I received a surprise message recently from a photographer who’d bought a copy of Serial Music from a book fair last year. I didn’t remember meeting him, but he’d apparently been following my work ever since on Instagram. His message said that he worked for a company covering live music, and asked if I was available to shoot a 3-day “fan concert” for the well-known K-Indie musician 10CM. I wasn’t too sure how a fan concert differed from a regular concert, but I said I was in.
Live music performances in Korea are usually very different from the live show’s I grew up shooting. They’re typically highly choreographed, and very little is left up to chance. This can be helpful as a photographer, because if you know the choreography you can position yourself ahead of time for the best shot.
Here are some of my favorites from 10CM’s live show in Seoul!
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