2009 in photos
December 17, 2009
I have been a little slack when taking photos of anything other than bands this year. So that is what you will mostly see, but here is my year in Photographs
9th January – First international band of the year, Comeback Kid
19th January – Went to Bethels Lake with some great people, this place has the biggest sand dunes I have ever seen
25th & 27th January – Got my new Lomo Fisheye Camera and took photos of EVERYTHING
1st February – Went to The Mount and tried out making a redscale film
5th February – Flew over to Melbourne, hung out in this sweet bar on the roof of a tall building and took a few photos with my newly purchased Canon 5d mkII
and caught up with the best dudes Melbourne has to offer, Nicolai and This City Sunrise (now Gatherer – http://www.myspace.com/gathererband)
(well it was the 6th at this point) the TCS guys took Nicolai and I into town to go an see this girl Kimbra who put on a great show (http://www.myspace.com/kimbramusic)
6th February – Later that day (also one of the hottest days I have ever experienced) I ended up at another show, this time to see a New Zealand band that was on tour, Antagonist along with As Blood Runs Black from the states and a few other bands
8th February – Caught the tram out to some suburb of Melbourne to see a few of the local bands, was a great show but I particularly enjoyed All My Circuits (now just Circuits I believe http://www.myspace.com/allmycircuitshc)
13th February – Made sure to catch This City Sunrise while I was over
at about 5am on the very long walk back to where they were staying we decided to check out a warehouse I had spotted from the motorway on the bus ride in from the airport. Would love to actually go inside this place some time.
14th & 15th February – Both nights I went to watch Misery Signals who put on a couple of amazing shows, really nice guys also.
BBQ before the show and local band In Trenches made the show on the 15th particularly good.
19th February – In Brisbane at this point, taking blury photos of myself in front of a bridge
Later that night we met up with a couple guys and went to shoot some old trains, and one of these guys (who we had never met before) loaned my his Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS (no big deal just a $3000 lens)
21st February – Soundwave Festival, what a great lineup, the bands I watched/photographed (in no particular order) included The Dillinger Escape Plan, Saves The Day, Every Time I Die, Evergreen Terrace, Horse The Band, Nine Inch Nails, New Found Glory, Unearth and many others
After the show was over I headed out to Evergreen Terraces hotel for a promo shoot, we were all very tired and they had a flight to catch early in the morning so it was very rushed
6th & 7th March – Back in New Zealand in time for Hamtown Smakdown, always a good show. Highlights were Ricky Bobby, Wasteland, Strangers & Neon Bastard
11th March – At this point I was now living in Hamilton
12th March – Partied in Auckland and stacked things on top of a passed out Josh Of
14th March – Smashin’ Off reunion show at Whammy Bar in Auckland.
Found a guy in an expensive looking suit passed out in the park down the stairs from Whammy Bar after the show, naturally we done the right thing and took photos with him.
Looks a bit like Barrack Obama, with Johns ball in the background.
After party involved a glowstick fight and drawing on a once again passed out Josh Of
31st March – My dads birthday. I was in Auckland shooting Rise Against
23rd April – John gets a very drunken haircut at about 2pm
4th & 5th May – Trash Talk shows in Auckland. Last ever show at the Fox Den
14th May – On the set of a short film “In My Lovers Den”
19th May – Cancer Bats & Bring Me The Horizon at The Studio in Auckland
23rd May – Antagonist, The Chase, Brick vs Face, Wasteland at Meteor in Hamilton
29th & 31st May – Two of many shows at Thrash Palace, Hamilton
3rd July (apparently nothing happened in June) – Another show at The Palace
25th July – xDavex’s farewell – introducing the Bacon Esplosion
8th August – Kerretta & Arc Of Ascent at Flow Bar, Hamilton
28th August – The new flat (been living there a few months at this point)
8th September – Haste The Day at Transmission Room, Auckland
11th September – Raglan with Brad and Maddy
29th September – Playing with the new lens (Canon 24mm f1.4L)
1st October – First show shot with the new lens, in someones apartment on Victoria Street, Hamilton
4th October – Nofx & Bad Religion at the Town Hall, Auckland
5th October – Slayer & Megadeth at Logan Campbell, Auckland
17th October – Terror at Transmission Room, Auckland
18th October – Every Man For Himself promo photos (which I still haven’t finished editing sorry guys!)
24th November – LIGHTNING BOLT
Some prints for sale
December 13, 2009
These are from an exhibition i had in Rotorua in October. All print are 8×12″ printed on Fujifilm Lustre Paper and in a black 11×14″ frame with black matte
$60NZD each
email: alex.p.meagher@gmail.com if you are interested
these are the photos here…
Sulphur Point, Lake Rotorua, Rotorua, New Zealand
Necropolis Toilet, Auckland, New Zealand
Forgotten Soles
Train, Brisbane, Australia
Fcuk Warehouse, Melbourne, Australia
The Break In, Putaruru, New Zealand
Putaruru, New Zealand
Lake Alice Hospital, Bulls, New Zealand
LIGHTNING BOLT!
November 25, 2009
Amazing show, if you ever get the chance to see Lightning Bolt I suggest that you don’t pass it up. Click names for more
stay tuned for videos
Pour Habit + Nofx + Bad Religion + Megadeth + Slayer
October 21, 2009
Here are some photos form the bands listed above, from when they played in Auckland, NZ on the 4th and 5th of October
TERROR
October 20, 2009
Had an awesome weekend. Party at our place friday for my birthday then up to Auckland for Terror on Saturday. Photos from Terror are below. click the names
Mean Streak
The Burial
The Chase
Terror
Make Your Move, Masada, The Vrill
October 3, 2009
I have an exhibition starting today. It is in Rotorua at the museum cafe, go have a look and buy something
new lens is great
September 29, 2009
gunna take me a bit to get used to shooting on f1.4
