Ben Wysocki in San Francisco

Last week our dear friends, Ben and Michele, moved from San Francisco back to Denver Colorado. Their time here seemed to fly by and even though we wish they could have stayed here longer, we know they had to move on to the next part of their life's journey. Ben and Michele you will be truly missed by us.

Before they left I asked Ben if I could photograph him around San Francisco. I didn't want to just document Ben's day around San Francisco, because being the drummer for The Fray, he has had a lot of great photos taken like that. In fact, the book The Fray: There and Back by photographer Rod Blackhurst is pretty cool book showing a behind the scenes look at The Fray's journey.

With that being said I wanted to photograph Ben with more of a portrait look. The following images are what was created. I hope you enjoy the photos!

Thank you Jill for help on the shoot, and thank you Ben for walking around the city with me.

Abolitionist in the Round

A friend of mine put together a concert in San Francisco with a number of other musicians and they called it "Abolitionist in the Round". The concert helped raise money to donate to the organization Not For Sale, an organization dedicated to put an end to modern slavery (human sex trafficking). I would encourage you to visit the Not For Sale website to learn more about what is happening in our world right now.

Phil Wickham Concert at CPC Live

A little while back I photographed Phil Wickham at a concert he was performing at for CPC Live. When I met him before the concert began, to take photos of him and the VIPs that were attending the show, he was very chill and easy to speak with. I didn't know what to expect from his concert because I hadn't really listened to his music. With that being said, I really enjoyed his concert and was deeply moved by the songs he was singing. The lyrics to his songs were very refreshing to my soul.

If you haven't heard any songs by Phil Wickham, you may just end up buying a few of them.

Chris and Conrad opened for Phil Wickham and they were fun to watch as well.

Quattro Jazz Musicians

Here are some photos of the local Burlingame jazz band Quattro. Quattro is composed of Alex Klonoff on guitar, Michael Klonoff on drums, Rachel Schmitz on bass, Andrew Fenn on sax, and Ben Zipkin on sax. Check out their Facebook page to see them at their next show http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quattro/82419298103

The Fray - Concert at Shoreline

What can I say, I simply love the guys from the Fray. I remember the first concert they were kind enough to let me photograph. They were playing a show at Slims in San Francisco with Mat Kearney and Carey Brothers. Within a year of touring and making appearances at San Francisco's Fillmore and Warfield theatres they landed on the stage of the Shoreline amphitheatre. Who does that? Who plays at Slims at the beginning of the year and a year later headlines at Shoreline?

Well, I wasn't able to photograph that first Shoreline concert as I was waterskiing at a friends bachelor party, but I had my chance back in August, and it was worth the wait. They played a great show. Thank you Isaac, Joe, Dave, and especially Ben for the freedom to move around without being harrassed by security.

Enjoy the photos!