Almost Famous Since 1992

I adopted this tagline after seeing Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous. Like the main character William Miller, I embarked on a Rock & Roll journey as a teenager and because of this a lot of people said I reminded them of him.

Why 1992? Because the journey began on October 12, 1992.

I want to thank my Dad for teaching me how to use a camera when I was a little kid and always inspiring me to create visual art, my Mom for encouraging me during my many ups and downs, and both of them for instilling in me the love of music.

I was heavily influenced by music videos like Wanted Dead Or Alive and Paradise City, so a kid listening to music with my yellow Sony Sports Walkman, I’d daydream of touring with my favourite bands. Many of which I’d actually end up working with.

That first photo pass in 1992 was a gift, allowing me to live out all of those dreams and so many more that I could have never even imagined. Thank you to every musician, promoter, record label, manager, photo editor, and everyone else who gave me opportunities along the way.

About AlmostFamous.ca

To commemorate 30 years as a Rock & Roll photographer, I did a series of posts on social media using #DRP30. I was going to pick my favourite photo from each year and write a few words about it. I started on the anniversary date (October 12, 2022) and planned on doing a couple a day until the end of the month.

Once I started digging through the archives and scanning film, I realized this was a mammoth task. It was impossible to pick just one photo to represent an entire year.

The first few stories were pretty long because they set up the rest of my career. The response from followers was overwhelming and I felt the need to maintain the same level of detail in each story.

This went on for ten weeks, and I wrote more than 30,000 words and posted 800 photos!

Getting into the routine of writing a story for each post was really great exercise for my brain, but to be honest it was emotionally exhausting too. But, I got to relive a ton of incredible experiences and share them with you, and that feels awesome.

When the whole thing was said and done I wanted a place for those stories and photos to live. Here we are.