The monks of Drepung Monastery at the Twentieth Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall (photo by Chris Owyoung)
The Tibet House Benefit Concert is one of my favorite musical events of the year; it’s one of the few times concert goes get to hear a wide variety of music, including rock and punk performed at Carnegie Hall.
For the benefit’s twentieth incarnation, Philip Glass brought together a wonderful lineup including Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Gogol Bordello, Regina Spektor and more. The performances benefit the Tibet House, an organization dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture.
My personal highlights of this year’s lineup were Irish singer-songwriter Pierce Turner and New York’s very own Regina Spektor, whose rendition of “Laughing With” from her 2009 album Far was simply breathtaking.
Patti Smith performs at the Twentieth Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Patti Smith and Iggy Pop perform at the Twentieth Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Iggy Pop performs at the Twentieth Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Philip Glass performs at the twentieth Tibet House Benefit concert at Carnegie Hall
Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew at the Twentieth Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Gogol Bordello at the Twentieth Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
I have mixed feelings about shooting at Carnegie Hall. Even though the Tibet House benefit concert is one of my favorite shows year-to-year, shooting a live performance at Carnegie Hall means you’re stuck standing at the back. The waaaay back. If you don’t have at least a 300mm lens with a widest aperture of at least f/4.0 you’ll get next to nothing.
I was packing the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 with a 2.0x teleconverter to give me an affective reach of 600mm with a maximum aperture of f/5.6. Such a large lens also necessitated the use of a tripod with a sturdy ball head such as the BH-40 from Really Right Stuff.
Add these photos to your website or blog by grabbing the embed code. It’s easy. Click on the arrow icon in the lower right corner, then copy and paste.
Related posts:
This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 8:00 am and is filed under Music Photography. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Chris Owyoung is a freelance photographer based in New York City. His work has appeared in numerous publications including: Rolling Stone, SPIN, VIBE, Billboard, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Symphony, Domino, Time, and The Village Voice. Chris is available for editorial and corporate assignments in the New York area and abroad.
Subscribe to entries
Subscribe to comments
All content © 2012 by Chris Owyoung
Regina Spektor stole the show. Photos from the XX Annual Tibet House Benefit — http://bit.ly/9L3Dw4
Hey Chris
great shots, always good to count on ample lighting from big stages such as Carnagie Hall!
Regina Spektor stole the show. Photos from the XX Annual Tibet House Benefit — http://bit.ly/9L3Dw4
RT @chrisowyoung: Regina Spektor stole the show. Photos from the XX Annual Tibet House Benefit — http://bit.ly/9L3Dw4
Hi there, i would like that you recognize I’ve included your site for you to my own Search engines book marks from your good blog site structure. But critically, I do believe your web site provides one of many easiest style I’ve came across. It genuinely tends to make reading through your site much easier.