Your Bio

I accidentally stumbled across the local band scene in Winnipeg in November of 2005. Since the beginning of 2006, I have taken over 75,000 exposures using my little Canon SD 400. It's very small and convenient to take with me in my travels, but it is somewhat limited in low light situations. In the photo, I'm holding it in my hands, reviewing the shots I've just taken, but it's so small you can't see it.

I also got started on myspace last November as well. I found that a lot of new bands had very little in the way of photography, and there were very few professional photographers covering the local band scene. Because digital photography has no cost beyond the investment in the camera, and the time you spend editing the photos, I found it was quite easy to photograph bands if I was at the show anyway. Therefore, I have been able to be of help to new bands until they can get photographed by one of the professionals in our city.

The music scene in Winnipeg at this time is very rich and diverse and I am very excited to be a part of it. You can find out more about me by checking out my myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/hal_metalfan

I have started using smugmug because I find it a much faster and more satisfactory medium for presenting my photography online, than was the case with trying to put photos into blogs on myspace. Nevertheless, I really love myspace, it's the greatest thing I have ever seen for pulling the music community together, here at home and around the world. I've totally had a blast with it from the first day I registered.

Galleries

wedding rings 1 :

wedding rings 1

Updated: Nov 05, 2009 3:37pm PST

watch collection 1 :

watch collection 1

Updated: Jul 16, 2009 5:40am PST

busch gardens :

busch gardens

Updated: Jan 22, 2009 8:04am PST

vacation home walkthrough :

vacation home walkthrough

Updated: Jan 21, 2009 1:39am PST

winnipeg :

winnipeg

Updated: Aug 07, 2008 3:55pm PST

walk home from bus stop :

walk home from bus stop

Updated: Jun 26, 2008 9:41pm PST

dad : at Tim Hortons, March 7, 2008.

dad

at Tim Hortons, March 7, 2008.

Updated: Mar 07, 2008 1:33pm PST

jordana divinorum, sons and lovers at royal albert, august 13, 2007 :

jordana divinorum, sons and lovers at royal albert, august 13, 2007

Updated: Aug 14, 2007 10:38am PST

Dreadnaut at the Venue, March 31, 2007 :

Dreadnaut at the Venue, March 31, 2007

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 2:36pm PST

The Papsmears, Coda, and the Nods, at the Park Theatre, Mar 29, 2007 : http://www.myspace.com/thepapsmears http://www.myspace.com/codatheband http://www.myspace.com/thenods

The Papsmears, Coda, and the Nods, at the Park Theatre, Mar 29, 2007

http://www.myspace.com/thepapsmears http://www.myspace.com/codatheban ...

Updated: Mar 31, 2007 2:00am PST

Metalfest, at the Zoo, Mar 30 & 31, 2007 :

Metalfest, at the Zoo, Mar 30 & 31, 2007

Updated: Mar 31, 2007 1:41am PST

domenica and dia dolor at the Zoo, March 24, 2007 : www.myspace.com/domenicamusic www.myspace.com/diadolor

domenica and dia dolor at the Zoo, March 24, 2007

www.myspace.com/domenicamusic www.myspace.com/diadolor

Updated: Mar 25, 2007 6:16pm PST

Floor 13 at the Park Theatre, March 08, 2007 : http://www.myspace.com/floor13

Floor 13 at the Park Theatre, March 08, 2007

http://www.myspace.com/floor13

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 4:42pm PST

The Hearsemen and The Cease-Fire at Vernaz, Mar 03, 2007 : http://www.myspace.com/thehearsemen http://www.myspace.com/theceasefire .

The Hearsemen and The Cease-Fire at Vernaz, Mar 03, 2007

http://www.myspace.com/thehearsemen http://www.myspace.com/thecease ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2007 3:13am PST

Josh Bedry/ Domenica, Feb 23 at the Collective :

Josh Bedry/ Domenica, Feb 23 at the Collective

Updated: Feb 26, 2007 1:38am PST

Xplicit at the Collective, Feb 16 2007 : check out Xplicit's music at www.myspace.com/xplicitmetal

Xplicit at the Collective, Feb 16 2007

check out Xplicit's music at www.myspace.com/xplicitmetal

Updated: Feb 18, 2007 11:07pm PST

Devoid CD release at the Pyramid, Feb 03 2007 : check out Devoid's music at www.myspace.com/devoidnoise

Devoid CD release at the Pyramid, Feb 03 2007

check out Devoid's music at www.myspace.com/devoidnoise

Updated: Feb 04, 2007 4:10pm PST

Dia Dolor at Devoid CD release, : February 03, 2007 at the Pyramid. check out Dia Dolor's music at www.myspace.com/diadolor

Dia Dolor at Devoid CD release,

February 03, 2007 at the Pyramid. check out Dia Dolor's music at www.m ...

