Edwina Hay
Edwina Hay is a photographer and avid music fan born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Ever since attending Fordham University, she has captured musicians performing on stage for more than two decades. Her images have appeared in outlets such as BrooklynVegan, Creem, Gothamist, Impose Magazine, and Rolling Stone. She has also documented performances for Bowery Presents, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Museum of Modern Art, and Pioneer Works. She is a member of Black Women Photographers, The Photo Ladies, and has been a member of Flickr since 2004.
Once you're in the pit, the clock starts. This workshop covers how to work efficiently in a live performance setting, from positioning and reading the stage to moving through the pit to capture every band member, all within the three-song window most pits allow.
Moderated by Amelia Davis, who managed Jim Marshall's archive for 13 years and inherited his estate, this panel traces the history of music photography from the golden era of rock to today, exploring how the business has shifted and what it takes to sustain a career documenting music culture. A candid look at the realities of building a sustainable career in music photography: when to charge, when not to, how to protect your work, and how to stay in the rooms that matter.
After two decades shooting for places like Brooklyn Vegan and Bowery Presents and spending two years as photo editor at Impose magazine, Edwina Hay has a complete view of how access actually works in live music photography. This session covers the practical path from showing up without a pass to becoming a house photographer, including how to align with outlets, what publicists are looking for, and how to work the grind of a multi-venue festival.
Past grant recipients and judges from the Flickr x Black Women Photographers program gather to reflect on the work the grant has supported and what sustained investment in underrepresented voices looks like in practice. A candid conversation about community, visibility, and the long-term impact of intentional funding in photography.
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