2021 : 05 May Aotearoa Music Photo Award

Xiaoyang Q; Little performer; A little boy taking his little sister to begin her music life
Xiaoyang Qin; Music NZ democracy; A good performer plays during BLM march.
Paul Belli; We just needed a fire; A fire would have completed the scene here, but the blurred out sun in the background makes up for it.
Dave Simpson; Alice Cooper at Trusts Stadium;Eye contact with the prince of darkness.
Dave Simpson; Grace Jones at Auckland City Limits;A living legend who knows how to work the crowd and the photographers. My camera died as she stared in to my lens, but luckily this shot survived.
Dave Simpson; Surf Friends at Flying Out;Raw energy on a Saturday afternoon with a local band Surf Friends flying out at Flying Out
Dave Simpson; Benee at Spark Arena;Benee sold out a string of shows during 2020 making her tour one of the biggest in the world during the global pandemic.
Johnny Cowie; Anika2; You're youthful, You cant hide behind that face...
Johnny Cowie; Worshipping shifter
Johnny Cowie; Waiting for the drop
Dave Simpson; Da Bang at Spark Arena;Da Bang featured some of Bollywood biggest stars and was a visual spectacular.
Dave Simpson; Stone Sour Music Fans at Spark Arena;Photographers stand in the energy zone between the performance and their audience. Without the audience there is no show.

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