December 8th, 2007
Paramore in Dallas, Comedians of Comedy in Chicago, Russian Circles, Alexisonfire, Envy on the Coast, the Starting Line, Prize Country, Birmingham, & Against Me! in Atlanta

Birmingham, Alabama

Paramore launched their new website, and since they put up two of the new press photos we did in Chicago, I can post the two on here. There's a ton that we did, so as they become public I'll start posting them on my site with other updates.

Paramore

click here to see Paramore in Dallas, TX

While in Dallas I did a quick press shot of the Starting Line too.

click here to see Against Me! in Atlanta, GA

The day after Halloween with Paramore in Chicago, Patton and crew were in Chicago as the Comedians of Comedy. We needed to do some press photos for the upcoming 2008 stuff, so here you go:

A little assistance from Henry on these

The next morning before I flew back to Birmingham I met up the Russian Circles dudes for some new photos as a duo:

Alexisonfire

Dallas Green of Alexisonfire / City & Colour

Dallas and Jake Schultz of Norma Jean

Envy on the Coast

Prize Country
(if you havent heard them yet - http://www.myspace.com/prizecountry)

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November 12th, 2007
PARAMORE IN CHICAGO!

click here to see Paramore's Halloween in Chicago!

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November 10th, 2007
Against Me! tour journal, New Found Glory, Kevin Devine
Owen, Dashboard Confessional, Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra

News:
More new photos! Here are photos of Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, Owen, Kevin Devine PLUS... my Against Me! tour journal.

click here to see New Found Glory Live in Atlanta
click here to see New Found Glory Live in Atlanta

click here to see the Against Me! tour journal
click here to see the Against Me! tour journal

Mike Kinsella of Owen / American Football

Two of my all time favorite bands are American Football and Miracle of 86. I never got to see American Football or Mike's solo project, Owen. I met Kevin back in the summer of 03 when I helped Miracle of 86 get a show here in Birmingham. I didn't really take that many posed photos back then, so none of Miracle. Both of these guys were on my 'top 10 dudes I want to take photos of' list. Oddly enough, they were on tour together with Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra.

Kevin Devine of Miracle of 86

Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra

I had to go over to Atlanta in early October to do some photos of Chris from Dashboard for an AP feature. Here's an extra from the shoot and a live shot.

Dashboard Confessional

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October 11th, 2007
314 new photographs!

News:
Hellooooooooo. How are you? Really? RAD! So I haven't updated my site with new photographs since June, well I put up 314 new ones TODAY!! GET STOKED! Look over to your left and see EARLY 2007 and MID 2007 those are the new sections, go click them to see the new stuff. Early contains my favorite photographs I've shot from January to May, and then Mid is from May till October. The only thing not in there is the photographs from when I went on tour with Against Me!. I'm saving everything from there till the end of the year for the LATE 2007. You know what though, here's 2 photos for you until then from the tour since we're so tight (more text after photos):

Tom Gabel of Against Me! and lil' Michael Jackson

Against Me! at EndFest in Seattle, Washington

Oh yeah thanks to everyone who purchased a shipwrecked shirt, I got zip up hoodies now. Only $27 with free shipping! Click here to go to the Online Store. Be sure to go buy Fred's solo project, the Color Fred on October 30th and Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now:PARTTWO on November 20th. I did Fred's cover and some of inside photographs in the Taking Back Sunday one.

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June 29th, 2007
ALTERNATIVE PRESS ARTICLE!

