By Connor Norris
June 30, 2020.
I began norrisreport.com mainly in an effort to get closer to the music. I wanted to be in the photographer's pit, be in the SPLASH ZONE for concerts, interview the people close to the music, if not in the music itself. So as I was doing my occasional furious research on people to interview when it comes to being close to the music, I asked a question that I kept in my brain when I began the website: "Who has access to the bands; Who is close to the bands."
And it dawned on me: All of the backstage pictures that we see, all of the close up footage... there are people, real people, who take these photos. For a living.
I was fortunate enough to get one of these real life photographers on the phone for a quick conversation about his experience as a concert photographer. I was able to interview Jay Blakesberg, someone whose pictures you have most likely seen somewhere. If not his pictures, you know the subjects of his work. I was able to talk to Jay about experiences he's had and some of his strategies when photographing artists like BB King, Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Radiohead, and more.
Link to the interview found here!
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