include photos of the last touring cycle – we would inclue some of your pictures…”
Zoltan/Five Finger Death Punch

Morbid Angel
“…I’ve checked out your photos from the recent Morbid show. A good few of them are rather impressive and would look good in print as well as on our site…”

Morbid Angel
(view my photos on Morbid Angel’s page)

Roadrunner Records
“…The Satyricon photos look rad, is there any chance I could get some from you for our web site and facebook page?…”
Chris/Roadrunner Records

My Rig:

  • Canon EOS-5D Mark II
  • Canon Lens EF L 70-200mm f/4 USM (telephoto zoom)
  • Canon Lens EF L 24-105mm f/4 USM (standard zoom)
  • Canon Lens EF 50mm 1:1.4 (standard)
  • Canon Speedlite 430EX II
  • Retired:

  • Canon EOS-450D
  • Retired: Canon EOS-400D
  • Canon Lens EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM
  • Canon Lens EF-S 17-85mm USM
  • Canon EOS-5D Mark II

    Software/Hardware

  • Macbook Pro 2.93 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
  • iMac 27″ Quad-Core
  • Aperture 3
  • Adobe CS4
  • Slideshow Director
  • Slideshow Pro