kicking off the funk

Chocolate City Burlesque at the Funk Parade Kickoff Party
Chocolate City Burlesque at the Funk Parade Kickoff Party – see all photos here

I was given exceptional access at the Funk Parade Kickoff Party held at DC’s Howard Theatre on March 17, 2015. Great access offers great angles that provide the opportunity for great photos… you be the judge.
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purple patch

Purple Patch Restaurant
Purple Patch Restaurant and Bar in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Wasington, DC

I recently completed a pre-shoot interview and location-scouting visit at the Purple Patch Restaurant and Bar in Washington, DC’s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. Amidst the surprisingly balanced chaos of what seems like hundred’s of tasks that must be completed before a rapidly approaching opening, I was able to grab a few off-the-cuff shots. Continue reading purple patch

pietasters

pietasters
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Photographed on 10-Jan-15 in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club. For more about the Pietasters, please visit www.thepietasters.com/.

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askultura

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Photographed on 10-Jan-15 in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club. Watch, listen and learn more about Askultura at www.askultura.com.

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a face in the crowd

There are moments when a face in the crowd is as captivating as the musicians on stage. Here are 11 of those moments.

blue lit girl
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Photographed on 10-Jan-15 in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club. Also, see the photos of the featured bands that night: Black MasalaAskultura and the Pietasters.

black masala

horn and hair
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Photographed in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club. Find out more and listen to Black Masala on Reverb Nation and Facebook.

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nuit blanche 2014

Across the globe, flowers typically bloom in the warm sunlight brought by the Spring. But here in DC, art blooms in the fall under moonlit skies. In late September through October and November, the art world comes to life with festivals, fairs, conferences, major openings, and exhibitions. And the most expansive of these events–in terms of types of art, number of artists, number of locations, number of attendees–is Art All Night / Nuit Blanche DC. It is always atop my list of art events to attend, and I always bring my camera (some photos from 2013’s edition are in the blog post: looking back at nuit blanche 2013). This year I was excited not only to shoot Art All Night, but also to shoot for Art All Night.

The current featured gallery—Nuit Blanche DC—presents my picks from a much larger set of the photographs that I provided to the Art All Night team. For this gallery, I selected images with a loose focus toward the interaction between art and the artist or viewer.

Michael Hammond, www.michaelhammondart.com
artist: Michael Hammond, www.michaelhammondart.com

You can find many more pics, videos and musings about this year’s event at Art All Night DC’s Facebook page, or discover more at the Art All Night DC website.