Updated: Feb 04, 2007 9:37am PST

Machine : performance Saturday Jan 26, 2007 at the Cavern.

Machine

performance Saturday Jan 26, 2007 at the Cavern.

Updated: Jan 28, 2007 10:55pm PST

Tele at the West End Cultural Centre, Jan 13, 2007 : The show was great, very high energy with interesting stage presentation. Several new songs since last summer. Matt is a very interesting person to photograph and he did have some wonderful lighting on him, so I fear I neglected the other guys somewhat. My apologies to Zack on keyboards, who I didnt photograph at all on this occasion.

Tele at the West End Cultural Centre, Jan 13, 2007

The show was great, very high energy with interesting stage presentati ...

Updated: Jan 15, 2007 10:30am PST

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300 dpi for print publications

Updated: Nov 20, 2006 7:36am PST

Alverstone and Nods at Park Theatre, aug 15 :

Alverstone and Nods at Park Theatre, aug 15

Updated: Nov 20, 2006 7:24am PST

Dia Dolor at the Zoo, nov 11 :

Dia Dolor at the Zoo, nov 11

Updated: Nov 14, 2006 4:06am PST

Magneta Lane and K-OS at the Garrick Theatre, nov 05 :

Magneta Lane and K-OS at the Garrick Theatre, nov 05

Updated: Nov 06, 2006 4:04pm PST

Halloween at Wiseguys, the Zoo, and beyond... :

Halloween at Wiseguys, the Zoo, and beyond...

Updated: Nov 02, 2006 5:00am PST

Lucid, Dia Dolor, & Ashland Court - Halloween at Wise Guys :

Lucid, Dia Dolor, & Ashland Court - Halloween at Wise Guys

Updated: Nov 01, 2006 7:24pm PST

Zombiefest at the Zoo, oct 27 :

Zombiefest at the Zoo, oct 27

Updated: Oct 31, 2006 6:11am PST

The Zoo, Oct 28 : Pretty Train Crash headlined a bill which also featured Angelic Sorrows, River City Hum and Mad Young Darlings. The music was great. In keeping with the Halloween theme which started at Zombiefest the night before, stage lighting was minimal. This made for great atmosphere, but poor photo opportunities. Moral: you had to be there!

The Zoo, Oct 28

Pretty Train Crash headlined a bill which also featured Angelic Sorrow ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2006 9:52am PST

Dreadnaut at Zombiefest, oct 27 :

Dreadnaut at Zombiefest, oct 27

Updated: Oct 30, 2006 1:59am PST

Harlequin at WCMA Awards :

Harlequin at WCMA Awards

Updated: Oct 23, 2006 2:27pm PST

Whitfield at the WCMA Festival :

Whitfield at the WCMA Festival

Updated: Oct 22, 2006 5:43am PST

The Unwanted and The Subhumans at the Albert, oct 17 : http://www.myspace.com/theunwanted2006 http://www.myspace.com/subhumanscanaduh

The Unwanted and The Subhumans at the Albert, oct 17

http://www.myspace.com/theunwanted2006 http://www.myspace.com/subh ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2006 4:45pm PST

Dia Dolor at the Zoo sept 29 :

Dia Dolor at the Zoo sept 29

Updated: Oct 17, 2006 1:32pm PST

Torn Into and Asado at the Royal Albert, Tuesday Oct 03 :

Torn Into and Asado at the Royal Albert, Tuesday Oct 03

Updated: Oct 17, 2006 1:37am PST

Electro Quarterstaff CD release at the Collective, Oct 13 : The Gretzky CD release party appears to have been a great success. I have never seen so many people in the Collective. Throughout the night, I met dozens of people from other bands. Earlier in the year, I was able to photograph Drew, Josh, and to a lesser extent Andrew, so this time I kind of surrendered the stage front to the huge crowd and spent most of my time enjoying the performance, although I was able to get a few photos of Dan.

