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21 Nov 2017

The Pretenders live at Spark Arena

I had the immense pleasure to see The Pretenders support Stevie Nicks at Auckland’s Spark Arena recently for Getty Images. They were full of energy and Chrissy Hyde was the classic front person, running when she was playing her guitar as well as when she was just holding the microphone. The allotted location for photographers was at the back of the arena by the sound desk so long lenses were the order of the day! You can see the rest […]

17 Nov 2017

Lorde live at the Powerstation, Auckland

I had the massive pleasure of taking some photos of Auckland musician Lorde.  For the New Zealand leg of her tour she chose to play in much smaller venues than she would normally do which is why i was lucky enough to catch her live at the Powerstation which has a 1000 person capacity. She’s quite a challenge to photo as she moves around quickly and is quite an expressive performer. You can see the full set of my images […]

04 Nov 2017

Drake live at the Spark Arena, Auckland

I photoed Drake last night for Getty Images.  You can see the full set on the Getty Images website here

28 Oct 2017

Alice Cooper live at the Trusts Arena, Auckland

  It was totally amazing to be able to take some photos of Alice Cooper live on his 40th anniversary tour in Auckland, supported by Ace Frehley.  I was shooting for Getty Images and you can see my images for them here. Or click on the image below my pictures also appeared in the Daily Mail The gallery below are the ones i didn’t use for Getty or needed a bit more editing so weren’t suitable for editorial usage

28 Oct 2017

Ace Frehley live at the Trusts Arena, Auckland

Legendary Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley supported Alice Cooper on his recent tour of New Zealand (see those pictures here).  I was there to shoot for Getty Images.  You can see my official photos over at Getty Images

23 Oct 2017

Arthur Ahbez live at the Kings Arms, Auckland

Arthur Ahbez live at the Arthur Ahbez Volume II Release Tour, Kings Arms, Auckland 21 October 2017.  With thanks to UnderTheRadar  Support was by Dave Weir and Ounce Scroll down for a second gallery of Arthur Ahbez playing at Real Groovy Records! And Arthur Ahbez playing live at Real Groovy Records on Friday morning for 95bfm

23 Oct 2017

Ounce live at the Kings Arms, Auckland

Ounce live at the Arthur Ahbez Volume II Release Tour, Kings Arms, Auckland 21 October 2017.  With thanks to UnderTheRadar

23 Oct 2017

Dave Weir live at the Kings Arms, Auckland

Dave Weir live at the Arthur Ahbez Volume II Release Tour, Kings Arms, Auckland 21 October 2017.  With thanks to UnderTheRadar

21 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017

Alison Moyet live in Auckland

Alison Moyet performed at Auckland’s ASB Theatre last week. I was there to take some photos for Getty Images which you can see in colour here.  Unfortunately the photoing conditions were a bit tricky so the ones here have had quite a bit of editing which made them unsuitable for Getty Images.  But you can enjoy them here instead 🙂