Black Shadow Photography

09/05/2013

My Black Sabbath photos from Rod Laver Arena are up at Beat Magazine - go check 'em out!

03/05/2013

Vale Jeff Hanneman.

After hearing the terrible news of Jeff Hanneman’s passing today I found a couple of galleries of shows where Jeff was doing what he did best, making one awesome unholy racket with Slayer. Click on each of the photos below to see the full gallery from the show.

11/04/2013

Endless Boogie - so good!

I’d heard a lot of good things about Endless Boogie but I missed their last trip to Australia and there was no way I was going to miss them this time. I caught three shows in eight days (photographing two) and what I saw was nothing short of amazing – one of the best rock bands I’ve ever had the ple...

11/04/2013

Iggy and The Stooges were sensational in Melbourne - check out my shots!

I’ve seen Iggy Pop many times over the years and I’ve seen The Stooges at a couple of festivals but this show at Festival Hall, Melbourne, 27 March 2013 was by far the best – Iggy might be 65 but he came out with energy that leaves most performers a third of his age for dead. So good!

06/03/2013

Full gallery of Melbourne Soundwave photos up - go check the action out now!

Here it is folks, the full gallery of photos from the Melbourne leg of Soundwave 2013. Once again an absolute cracker of a festival!

02/03/2013

Here's a sneak peak of my photos from Soundwave in Melbourne yesterday - enjoy!

Here’s a sneak peek of some shots from the Melbourne leg of the Soundwave festival held yesterday featuring Anthrax, Blink 182, Cerebral Ballzy, Chunk No Captain Chunk, Cypress Hill, Fozzy, Gallows, Garbage, Kyuss Lives!, Northlane, Paramore, Red Fang, Slayer, Stone Sour, The Sword and The Vandals.

12/02/2013

In preparation of Soundwave 2013 here's some photos from 2011.

It’s the middle of February and the lovers of hard and heavy music around Australia are preparing themselves for the brute force of the Soundwave Festival. In preparation here is a reminder from the 2011 Melbourne leg of the Soundwave tour featuring Bullet For My Valentine, Gang of Four, 36 Crazyfis...

12/02/2013

Alright Australia it's time to get ready for Dragonforce who will be here for Soundwave!

Australia are you ready for the return of the hair, guitar, keytar and metal of Dragonforce? They are playing Soundwave 2013 and not to be missed! These photos were from a show at The Forum, Melbourne, 25 October 2008.

12/02/2013

On the eve of the second Australian All Tomorrow's Parties festival here are some photos from Day Two of the first ever ATP Festival held in Australia at Mt Buller

Some photos from Day Two of the first ever Australian All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival, held at the Victorian ski resort, Mt Buller, 10 January 2009. The Festival was curated by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the second day featured stellar performances by The Stabs, Bridezilla, Afrirampo, Michael G...

12/02/2013

On the eve of the second Australian All Tomorrow's Parties festival here are some photos from Day One of the first ever ATP Festival held in Australia at Mt Buller

Some photos from Day One of the first ever Australian All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival, held at the Victorian ski resort, Mt Buller, 9 January 2009. The Festival was curated by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the first day featured stellar performances by Hoss, Dead Meadow, Bill Callahan, Beaches, Gr...

10/02/2013

Sunday 3 February saw Justin Townes Earle return to The Corner Hotel to deliver a fine set of old style country – music shot straight from the heart and delivered by a man of immense talent. Great show!

10/02/2013

Late January and the Big Day Out juggernaut rolled into Melbourne – the festival took place on January 26 at Flemington Racecourse and the 50,000 strong crowd was blessed with fantastic weather and a line up that included the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sleigh Bells, Bloody Beetroots, O...