Electro Quarterstaff CD release at the Collective, Oct 13

The Gretzky CD release party appears to have been a great success. I h ...

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 12:54am PST

Vincat and Alverstone at the Albert, oct 11 : http://www.myspace.com/vincat http://www.myspace.com/alverstonetheband

Vincat and Alverstone at the Albert, oct 11

http://www.myspace.com/vincat http://www.myspace.com/alverstonetheb ...

Updated: Oct 13, 2006 9:29am PST

The Nods, Alverstone, and Mad Young Darlings, at the Zoo oct 07 :

The Nods, Alverstone, and Mad Young Darlings, at the Zoo oct 07

Updated: Oct 11, 2006 5:01pm PST

The Illuminati and 3 Inches of Blood, at the Albert oct 10 :

The Illuminati and 3 Inches of Blood, at the Albert oct 10

Updated: Oct 11, 2006 3:25pm PST

Groovy Moustache at the King's Head, Oct 05, 2006 : check out Groovy Moustache at http://www.myspace.com/groovymoustache

Groovy Moustache at the King's Head, Oct 05, 2006

check out Groovy Moustache at http://www.myspace.com/groovymoustache

Updated: Oct 06, 2006 4:20pm PST

SAHG extra! sept 25 at the Albert : SAHG opened for Celtic Frost when they played the Royal Albert in Winnipeg, Sept 25. Because SAHG used bright white lighting for their performance, I was able to get many good photos, particularly of Thomas and Olav.

SAHG extra! sept 25 at the Albert

SAHG opened for Celtic Frost when they played the Royal Albert in Winn ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2006 5:17am PST

Celtic Frost, 1349 and SAHG at the Albert, Sept 26 :

Celtic Frost, 1349 and SAHG at the Albert, Sept 26

Updated: Sep 28, 2006 8:59pm PST

Clay at work : friday, sept 22 at the Zoo, Clay Mercredi was photographing HCE, and I was able to catch him in action.

Clay at work

friday, sept 22 at the Zoo, Clay Mercredi was photographing HCE, and I ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2006 4:33pm PST

Pornocracy at the Zoo, Saturday Sept 23 :

Pornocracy at the Zoo, Saturday Sept 23

Updated: Sep 25, 2006 2:27pm PST

Saturday night at the Zoo, Sept 16 : Aerocar Model Four

Saturday night at the Zoo, Sept 16

Aerocar Model Four

Updated: Sep 18, 2006 3:02pm PST

Nailbrick and Quagmire at the Albert : Nailbrick featured blazing guitar work, and was very well received by a large crowd. Both bands inspired a large and turbulent mosh pit, which ended in a sea of broken beer bottle glass in the best tradition of the Albert. As usual, Jared did a great job on the sound. Friday Sept.15, 2006

Nailbrick and Quagmire at the Albert

Nailbrick featured blazing guitar work, and was very well received by ...

Updated: Sep 16, 2006 4:39am PST

Matt from Tele at the Zoo : Tele played at the Zoo, Saturday Sept 09 in support of the Harlots CD release. Because the stage lighting was minimal for Tele's performance, Matt was the only band member for whom I was able to get any decent photos.

Matt from Tele at the Zoo

Tele played at the Zoo, Saturday Sept 09 in support of the Harlots CD ...

Updated: Sep 11, 2006 2:16pm PST

Groovy Moustache at the Cavern : Groovy Moustache performing at the Cavern, Saturday Sept 09, 2006. Ariel Posen on guitar, David Landreth on bass.

Groovy Moustache at the Cavern

Groovy Moustache performing at the Cavern, Saturday Sept 09, 2006. Ari ...

Updated: Sep 10, 2006 11:35am PST

Eric Weiss : Eric Weiss performing with Port Amoral before a capacity crowd at the Collective, Winnipeg, Sept. 08,2006

Eric Weiss

Eric Weiss performing with Port Amoral before a capacity crowd at the ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2006 3:53pm PST

Shine Thru Rain : photos from last night of festival, taken between 11pm Saturday night and 7 am Sunday morning, Aug 26 & 27, 2006

Shine Thru Rain

photos from last night of festival, taken between 11pm Saturday night ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2006 3:03pm PST