CONTACT & BIO
| MISSION & BIO |
| “OVER THE PAST HANDFUL OF YEARS, THE MAJORITY OF MY WORK HAS BEEN ABOUT MUSICIANS. I STARTED OUT SHOOTING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND THEN BEGAN DOING A LOT OF STUDIO AND LOCATION PORTRAITURE. WHEN I APPROACH A PROJECT FOR A MUSICIAN, I BEGIN BY LISTENING TO THEIR MUSIC. THEIR WORK INFORMS ME ARTISTICALLY. I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE IMAGERY IN THEIR LYRICS WHICH HELPS ME TO CREATE A FINAL PRODUCT SPECIFIC TO WHO THE MUSICIAN IS. IN MOST CASES, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET TO KNOW THE MUSICIANS I'M PHOTOGRAPHING, WHICH FOR ME, FURTHERS THAT OUTCOME EXPONENTIALLY. WHAT I’M WORKING TOWARDS, THROUGH ART DIRECTION AND COLLABORATION, IS FINDING A CONNECTION WITH THE ARTIST AND ULTIMATELY CAPTURING THEIR VOICE IN A SINGLE MOMENT.” BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, AHRON R. FOSTER IS A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO SPECIALIZES IN SHOOTING MUSICIANS. HIS PERFORMANCE PHOTOS ARE EVOCATIVE OF THE MUSICIANS’ STYLE AND CAPTURE THE SPONTANEITY AND ENERGY OF LIVE CONCERTS. HIS PORTRAITS RANGE FROM THE FRANKLY BIOGRAPHICAL TO THE MORE SPECIFICALLY THEMATIC WORK TYPICAL OF CD COVER ART AND PACKAGING. “LEVON HELM’S DIRT FARMER SAYS IT ALL IN THE ICONIC SLEEVE PHOTOS BY AHRON R. FOSTER. IT HAS THE BEST SLEEVE DESIGN OF ANY BAND OR SOLO BAND MEMBER PROJECT SINCE THE BAND (AKA THE BROWN ALBUM) WITH ITS ELLIOT LANDY PHOTOS.” FROM A REVIEW OF DIRT FARMER BY PETER VINEY WHEN LEVON HELM’S 2008 GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ALBUM DIRT FARMER WAS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PRODUCTION, AHRON WAS ASKED TO SHOOT ARTWORK FOR THE CD BY MUSICIAN AND CO-PRODUCER AMY HELM (ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BAND OLLABELLE, WHO AHRON HAS PHOTOGRAPHED EXTENSIVELY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS). WORKING WITH LEVON AND AMY’S VISION FOR THE CD, HE CREATED SPARE AND BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS THAT COMPLIMENT THE MUSIC AND PORTRAY LEVON AND THE OTHER MUSICIANS AS THE HARDSCRABBLE, ARKANSAS FARMERS OF LEVON’S YOUTH. AHRON’S PHOTOGRAPHS ALSO APPEAR ON THE CDS, PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND WEBSITES OF OTHER MUSICIANS, INCLUDING LEVON HELM BAND (AT THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLES), OLLABELLE, JIM KELLER, ELLEN FOLEY & THE DIRTY OLD MEN, GLENN PATSCHA, THE AMERICAN BEAUTY PROJECT, ALEX BRUMEL & JANEL ELIZABETH, CHRIS BERGSON, JAY COLLINS, MATTHEW PUCKETT, MORLEY AND THE LOWDOWNERS. WORKING AS AN EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER FOR CHARITIES SUCH AS MUSICIANS ON CALL, MATT’S PROMISE AND TLOA, AHRON HAS SHOT LIVE PERFORMANCES BY THE BLACK CROWES, LYLE LOVETT, STEVE MILLER BAND, SEAL AND JOHN MAYER. AT THE 2008 BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, AHRON PHOTOGRAPHED LIVE PERFORMANCES OF SEVERAL BANDS INCLUDING: PEARL JAM, LEVON HELM & THE RAMBLE ON THE ROAD, WILLIE NELSON, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS, STEEL TRAIN, DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, STEPHEN MARLEY AND THE RACONTEURS. |
| 238 EAST 7TH ST. #6 NEW YORK, NY 10009 STUDIO LINE (212) 995-1448 MOBILE (646) 234-3535 AHRONFOSTER@MAC.COM |
 |