Portrait session with Tom Damiano, Richmond, Virginia. April, 2017.

Tom Damiano – singer of Syracuse’s Trail of Lies, bass player for Richmond’s Naysayer and slinger of the best stainless steel pour-over coffee filter that I have ever used – sat for a portrait in my mobile studio outside of the United Blood hardcore and punk festival in Richmond, Virginia. I have known Tom for years and it took little nagging to get him into the studio. Tom was busy during the fest – both of his bands played excellent sets. It was awesome to walk into the venue and see an old buddy positively ripping it up. Tom is…

Portrait session with Freaky Franz, Richmond, Virginia. April, 2017.

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 Categories: Baltimore MD · Hardcore · Music · Portrait Photography · Washington DCTags: Franz · Franz Lyons · Freaky Franz · Hardcore · Krust · Move Thru Me · Nonstop Feeling · punk rock · Shorestyle · Turnstile · Turnstile Hardcore · United Blood · United Blood Festival5 Comments

Franz, bass player for Turnstile, recently sat for a portrait in my mobile studio outside of the United Blood hardcore and punk festival in Richmond, Virginia. I caught up with Franz early in the day prior to the festival ramping up and he was up for the collaboration. I am not sure if I told him how many times I have listened to the Move Thru Me EP in the past six months but I am sure that he would have been stoked. 🙂

Portrait session with Brian, Syracuse, New York. July, 2017.

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 Categories: Hardcore · Music · Portrait Photography · SyracuseTags: Brian Magee · Independent Order of the Odd Fellows · Odd Fellows · Syracuse · Syracuse New YorkLeave a comment

Brian, an old friend of mine from Syracuse, New York, recently sat for a portrait in an impromptu studio and brought along his Odd Fellows gear – what a treat! I had a great time catching up with and collaborating with Brian and loved to hear of each item’s significance. I look forward to collaborating with Brian in the future.

Portrait session with “King” Ron Kain, Syracuse, New York. July, 2016.

July 12, 2017 Categories: Portrait Photography · SyracuseTags: Halo Tattoo · King Ron · King Ron Kain · Syracuse Hardcore · syracuse tattoo · tattoo portraitLeave a comment

I always love an opportunity to catch up with an old friend and jumped at the chance to see my pal Ron and make his portrait – we don’t cross paths as often as I would like, and a moment of downtime allowed for the two of us to catch up and share some stories. The hour felt like minutes and I am looking forward to our next visit – I hope that we can break our habit of catching up only once per year.

Portrait session with Vinnie Stigma, Richmond, Virginia. April, 2017.

July 3, 2017 Categories: Hardcore · Music · Portrait PhotographyTags: Agnostic Front · DC Punk and Hardcore · Hardcore · new you hardcore · richmond · richmond hardcore · richmond straightedge · rva hardcore · rva straightedge · Studio · studio portrait · United Blood · vinnie stigma7 Comments

Vinnie Stigma – guitarist for Agnostic Front and all around punk and hardcore legend – sat for a portrait during the marathon “Uhaul Sessions” this past April outside of Richmond’s United Blood hardcore and punk festival. When I started planning the project Vinnie was one of the sitters that I was most excited to work with – I was thrilled to collaborate with him! The sitting was brief, but I had an awesome time working with him and goofing on friends in common.

Joel Dowling Photography.

Washington, D.C., based portraiture photography.

Month: July 2017