Read past news/photo updates (click link):
July 2009 - June 2011 - Paramore album art, Tegan and Sara book + more
June 30th, 2009 - Jan - Jun 2009 news
December 31st, 2008 - July - Dec 2008 news
July 23rd, 2008 - Jan - June 2008 news
December 31st, 2007 - 2007's ENTIRE NEWS!
December 31st, 2006 - 2006's ENTIRE NEWS!
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November 3rd, 2008 - Death Cab for Cutie in Chicago, Paramore "Decode" preview

News:
Hey guys! Back in October when I did the Tegan and Sara photos, see a few entries down, Death Cab for Cutie were playing a college show the next night in Chicago. Here's a couple new photos from that day plus a preview shot from when I was on location for Paramore's videoshoot for "Decode" off the Twilight Soundtrack.

Death Cab for Cutie

soundcheck

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Paramore videoshoot for "Decode"
(more coming soon)

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October 24th, 2008 - GIANT/Ford Flex, Tom Gabel, Hunter Burgan of AFi

News:
Couple new updates. Back in August GIANT Magazine asked me to do an advertorial with the Ford Flex and some Atlanta Barber shop owners, Tom Gabel and I did a couple shots for his solo EP coming out THIS TUESDAY called "Heart Burns", and finally some new shots of Hunter Burgan of AFI for new Macbeth Footwear ads.

Tom Gabel of Against Me!

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Hunter Burgan of AFI

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October 16th, 2008 - UPDATE

Travelling: in Los Angeles, October 17th - 21st

Add me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/xryanrussellx

News:
Hey guys! So the between being in the studio with Taking Back Sunday, going on tour with New Found Glory, photoshoots with Tegan & Sara, Death Cab for Cutie, So Many Dynamos, The Gaslight Anthem and shooting photos at the videoshoot for Paramore's new song "Decode", the past couple of weeks have been insane. Keep checking back in the next week or two because I will start adding alot of those photos in an update. Thanks to everyone who ordered the new merch, they will begin shipping the last week of October or the first week of November. In the meantime, here's a couple new photos for you:

Adam Lazzara, in the studio with Taking Back Sunday

Tegan and Sara in Chicago

So Many Dynamos + Chris Walla/DCFC + Wolves!

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September 30th, 2008 - NEW MERCH!

News:
Yoooooo! I just put up the RR zipup hoodie, the 1918 gasmask t-shirt, the 1918 gasmask track shorts, and the orange RR stickers in the online store. The new clothing will only be sold till October 15th.

http://www.ryanrussell.net/onlinestore.html

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September 19th, 2008 - NYC + Taking Back Sunday + Bam Margera

on the Road, come say hello!:
September 24th - Allentown, PA (w/ New Found Glory)
September 25th - Farmingdale, NY (w/ New Found Glory)
September 26th - Sayreville, NJ (w/ New Found Glory)

News:
Yooooooo. How have you been? So I've been pretty busy the past month. Did my first shoot for Ford Motor Company of their new car the Ford Flex, went to NYC to document Taking Back Sunday recording their new album, new Macbeth Footwear photoshoot for Anthony Green of Circa Survive, andddd stopped by Bam Margera of Jackass/Viva La Bam earlier this week to hang out and shoot a couple photographs. I can't post the full sets of anything yet but I'll put a few samples below, there's plenty more to come though:

Bam Margera of Jackass/Viva La Bam

the Fire Monster at Bam's house

Times Square in New York City at night

a street performer in Brooklyn

driving to brooklyn

Anthony Green of Circa Survive

Pennsylvania

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Oh, and by the way. If you are on any of the following sites, feel free to stop by and add me on any/all of them:

Myspace | Buzznet | Twitter | Tumblr | Last.FM | Facebook

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August 11th, 2008 - Warped Tour photographs!

News:
Hey guys, Here's the photographs I shot while out on Warped Tour with Against Me! Tons of pictures from Against Me!, Angels and Airwaves, The Color Fred, Anberlin. Plus preview photos of The Academy Is..., and Paramore. I also have shots of Every Time I Die and Norma Jean , but those plus the TAI and Paramore shots are for a magazine, so they'll be posted once the issue comes out.

The Academy Is...

Paramore

Against Me!
click here for the warped tour photos.

Angels and Airwaves
click here for the warped tour photos.

Anberlin
click here for the warped tour photos.

The Color Fred
click here for the warped tour photos.

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July 30th, 2008 - NEW PHOTOGRAPHS! 161 new photograph update + Warped Tour preview.

YO! THERE'S A TON OF NEW PHOTOGRAPHS!
JUST CLICK EARLY 2008 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN!

OH! Here's an extra new polaroid I never posted!

News:
Hey guys! I just updated my site with 161 new photographs. Just click EARLY 2008 to the left to see them! Lots of bands like: Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Torche, Underoath, Taking Back Sunday and even people like Ciara and Henry Rollins of Black Flag.

I went on Warped Tour for a week with Against Me! and shot a ton of candid/live photographs of the guys, plus new ones of Paramore, Norma Jean, The Academy Is..., Every Time I Die, As I Lay Dying, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Anberlin, the Color Fred, and Angels & Airwaves. Below are a couple preview photographs from the new ones, I'll post a full update with all of them in August.

Underoath played Birmingham on the way up to start the Mayhem Tour. In the update I put up there are a couple studio pictures of them. The deluxe edition of their upcoming album "Lost in the Sound of Separation" contains a book with photographs I shot during the recording process. Go buy it on September 2nd when its released!