IMPORTANT:
Alt. Press Aug 2007 # 229 (warped tour) - Ryan Russell article OUT NOW

Travels:
on tour with the Almost (sometime during Warped Tour, dunno yet)

News:

Hey in the August 2007 issue (#229) of Alternative Press, there's a 5 page article about a 14-day photo trip I did back in March and April. Yes, It was actually 14 days straight. Go check it out. THANKS! If you want to know more, read below:

Alternative Press magazine (AP) is doing an article about a 14 day trip I made the last week of March and the first week of April. It was 14 days of photoshoots every day thru 11 different cities in the South, Midwest, and East Coast. Some of the shoots are press shoots, some are just hanging out with band members where they live/work. There's going to be a ton of people/bands in the article including: Ted Leo, Steve Albini of Shellac, Tim Kinsella of Joan of Arc/Capn' Jazz, Cartel, Taking Back Sunday, Jake Bannon of Converge (at Deathwish), Make Believe, and more in cities like: Chicago, Birmingham, NYC, Philadelphia, Salem MA, and others.

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June 8th, 2007
Ben Gibbard tour journal!

IMPORTANT:
Alt. Press Aug 2007 # 229 - Ryan Russell article

Travels:
on tour with the Almost (sometime during Warped Tour, dunno yet)

News:
Here's the tour journal from when I was out with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie/the Postal Service back, David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and Johnathan Rice in May.

John Krasinski (Jim) from NBC's the Office and Ben Gibbard

click here to read the tour journal!
click here to read the tour journal!
click here to read the tour journal!
click here to read the tour journal!

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June 5th, 2007
Alternative Press article preview, the Almost, HRC, UO, Maylene, the Arcade Fire,
Deftones, the Fall of Troy, Mastodon, Hot Rod Circuit, Clouds, These Arms Are
Snakes, Against Me!, Cursive, plus update about Ben Gibbard tour journal.

IMPORTANT:
Alt. Press Aug 2007 # 229 - Ryan Russell article
MY NEXT UPDATE - BEN GIBBARD of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE tour photos!

Travels:
on tour with the Almost (sometime during Warped Tour, dunno yet)

News:
Hey! It's been a really long time since I've updated my site. Pretty much because I was home about 15 days in April/May and didn't have time. I'm just going to put a bunch of photos from the past two months below, some with text some without. In the next update I'll post the photos from being on tour with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie.

Alternative Press magazine (AP) is doing an article about a 14 day trip I made the last week of March and the first week of April. It was 14 days of photoshoots every day thru 11 different cities in the South, Midwest, and East Coast. Some of the shoots are press shoots, some are just hanging out with band members where they live/work. There's going to be a ton of people/bands in the article including: Ted Leo, Steve Albini of Shellac, Tim Kinsella of Joan of Arc/Capn' Jazz, Cartel, Taking Back Sunday, Make Believe, and more in cities like: Chicago, Birmingham, NYC, Philadelphia, Salem MA, and others. The issue will be the August 2007 issue (#229, it's the issue after the Used). Please check it out! Here's a couple of extras from the 14 days that wont be in the issue:

Underoath in Lowell, MA

Ted Leo in Atlanta, GA

Make Believe in Chicago, IL

Coney Island

NYC

NYC

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CLOUDS

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Hot Rod Circuit

the Arcade Fire was playing Atlanta the same night as Hot Rod Circuit. They wanted to challenge Team Chunklet in Whirlyball. So, after the HRC show I headed up to meet Henry and everyone and we nearly got our asses kicked by the Arcade Fire.

the Arcade Fire

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the Almost

Aaron Gillispie of the Almost/Underoath

the Almost came through in April with Paramore at the Masquerade after the show the band and I went over to Chris Dudley of Underoath's for grilling and sleeping. The next morning:

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Originally, I was going to fly to Louisville two days after I got off tour with Ben Gibbard and go 5 days with Maylene and the Sons of the Disaster on their tour with Underoath, Norma Jean and the Glass Ocean. Instead I flew to Louisville, hung out with a friend from Indiana and went to the show. BUT then flew to Chicago the next day to hang out with a special lady friend for a couple days. So blame her. Here's some of the photos hanging out before the show and during:

Underoath

Norma Jean

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

the Glass Ocean

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I was with the Fall of Troy for two days in Birmingham and Atlanta. I can only post two of the live images at this moment. The others are going to be used for something specific that I will tell you about later. We did some group shots a few places in Atlanta too.

the Fall of Troy

...at Cave 9

... at the Tabernacle opening for Deftones

Deftones

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The next day Mastodon, Against Me!, Cursive and These Arms Are Snakes played the Tabernacle. Before the show Mastodon was cleaning out the storage under the buses. Bill gets alot of Star Wars stuff on tour.

