Sometimes concert photography is like a christmas present. You don’t always know what you are going to get. When I was on my way to photograph “Dry the River” at the Soulkitchen I didn’t really know what to expect. It’s a new venue that I knew from before they played gigs there, and I knew it was going to be small and crowded. Sometimes you get away with mixed feelings, … and sometimes you get, … well what I got tonight. A very impressive performance. And by the sound of it, I was not the only one enjoying the show. On a technical note: The venue was small, .. I mean really small. There was no pit...

I love those moments just after the lights go out, a few seconds before the band appears on stage. Fans scream, .. you know that you’re up soon. Nightwish had a killer show opening which intensified the said feeling, .. awesome. The band was created in 1996 and has toured a lot, which you can notice in the way they behave on stage. They love to be there and they’re not afraid to share that with the crowd. The mixture of Anette Olson’s voice, heavy guitar tune and the drums make for a very impressive sound. On a technical note is was quite ok, we only had two songs which makes you choose wisely when it comes to...

  I am thrilled and surprised to say that my picture came in amongst the Top 5 weekly pictures at NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals). It was actually quite a fast one, we were walking back to the backstage area when I saw Schmigga goofing around in the hallway. It was quite dark and I knew that to correctly expose him I would have to overexpose the walls which I thought might give a nice effect. I actually went back there later with the whole band as the result was quite amazing. It shows again that you should keep your eyes open. Nice location can be found anywhere, and most of the time we just walk by without...