Sometimes unexpected situations arose that added some interest to my job. One of my annual tasks was to photograph the year's Symphony Orchestra Concerto Contest Winners. These young musicians would be performing in that year's Symphony Showcase. The first time…
Christopher "Kit" Taylor is an incredible pianist. That's not just my opinion. According to his bio, he is "hailed by critics as 'frighteningly talented' (The New York Times) and 'a great pianist' (The Los Angeles Times), [who] has distinguished himself…
In the fall of 2012, Johannes Wallmann was hired as the first director of the UW-Madison School of Music's new program in Jazz Studies. When I began volunteering in the spring of 2013, the program was just starting to grow…
In 2013, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music was looking for a volunteer to photograph some of their faculty members and classes. Their photo library was out-of-date and, when they needed images for articles or ads, the only available…
We've had quite a few days this spring that felt like winter, but last Friday felt like summer. The sun was smiling through the azure skies and temperatures reached 84. It was a perfect day to be outdoors, so a…
If you've been following my posts, you might recall that last fall I wrote about photographing a dress rehearsal for the opera Marriage of Figaro. This past week I was hired to photograph a dress rehearsal for the University of…
I'm not a wedding photographer, though I have photographed weddings on three occasions, twice for co-workers and once for a sister-in-law. This week I had the opportunity to photograph the wedding of Figaro and Susanna, two people who have been…
The time I spent volunteering to help the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music with a photo project has resulted in some recent paying photo jobs. Last August Johannes Wallmann hired me to photograph him and The Sweet Minute Big…
My new exhibit, "Music is...: A photographic celebration of the UW-Madison School of Music," is now on display at the Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street, Madison, WI, from March 1 - April 30, 2015. Between April 2013 and the summer of…