Tenth Avenue North | Struggle Tour | Maple Grove, MN
An amazing night at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove, MN with Tenth Avenue North. You should have been there… I hope you were!
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PFR 12 in 2012 Opening Concert | Minneapolis Event Photographer
On January 27th 2012 PFR once again came together. The occasion was to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first release. The tour is dubbed “12 in 2012″ and kicked off at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove, MN. You should have been there. I admit my familiarity with PFR was non-existent until I met Deb 8 years ago and she introduced me to their music. We had seen them the last time they were together here in the cities which I am guessing was like four years ago (Correction make that three years ago. Thank you Erin Bennett!). It was an awesome concert that night but I did not head there with a camera. This time was different… alot different. There were film crews and another photographer running around. With all the activity going on I tried to limit my photography to the first three songs of the concert. I think I probably dipped into number five but then I set the camera aside. My intent was to focus on the event, not an individual with my photography. It was a wonderful night. I loved the Beatles tune… awesome! Totally unexpected.
Lets all hope we get to see them again soon. Thank you guys for blessing us one more time with your gifts and for putting that delightful ring back in our ears. Sweetness!
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Grayshot in Concert | Minneapolis Event Photographer
Last night (January 27, 2012) at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove, MN PFR came together to kick off their “12 in 2012″ concert tour. Opening the night was Grayshot. We have had the awesome pleasure of seeing the Ankrum brothers many times at Open Door, and outside of OD as well playing with Joel Hanson. They will be embarking on a UK tour later this year and then dropping into a missions trip. I had not seen Grayshot before nor heard their music. They were great! You can check them out here. Here are some shots from their set. PFR will be in a separate posting.
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Sara Groves | Reason To Gather Concert | Church of the Open Door
Last night we were blessed to have in our presence Sara Groves who is releasing a new CD. Here are some photos of the release concert held at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove on October 1, 2011. I did not have much time for editing as I have much work on the table right now and need to get back to it. Enjoy! Thank you Sara for sharing your wonderful gifts of song and storytelling.
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Tapestry – Threads Of Hope Concert | Minneapolis Event Photography
On September 23rd, 2011 a fund raising concert for Tapestry Pregnancy & Family Resource Center took place at Church of the Open Door (my church home). Who is Tapestry? Here is a short description from their website, which, you should check out by the way.
“With a spirit of dignity and grace, we provide life-affirming support to women and children in crisis in three areas: unplanned pregnancy, personal empowerment and humanitarian outreach.”
Three artists came together to support Tapestry that evening (actually more than that with Bruce Balgaard and Aaron Ankrum in the house) Joel Hanson was the headliner along with Elizabeth Hunnicutt and Sara Renner. All just wonderful artists carrying a heart for Jesus and the will to follow Him. They also create wonderful music (smile).
Here are some shots from the evening and while you may have not been there you can still support Tapestry anytime. Just click this link and head on over to their site.
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Stefan Van Voorst | Out Beyond | CD Release Concert
On March 25th, 2011 Stefan Van Voorst and band (Justin Sharbono, Ian Allison, Grady Kenevan and Izaac Burkhart) performed live at Church Of The Open Door in Maple Grove, Minnesota in celebration of Stefan and Band’s new release Out Beyond. The night was opened by Whozah who had more energy than a band should be allowed to have. They got the place moving and did a great job warming everyone up. Stefan and the band came on and proceeded to play songs from the latest CD. Which by the way I highly recommend. The music was great and the stories and emotions shared through songs were great messages for us all.
It was an awesome night. Here are some of the sights… the sounds… you will have to imagine.
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Love Tells The Story Tour | Church of the Open Door | Maple Grove MN
I think I have been waiting for Robbie Seay to return to the twin cities for maybe four years. First time I saw him was with a pastor from our church over at Northwestern College. The music and words of Robbie Seay just put my heart and soul in a proper posture for God to move in and around within. Hard to explain I guess, but it is a good place to be. So I was so excited to hear he was returning for the, Love Tells The Story tour, along with Donald Miller, Derek Webb (Sandra McCracken’s husband) and Sandra McCracken (Derek’s wife). It was a wonderful night of worship and thought provoking words shared. I had not read any of Donald Miller’s books so hearing him was a first. I appreciated and took in what he had to say which blessed many in attendance as well as myself… and we even got to laugh a bit. Music was awesome as probably goes without saying. Thank you Robbie, Derek, Sandra and Donald for coming to our snow covered lands to share with us that which was gifted to you.
Here are some images from evening. More can be found here at my store site.
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Meet Mabel
Mabel Elise came into this world on January 20th, 2010. I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph her just five short days later. Here are some of my favorites from my time together with her and her parents. What a beautiful family they are, I was blessed to be there to capture these quiet moments.
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Joel Hanson Concert
On October 16th, 2009 at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove, MN Joel Hanson released a new CD. These images are from the “What if it is” release concert. Special Guest was The Least Of These. Not knowing what to expect from the Least Of These I was truly impressed and hope to hear more from these three in the future. Keep your eye on them.
Joel’s concert was excellent, loved the new songs and enjoyed hearing the old. The new CD is great and for me seems to be his best work yet. Each song is a gem. You get your face rocked off with Sing Your Name and feel the weight of a hard goodbye in Julie’s Song, it is an amazing journey of words and music. Get it!
I shot this concert using both of my cameras (Canon 40D and 5D and made use of two lenses, a Canon 135mm f2.0 L and a Canon 50mm f1.4). The spot on Joel most of the time was really tough to work around to have images that were properly exposed without Joel being blown out… (I mean I wanted to show the band as well as him).
Hope you enjoy the shots. The complete set is available at this link.
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Andrew Peterson Concert
Okay I lied… I was going to do a post about a family birthday party but I changed my mind. I can do that right? Last weekend I had the opportunity to shoot the Andrew Peterson concert at Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove. I have enjoyed Andrew’s music for several years beginning with hearing “Holy is the Lord”. A song which moved me both emotionally and spiritually. I then purchased Carried Along. The Chasing Song from that album has been a song of life for me ever since I heard it. The concert was excellent and it was nice to meet Andrew ( I also worked the merchandise table for him). I think his voice is unique and to hear him in concert was nothing short of listening to a polished CD. His voice is spot on. If you ever get the chance, check him and his music out. BTW he is also an author so take a look for his writings as well. The concert took place outside with the evening sun hitting the stage most of the time. Not my favorite scenario. But here are some of the shots from the evening. Enjoy!
