I got to shoot Dark Originn performing their material off the new CD at the Wolf Bar in Maple Ridge, BC. The venue is a bar accessible from the back alley under some shops. It is a haven for many local metal and alternative bands where they can showcase their talent. Opening the show was a band called Never Another followed by the boys in Dark Originn. All in all a good night of music but a challenge to shoot in. They pretty much only have a single spot aiming down on the drum riser so anyone up front was mostly back lit which gave way to some cool silhouette shots, but that was about it.

Well after 18 months since my last show (Brad Paisley, April, 2020) the stars aligned, restrictions eased a bit and I was back shooting music! One of my favourite bands and clients called me up to come out to their show in Maple Ridge in a park. The evening was good but the air was thick with smoke from the raging forest fires burning in the province. It felt great getting back at it and doing what I love!

With the restrictions of Covid starting to ease up there is a lot of chatter about live shows returning to the Vancouver area. With that I started to get bookings by bands to update their promo shots. My clients from Dark Originn have a new album coming out so we got together for a shoot. The band was looking for an apocalyptic, lockdown sort of feel. We found some interesting places near their rehearsal studio and spent the day shooting. The band loved the shots enough to use them for the album art work along with a previous photo of the front man for the cover. If you get a chance check them out!