Wikipedia defines the day as…”Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Juneteenth Independence Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19th, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, and more generally, the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.” The Denver, Colorado celebration is based in the Historic Five Points...
If you appreciate music, it’s impossible not to love jazz! Photographing the Jazz Masters and Beyond induction ceremony for the Colorado Music Hall of Fame was so much fun!! The most famous two inductees were Philip Bailey and Larry Dunn from one of the most successful bands of all time, Earth, Wind & Fire! The...
It sure was an awesome evening photographing the Colorado Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh & Barnstorm and Caribou Ranch. I really enjoyed learning about the Caribou Ranch recording studio which hosted nearly every big musical group in the 1970’s and early 80’s including Chicago, Elton John, Billy Joel, Deep Purple,...
Some of the most talented musicians I’ve ever seen perform live! Old Crow Medicine Show were playing on street corners in 1998 and today have won TWO Grammy Awards, are on a world-wide tour and the current hit Wagon Wheel is all over the radio. I was lucky enough to photograph their show at the...
Appropriately, I was grateful for the opportunity to photograph a meet/greet q&a with the Grateful Dead band! Arranged by the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the reception was called “Colorado Getaway: The History of the Grateful Dead in the High Country”: The three original members of the Grateful Dead—Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann answered questions and...
I had the wonderful opportunity of photographing country singer Drake White, and his talented band The Big Fire. It wasn’t just a couple of minutes of a live show (like some music coverage can be), it was a ‘day in the life’ coverage getting to spend the better part of a day hanging out! It...
It was nice to book a rare winter corporate event. To top it off, the location was the GORGEOUS Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch outside of Vail, Colorado. A fantastic all-star band called Kings of Chaos were fantastic! Featuring Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses), Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Duff...
2013 corporate event photography, on-set TV show still photos, non-profit photography, portraiture, political, wedding & music photography by jensen sutta