Adventure & Music Photographer
Caught a rock show at Medford’s best sandwich shop/venue Deep Cuts, then Day 1 of the 2026 installment of Something in the Way Festival at Roadrunner. While running errands around Medford, stopped into Deeps Cuts for a sandwich. Got the I.C.P., insane chicken pesto, whoop whoop, with a side of potato salad and a “Clippership”
Each of the four concerts attended was quite special, with anniversary celebrations, special sets, debuts of new songs, and fun cover renditions. Headed west to Worcester, Massachusetts to catch the “No Fear For Tomorrow North American Tour” at the Palladium, where Cattle Decapitation is performing ‘Death Atlas’ (2019 – Metal Blade Records) in its entirety
Returning to one of my favorite places to photograph birds, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary along the North Shore. This time, with a bit of snow covering the landscape, and the birds a little more plump. Returning to one of my favorite places to photograph birds, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, Massachusetts, the nearly 2,000-acre
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Definitely a sonically powerful month with large-sounding bands in small rooms – which is the best way to go. It’s always nice to be in rooms surrounded by friends. Upon returning from a European run with Slow Crush, doom-pop outfit SOM would kick off a short northeast headline run with heavy soundscape architects Hiroe. Girih
Took two trips to the 1990’s, one show featuring titans of hardcore and the other being the ultimate radio rock party. Riff City experienced a massive earthquake caused by just three bands. Celebrated Halloween by catching a classic horror movie score performed live. The month would begin with a sold-out super show featuring hardcore’s most
Low-key month, attending only two concerts. A phenomenal performance from Russian Circles and Blackwater Holylight. Then, a small party in the back room of a brewery. The first of two concerts reunited me with the fellas in Russian Circles, though I saw Brian while he was in town with Sumac last month, it was nice
Ruins of a hotel and restaurant that burnt down from a fire gone astray during a horse cremation. The former summit house offered commanding views of the winding Connecticut River and Pioneer Valley. Only the stone foundation and cellar holes remain nowadays. The popularity of summit houses soared in the northeast during the 19th century
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Ruins of a former prison farm where minor offenders tended to fields of potatoes to feed other prisoners, left to decay in the middle of the woods in Massachusetts. Aside from minor traces of the former prison camp, the main features include solitary confinement cells and a root cellar. After driving a short distance down
Exploring a former military fort along the Atlantic Coast of New Hampshire. Giant bunkers remain in a wonderful landscape of natural habitats. Searching for remnants of a “Drowned Forest” and birding along several miles of trails. Odiorne Point State Park at 334 acres, varies in terrain from dense woodlands and salt marshes to sandy beaches
While their farmstand is open year-round, where they offer farm-grown herbs, produce, honey, and many other items, it’s their flowers – particularly sunflowers – that the farm along the North Shore of Massachusetts is known for. Here are some photographs of the 21st season of the sunflower bloom. Operating since 1960, the 370-acre family farm
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A jam-packed month filled with festivals, including both Somergloom and RPM, and a few special performances. Starting the month with catching one of the three days of Somergloom, Greater Boston’s annual doom and gloom festival. The last day of the festival was held at the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville, Massachusetts (as the day prior), and