I created this portrait of Shane Howard in 2011 and it is part of a larger project I am currently working on.
For my entire career I have been interested in creating portraits of famous people….and I have always been drawn to musicians…I love music and I love seeing musicians perform live.
Recently I had the oppurtunity to photograph Shane Howard.
He is a legendary Australian singer and songwriter best known for the massive hits he had with his band “Goanna” including “Solid Rock” probably the first song that dealt with Aboriginal land rights issues to go mainstream in thic country.
As a photographer it is great to see your photographs out in the world being used…rather than as articfacts framed, archivally stored and locked away like my images that are owned by The National Library, The National Portrait Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City ( in fact most musuems only ever have less than 10% of their collection on display at any one time).
Shane is a great guy very appraochable and friendly and he is also a great performer…..
Shane Howard Tour poster photography by Nathan David Kelly
Cairns Wedding Photography 