Bill and Harrison Kelliher

These Arms Are Snakes

Cursive

Against Me!

Mastodon

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April 1st, 2007
SPIN

Reminders:
MAR? APR?: Mastodon "Making the Video" on MTV!! (I'm the tall guy with chops)

Travelling:
April 3rd - 5th: Chicago, IL (Chicago birthday bro-down, mine's April 4th)
April 5th - 7th: Manchester, NH/Lowell, MA (with Taking Back Sunday on the 6th)
April 7th - 10th: Philadelphia, PA/New Brunswick, NJ/New York City
May 10th - 12th: on tour with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie
May 13th - 20th: on tour with Underoath/Maylene/Norma Jean and the Glass Ocean

News:
The SPIN with Mastodon featured in the soundcheck section is out now!
(I did not shoot the Modest Mouse cover, just showing the issue)

[the original]

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March 20th, 2007
Norma Jean

Reminders:
MAR? APR?: Mastodon "Making the Video" on MTV!! (I'm the tall guy with chops)
March 20th: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster "II" released
April 2nd: Apr'07 issue of SPIN - Spin Soundcheck

Travelling:
March 23rd - 25th: Chicago, IL
April 3rd - 5th: Chicago, IL (Chicago birthday bro-down, mine's April 4th)
April 5th - 7th: Manchester, NH/Lowell, MA (with Taking Back Sunday on the 6th)
April 7th - 10th: Philadelphia, PA/New Brunswick, NJ/New York City
May 13th - 20th: on tour with Underoath/Maylene/Norma Jean and the Glass Ocean

News:
Couple of photographs from Norma Jean in Birmingham over the weekend. I'll be at the These Arms Are Snakes show in Chicago, IL on the 23rd, if you're there say hello.

Norma Jean

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March 19th, 2007
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster album preview

Reminders:
MAR? APR?: Mastodon "Making the Video" on MTV!! (I'm the tall guy with chops)
March 20th: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster "II" released
April 2nd: Apr'07 issue of SPIN - Spin Soundcheck

Travelling:
April 3rd - 5th: Chicago, IL (Chicago birthday bro-down, mine's April 4th)
April 5th - 7th: Manchester, NH/Lowell, MA (with Taking Back Sunday on the 6th)
April 7th - 10th: Philadelphia, PA/New Brunswick, NJ/New York City
May 13th - 20th: on tour with Underoath/Maylene/Norma Jean and the Glass Ocean

News:
To go along with the release of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster's new album "II" this Tuesday March 20th, here's some of the photographs from the record. The photographs were shot in the Fall of 2006 just before Maylene's December tour. For the full concept of the album you have to read the lyrics along with the scenes. Dallas Taylor (Maylene's singer) and I did the art direction for the album, Portland of Sons of Nero did all the design and layout.

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March 15th, 2007
Pelican, Russian Circles, ISIS, Torche, Daughters, Young Widows
Mock Orange, Band Marino

Reminders:
MAR? APR?: Mastodon "Making the Video" on MTV!! (I'm the tall guy with chops)
March 20th: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster "II" released
(Art Direction and Photography by Ryan Russell)
April 2nd: Apr'07 issue of SPIN - Spin Soundcheck
(a never before seen live photo - two page spread, sick!)

Travelling:
April 3rd - 5th: Chicago, IL (Chicago birthday bro-down, mine's April 4th)
April 5th - 7th: Manchester, NH/Lowell, MA (with Taking Back Sunday on the 6th)

News:
In the past week... Team Chunklet defeated ISIS in Whirlyball, I met an amazingly nice band called Band Marino, drove to Murfreesboro TN to see one of my absolute favorite bands Mock Orange, and spent two days with Pelican/Russian Circles/Daughters plus one with Young Widows. This Friday, I will be with Norma Jean in Atlanta hanging out at practice taking candid photographs, and a couple new group photographs of them. Do you actually read this?

