Rock Paper Photo Welcomes Michael Jurick to the Fine Art Family

We are so excited to announce that Michael has been signed to Rock Paper Photo, the world's most impressive collection of fine art music photography! To be included in the company of Jim Britt, Jay Blakesberg, and Ian Dickson and so many others is an amazing honor. Please check out the press release below and visit Michael's gallery to view and purchase a limited edition custom fine art print, and browse around the RPP collection - it's a treasure trove!

Capturing a “True Moment of Bliss" on Stage When Radiohead played the Roseland Ballrom in New York in late September, photographer Michael Jurick had a couple of problems on his hand. First, not to get too drawn into the “musical nirvana” happening on stage as the band broke into a hard-driving turn of “Morning Mr. Magpie.” And second, overcoming the wholly inadequate stage lighting. “I had a burst of inspiration when Thom Yorke moved into the light,” recalls the New York-based photographer. What followed, in his words, was “a true moment of photography bliss!“ Rolling Stone thought so, too, as it ran a shot from Michael’s club date in a full-page story on the special intimacy of New York club shows. “I follow the intensity of the band on stage and I feed off that intensity and try to bottle that in my photographs,” Michael says. A 25-year veteran of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Michael has built a winning reputation for concert photography in venues of any size. This week Rock Paper Photo welcomes Michael to our online gallery, presenting a notable collection of energy-capturing images of Radiohead (opening its latest US tour this week in Miami),Phish, Green Day and others. Michael’s work is available for purchase as fine art Archival Pigment prints in hand-signed numbered editions. Michael, who also runs a thriving family portrait business, began developing his artistic passion at Tulane in the late 80’s. “Taking mental pictures at swampy juke joints and legendary music clubs of New Orleans, I soaked up and processed every last drop of that visual gumbo,” he says. After leaving the Big Easy for the Big Apple, Michael shot for the late night live music TV program, "ABC In Concert." The all-access provided by ABC gave him entrée into music clubs and theaters, and his shutter began to click. Over the last decade Michael has traveled cross-country shooting the densely-packed lineups of festival tours. He is also the senior house photographer for Bowery Presents and works numerous New York venues, from Brooklyn Bowl to Roseland. That means on any given night, if you’re out catching live music at a venue in New York, chances are you’ll run into Michael Jurick (like we did two weeks ago in front of the stage at Radio City). Just don’t expect him to stand in one place for long, because, for Michael, it’s all about boundless energy, and seeing the light. forward this message to a friend

Credit: Thom Yorke by Michael Jurick, Roseland Ballroom, New York, September 29, 2011 Rock Paper Photo and Logo are registered trademarks Rock Paper Photo — 220 West 42nd Street 24th floor. Ph +1 917 421 5834

Amy Winehouse - May Your Voice & Spirit Live Forever

When I captured this photo in the Summer of 2007, I was incredibly excited to see her perform live. I was shooting the Virgin Music Festival in Baltimore and she was the on the bill of almost 50 artists, she was the one I wanted to see most. Her album Back to Black was one of the biggest at the time and I couldn't get enough of her voice. It had a sound that came from a place of distant memory, something familiar, something vintage, something deeply emotional, and something so authentic. I must have listened to that album every day that summer. Amy was very playful onstage during this performance and still looked great, albeit a bit thin. Her voice was strong and I knew we were witnessing a true legend in the making. Rest in Peace Amy, we will miss you.

Icons Old & New Photo Exhibit in Los Angeles

I'm thrilled to be part of the fine art gallery opening from celebrity curator Danny Masterson and Rock Paper Photo, the online gallery for fine art photography founded by Live Nation, and Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary. They are presenting an iconic collection of limited edition prints at Confederacy in Los Angeles. One of my photographs of Thom Yorke of Radiohead will be presented on display. The Exhibition opens June 29th 2012 at the Confederacy located at 4661 Hollywood Boulevard.



Masterson has hand-selected more than 40 iconic prints of rock, jazz, blues and R&B hip hop masters who inspire him as an actor, DJ and entrepreneur, including work featuring the Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Bob Marley, Biz Markie, Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright, Sid Vicious and David Bowie. He is the latest in a series of esteemed guest-curators that includes John Varvatos, Def Leppard's Phil Collen, Guy Oseary and more.



The Rock Paper Photo exhibition will remain open for the summer at Confederacy, Masterson's lifestyle boutique in LA, and online at rockpaperphoto.com.



The photo art exhibit will include some of these iconic images that capture the look of rock star artists such as Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Debbie Harry, Axl Rose, Bob Marley, The Beatles, (pictured above), David Bowie, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Notorious Big, and Nirvana.



This rock star photo exhibit features the gallery debut of photographer Erik Voake. It also features photographic work from Richard E. Aaron, Marc Canter, Brad Elterman, Deborah Feingold, Henry Grossman, Michael Jurick, Jack Lue, Tom Murray, Ricky Powell, Chuck Pulin, Peter Simon, Lisa Tanner, Baron Wolman.