Photography

A group of people on stage at an Austin Live Music event.

ItBegins with Steven Hawkes

By Seven Pillars Photography / December 31, 2023 /

January 9, 2021, I am at Come and Take It Live. Music is slowly coming back to Austin. I am here to photograph the group “ItBegins“. Their heavy Rock ‘n…

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A black and white photo of a woman playing a bass.

Jasmine Jew-Mendez – Nurturing the Future of Austin Music

By Seven Pillars Photography / November 8, 2023 /

My interactions with Jasmine have been few but each time fulfilling. She is a very kind and dedicated musician who wears many hats. As the Director of Operations of the…

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A group of people playing music on a stage.

David Robbins – An Exchange

By Seven Pillars Photography / November 5, 2023 /

David Robbins, like Kelly Green, is one of those musicians that a photographer can easily focus all their attention on. They have the moves that one is always wanting to…

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A man in a hat playing an electric guitar.

Sonny Wolf – The Encyclopedia Brown of the Blues

By Seven Pillars Photography / November 5, 2023 /

I first encountered Sonny on January 21, 2021. It was a time, in Austin, when live music was still on “life-support.” December 2020 Christmas events had been cancelled for fear…

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A man on stage with a microphone.

Synergy – Brodie Lane and American Gypsy Band

By Seven Pillars Photography / October 30, 2023 /

Synergy – the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. Saturday, October…

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A woman with blue hair singing into a microphone.

Shelley Mier – An inheritance of talent.

By Seven Pillars Photography / October 29, 2023 /

I first met Shelley Mier at an open mic held at Parmer Lane Tavern. For me these open mics are a great opportunity to capture musicians that I would not…

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A man and a woman posing for a picture.

Judi Hopka – Austin’s Music Cheerleader

By Seven Pillars Photography / October 28, 2023 /

September 11, 2020, as everyone who has read my first book or seen postings was the day that my path in life was redirected, my photography adventure had began. This…

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A man in a black hat holding a microphone.

The Crafting of Excellence – My Thoughts

By Seven Pillars Photography / October 26, 2023 /

In his quote about Excellence, Ralph Marston said: “Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a…

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A woman playing a red guitar in front of a microphone.

The Workout known as Ruby Dice

By Seven Pillars Photography / October 22, 2023 /

September 21, 2020 at the Sagebrush Austin was my first encounter with Ruby Dice. She has been a photographic challenge since then. The simple fact is this woman moves and…

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Giulia Millanta – A ‘Youthful’ Expression

By Seven Pillars Photography / October 12, 2023 /

“Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvelous than the land.” – E.M. Forster Tuesday, October 10, 2023, getting to know this ‘youthful’ Italian named Giulia Millanta…

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