Sierra Ferrell took over Brown’s Island earlier this week, transforming Richmond’s riverfront into fantasy. Surrounded by oversized mushrooms, flowers, and a stage dressed like an Appalachian fever dream, Ferrell delivered a set that moved easily from honky-tonk stomp...
This past week was heavy with news, the kind of complex news which is now defining the political age we live in. There was the announcement by the neo-Confederate group CSA II from Tennessee that they would be marching on Richmond to protect Lee monument on September 16, then the activist collective Indecline conducted a provocative act of public...
Back in the early 80s, suburban kids who'd picked up on the first wave of punk rock from NYC and London were starting to pick up guitars and create their own regionally-focused underground bands and scenes. Richmond was no exception, and photographer Cindy Hicks was an essential presence at those early shows, often turning away from the bands on...
There is no question Richmond, Virginia is a dichotomous place with a story to tell. Yet picking the right story is always the challenge for any photojournalist or writer. Part of this challenge is balancing the obvious with the not so obvious, and exposing it in a way people can connect with as they go about their daily lives. In a perfect media...
When looking back over any great music scene, there are a handful of brilliant documentarians that bring that mystique. Like Rolling Stone's first photographer Baron Wolman or David Godlis at the birth of punk, local Joey Wharton is capturing music now in a way that no one else is. Using a combination of self taught techniques and in-camera photo...
The photographs in this essay are a terrifying glimpse into the events that unfolded in Charlottesville at Unite the Right this past weekend--events that for me, started on Friday evening at a small nameless field on the University of Virginia campus and would not end until late Sunday evening. I cannot describe the feeling of dread that came...
"I am a photographer based out of Richmond, Virginia who specializes in adventure/travel photography. Cityscapes and landscapes are my favorite subjects to shoot but I also like to shoot portraits of people and objects. Some would say my style is a little bit different than most in Richmond but that's what I like. Most of the time I like to go...
“Who let the dogs out?” has been a question asked for decades. The new question is “Who put the dogs on Instagram?” For those of you wondering this about the new Dogs Of Richmond account, it’s Will Wright. The account is like Humans of New York for pups. Each post features a dog Wright came across while exploring Richmond....
The world can you get you down, sometimes you just need a little ice cream. Charm School Social Club, located in Downtown Richmond, has the cure to your summer blues. See more HERE
On a hot day in Richmond, Virginia -- Stone Soul 2017 headlined by hip hop royalty Ludacris had everyone lit. Check out the photo spread by Chris Bailey and Marquise Johnson. Thank you to iPOWER 92.1 and 104.1FM for letting us come thru. Ludacris Meek Mill MIKExANGEL Big Daddy Kane Trey Songz Fat Joe x Remy Ma Moneybagg Yo Kid N Play...
