Year in Review: The Best Concert Photos of 2016

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Timothy Nguyen
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Artist: Slayer 
Venue: Rebel Nightclub 
City: Toronto  
Date: September 13
Photographer: Dale Benvenuto 

Slayer boasts some of the most iconic faces in the metal scene and I feel Dale captured the epic-ness that is Kerry King. A strong black and white contrast with the lights accenting his figure and pointing outward – a perfect capture. Well done, Dale!

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Artist: Billy Idol 
Venue: Pemberton Music Festival 
City: Pemberton, BC 
Date: July 17
Photographer: Steven Shepherd 

Billy Idol is such an icon of the 80s and I think Steven captured his essence perfectly here. It’s clean, it’s simple but it still says a lot about the man for those who know anything about him. Great capture, Steven!

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Artist: Blink 182 
Venue: Amnesia Rockfest 
City: Montebello, QC 
Date: June 27
Photographer: Scott Penner 

Blink 182 has been a huge part of my adolescent years and having seen Travis Barker play in Blink and the Transplants, I feel this shot captures his energy. The composition is unique with the negative space on the right drawing more attention to his light shirt, and therefore him. Nice shot, Scott!

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Artist: Florence And The Machine 
Venue: Molson Amphitheatre 
City: Toronto 
Date: June 10
Photographer: Janine Van Oostrom 

Based on the pictures I’ve chosen so far, I’m sure you can tell I’m a sucker for portraits. Janine captured Florence Welch extremely well here – if anyone has ever heard music, be it live or on the radio, you’re fully capable of the voice she can project and I can just hear her singing here. Also, the tones in the processing really give up that ethereal feel which I feel embodies her. Nailed it, Janine!

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Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen 
Venue: St. Andrew’s Hall
City: Detroit 
Date: March 14
Photographer: Taylor Ohryn