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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Circus Juventas Performances Download Sale | September 15th thru September 17th Only
From Saturday September 15th through 17th only, all Circus Juventas Performance’s downloads will be on sale. Now is your time to grab images from Julong, Sawdust and Grimm before they disappear. Showdown will remain posted for another year but the download sale will end Tuesday morning. This sale is for downloads only and does not apply to prints or merchandise.
I have no way to contact all Circus Juventas parents and family so if you have contacts please spread the word. Again, this sale goes through Monday only.
Sale Pricing
Low Res = $1.99 (normally $5.99)
Hi Res = $4.99 (normally $23.99)
Original = $19.99 (normally $41.99)
Links to Galleries:
Yulong (password: cj2009)
Sawdust (password: cj2010)
Grimm (password: cj2011)
Showdown (password: gunslinger)
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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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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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GRIMM | CIRCUS JUVENTAS SUMMER 2011 PERFORMANCE
The Summer 2011 performance of GRIMM | Happily Ever After was truly an amazing spectacle. Everything seemed “over the top” on this show. If you missed it… you REALLY missed it. I had so many amazing and beautiful images from this performance that I had a difficult time whittling down my list of favorites. There are many images here so please forgive my indulgence but I really felt I could not limit myself to just a small handful and still tell the story of GRIMM. So here they are… all 36 of them. Please enjoy!
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Just One Bite | A Return To Grimm | Minneapolis Event Photographer
I just got caught up with all my current wedding and portrait work and realized yesterday, I had forgotten I had one more Circus Juventas – GRIMM (Happily Ever After) performance to edit from the last day’s performance. I think I got many of my best shots that day but I still need to edit them. This is one, not a high action shot, but a shot that reveals the grace, emotion and beauty that Circus Juventas puts into these wonderful performances. If you have never been to a Circus Juventas performance you are missing out on so much. Please make a point to check them out sometime.
Be looking for one more summary type post on the show once I finish this last set. All the images I have shot are available on my “store” website. You will need a password however so please contact me for that.
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CJ Program Portraits | Minneapolis Portrait Photography
I was asked to take some headshots for Circus Juventas to be used for the Summer Performance program. This year’s production, another Circus Juventas original, is titled GRIMM: Happily Ever After. Tickets go on sale July 5th. Get your tickets soon as shows sell out and this is something you do not want to miss.
With that… here are some of my favorite shots. It was wonderful working more closely with all the performers. Generally we do not get to interact as I am primarily shooting performances. I appreciated this opportunity to meet and work with them all on a different level.
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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.