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March 1st, 2007 (partial)
Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Ben Jorgensen of Armor for Sleep

News:
I left up the Taking Back Sunday/Underoath photographs. To see the full photo update from March 1st, 2007 click here. photographs of Mastodon, the Black Lips, Jake from Norma Jean and more.

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March 1st, 2007
Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Fatal Flying Guilloteens, the Black Lips, Mastodon, Jake Schutlz of Norma Jean, Ben Jorgensen of Armor for Sleep

Reminders:
March 20th: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster "II" released
(Art Direction and Photography by Ryan Russell)
April 2nd: Apr'07 issue of SPIN - Spin Soundcheck
(a never before seen live photo - two page spread, sick!)

Currently listening to:
Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship, the Melvins - (a) Senile Animal, Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now:Partone, Mock Orange - discography, Nirvana - Bleach, Portastatic - Bright Ideas, Superchunk - discography, Queen - a Day at the Races, Anberlin - Cities, Fatal Flying Guilloteens - Quantum Fucking, Clouds - Legendary Demo, Big Business - Here Comes the Waterworks

News:
All of these photos were taken from February 22nd to Februrary 25th. It began in Birmingham for the Black Lips / Fatal Flying Guilloteens at Bottletree and then the tour continued on to Atlanta at Whirlyball. After the 23rd, the BL/FFG show moved on to Athens, and Mastodon played Centerstage on the 24th. While in Atlanta I met up with Jake from Norma Jean to do a few photos and eat burritos, and eventually we ended up at Gladys Knights Chicken and Waffles. On the 25th, my TBS boys played Birmingham with Underoath and Armor for Sleep. It was amazing seeing them again, even though it had only been two months since we did those press photos in Tampa. If you live in Lowell, MA or the surrounding area, I think I'm flying up for the TBS show there in April for my birthday. All these sentances do not make sense.

Fatal Flying Guilloteens at Bottletree in Birmingham, and Whirlyball in Atlanta, GA

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the Black Lips at Whirlyball in Atlanta, GA

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Jake Schultz of Norma Jean

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Mastodon at Centerstage in Atlanta, GA

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Taking Back Sunday, Underoath and Armor for Sleep in Birmingham, AL

Fred Mascherino of Taking Back Sunday / Breaking Pangea / the Color Fred

Corgan Taylor - Maylene's favorite son

Ben Jorgensen of Armor for Sleep

Timothy McTague of Underoath

Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath

Graham - Underoath resident amazing dude

Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday and Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath

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Taking Back Sunday

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Underoath

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February 6th, 2007
Mastodon, Thursday, Cartel, Converge, Fear Before the March of Flames,
Poison the Well, Taking Back Sunday, Patton Oswalt, Chasing Victory,
Hot Rod Circuit, David Cross, and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

News:
Hey, here's the updates! A lot of these were taken over the past two weeks, some of which way before though. I did two shows worth with Mastodon and Converge, the first set is from the show at the 40watt in Athens, GA, the second set is from Rocketown in Nashville, TN. The Mastodon photos will be posted later on.

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January 30th, 2007
Site updates/Section additions

News:
So I finally put all the 2006 news in a seperate link so I can keep everything on this page 2007 photos (except for the 3 links below). I am adding the final part of the 2006 photo sections called "actually late 2006" itll have 60-70 of the best photos from sept - dec 06. I have done a ton of photoshoots in the past two weeks, so much so I can't keep up with getting proofs to people until just this week. So... I will be posting a huge update with alot of new stuff next week. Until then, here's one new of Fear Before the March of Flames soundcheck in Tampa, Florida from last week and a photo of David Cross from the Comedians of Comedy show in Los Angeles back in December.