I’ve got 3 milk crates and a microphone …

April 12, 2017     band, bands, bar, crowd, downtown, downtown la, echo park, echoplex, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

I had a fun week of shooting shows last week … First, on Wednesday, I got to shoot the first show ever of Dreamcar (photos and review here), then on Sunday night I shot The Sleaford Mods on the last date of their first shows in America. Here are my photos and review of The…

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The Damned are a not a goth band!

November 3, 2016     architecture, band, bands, bar, black and white, Captain Sensible, crowd, D7000, downtown, downtown la, fisheye, gallery, Greg Jacobs, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, The Damned, venue     4

I’m happy to be able to post my photos and review of The Damned 40th Anniversary show at The Belasco Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. Please see the link to New Noise Magazine here. I didn’t include the set list in my review because it was so long … But here it is, if you’re interested…

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Online Gallery for ALL ACCESS show – Long Beach Dec 5, 2015 – Jan 9, 2016

December 7, 2015     alex's bar, Alvin, art gallery, bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blur, Captain Sensible, caught my eye, color, crowd, D7000, damage, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, exhibition, family, festival, fingerprints, FLAG, flash, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, Greg Jacobs, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, missed shot, modern, Moorpark, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Replacements, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, The Damned, The Replacements, venue     2

Here’s an online gallery for the framed images in the ALL ACCESS show currently hanging at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. These framed photos are available for purchase at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. Thank you for asking! Phil Alvin – Framed, white mat, square black molding, 13 x 19, Gelatin Print –…

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A 3-fer!

April 30, 2015     bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, crowd, D7000, downtown, downtown la, hollywood, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, venue     5

I hope when I type things like: “I was lucky enough to score a photopass” that I don’t sound like a phony. I truly feel lucky to get these photopasses. Regularly, professional, working, photographers will ask me how I get my photopasses … I am lucky to have friends in the right places who can…

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Big Deal …

March 25, 2015     art gallery, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blues, building, Captain Sensible, crowd, D7000, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, family, filmage, fisheye, FLAG, flash, flowers, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, graffiti, haze, hollywood, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, in-store, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, phonography, photo pass, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, soul, The Damned, true crime, venue     4

While I am merely an unpaid hired gun set photographer, I feel very attached to Death or Glory. Recently, I assisted in putting on an event at Angel City Brewery called “Steal Music Buy Art” or SMBA for short. SMBA was created to debut 4 episodes of Death or Glory but became so much more….

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On Line Gallery for Los Angeles Punk Museum show

November 5, 2014     alex's bar, Alvin, art gallery, band, bands, bar, black and white, Blasters, blues, Captain Sensible, crowd, D7000, Dave Alvin, downtown, downtown la, exhibition, festival, fisheye, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, in-store, ink n iron, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, The Damned, venue     0

I currently have 8 photos in the Los Angeles Punk Museum show at The Stockroom in (Silverlake) Los Angeles, CA. The show runs through Nov 8, 2014 and included some really cool stuff. Great photos, Punk Rock Cartoons, Paintings, Clothing, Original Sex Pistols posters, movies, rock shows … It’s great … All of my photos…

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Write Your Obit Before Darting Across Beverly

August 8, 2014     band, bands, bar, black and white, D7000, downtown, downtown la, food, friends, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, night, Nikon, obits, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, san diego, street     0

I had never been to the Bootleg Theater before seeing The Obits there a few weeks ago. It’s an interesting venue. There are 2 rooms. You enter into a room with a big stage, a bar, some tables and stools. This is the smaller of the 2 rooms. The one thing that annoyed me about…

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top ten of 2013

December 31, 2013     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, Denver, downtown la, Easter, festival, festival of colors, fisheye, flash, Foo Fighters, Hindu, holi, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, jabez, lambretta, lensbaby, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, May Farms, micro 4/3, model, Moorpark, motion, music, Natural Light, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, Pizza, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, scooter, scooters, street photography, superchunk, vespa     0

I was reading a post by fellow photographer Michael Ares and he did a year end, “top ten” list of his favorite shots of 2013. After reading his post, I thought it was a great idea. A great way to look through your work throughout the year and see how your are improving or if…

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walk … smile … breathe … relax … take your time … have fun … SHOOT!

February 8, 2013     black and white, downtown la, los angeles, photography, street, street photography     5

I learned a lot last weekend. A LOT. I did a one-on-one workshop with Rinzi Ruiz. I met Rinzi when he was assisting Eric Kim at a workshop held at Think Tank Gallery in Oct 2011. Then in 2012 I attended a workshop that Rinzi hosted along with Bellamy Hunt. I really have great feelings…

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Beth Short aka The Black Dahlia

January 8, 2013     bbq, Black Dahlia, bus stop, downtown la, inglewood, iphone, photography, street photography, true crime     7

Last weekend I went on a bus tour tracing the final days of Elizabeth Short … as known as “The Black Dahlia.” If you have an interest in true crime in general, in the Black Dahlia case specifically or the unsavory history of downtown Los Angeles itself, I highly recommend this tour and its producers…

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