Call * Response - Present, Past & Beyond, Vol. 1

A new book celebrating the underground music scene in Winnipeg has just been launched. Call * Response - Present, Past & Beyond, Vol. 1, spans the early days of punk and hardcore music, to the thriving music scene of today. Early images of DOA and Dead Kennedys are showcased amongst new images of bands like Propagandhi and Public Enemy. I (Ailsa Dyson) have 5 images in the book, displayed below. Proceeds from the sale of each copy will go to Kids Help Phone. The goal of the project is to raise at least $10,000 with a minimum of $10.00 from the sale of each book going towards helping Canada's only 24 hour phone and online professional counseling service for youth.

Posted by Ailsa Dyson

Top 10 Concert Photos of 2009!

Hi f/action followers, sorry we have been a bit slow on the posts lately... we've been planning two exciting upcoming exibitions! The first one is right around the corner - more info to follow soon!

One of my favourite things to with my camera is live performance shooting. I've been lucky enough to team up with http://www.guttersnipenews.com/ - a vancouver-based online entertainment news and reviews site - to check out and document many great local and visiting bands here in Winnipeg. Our local concert reviewer, Eugene Osudar, is the animated dancing machine many of you have no doubt seen in action out on the music scene. Eugene is known for his free-flowing, lyrical style reviews of live shows - any many muscians are beginning to crave a write-up for thier CDs and other publications. Check out Euguene at www.guttersnipenews.com/author/eugene-osudar !

Eugene teams up with several local Winnipeg photographers (since none of us can keep up with his crazy show-going schedule!), and we colour the review with images of the live act. A couple off weeks ago, guttersnipe announced thier top 10 concert photos for 2009... and I was very excited to see that a Winnipeg image made the cut! My image of Ida, of local Winnipeg band the Magnificent 7s, was listed among the top 10:

To see all Top 10 images, click on:
www.guttersnipenews.com/2010/01/10/best-concert-photos-2009/

An HAPPY (belated) NEW YEAR to everyone!

posted by f/action memeber, Dallas Ludwick

Venetian Snares

I had the pleasure of shooting internationally renowned electronica Artist VENETIAN SNARES (aka Aaron Funk) the last time he did a rare show in his home town of Winnipeg, Mb. I ended up focusing a lot on the crowd since they were dancing up a frenzy! I employed my trusty Canon 40D at an ISO of 1600 with no flash for these shots. The result - multifaceted surreal images that convey the music's deep-layered-energetic style, drawing the viewer in for a closer look into the rabbit hole.
http://www.venetiansnares.com
posted by f/action member Ailsa Dyson