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11/25/2014 by Matt Eisman
Iceland Airwaves Portraits 2014
In addition to my Airwaves 2014 live coverage, I shot a short series of band portraits! It started with a simple the idea to photograph one band a day whenever I had time. One pink background, five days and 16 bands later, here are some of my favorites!
11/18/2014 by Matt Eisman
Iceland Airwaves Music Festival 2014 Live Photos
I covered Reykjavík’s beloved annual music bash, Iceland Airwaves! Headliners The Flaming Lips, The Knife, Future Islands and The War on Drugs were all excellent. Plus awesome local bands like FM Belfast (pictured above) and Grísalappalísa totally blew me away. This was the fourth time that I’ve shot the festival, and although it’s always crazy, this […]
07/28/2014 by Matt Eisman
ATP Iceland Live Photos 2014
With such a stellar lineup at ATP Iceland 2014, there was no way I was missing out on shooting some live sets in addition to my backstage portrait series. Here are some highlights!
07/24/2014 by Matt Eisman
ATP Iceland Portraits 2014
ATP Iceland was back in 2014 even bigger and better than before. I wanted to try something different and challenging, so I decided to shoot a series of backstage band portraits. For some artists I had less than a minute to work with. For others, time was flexible and we tried a few different looks. […]
07/21/2014 by Matt Eisman
Photo Highlights: Secret Solstice Music Festival 2014
The first annual Secret Solstice music festival in Reykjavík, Iceland promised 24 hours of sunlight and a stacked lineup with big international headliners like Massive Attack, Disclosure and Schoolboy Q. The rest of the lineup was very diverse and included tons of local talent too. I shot almost 50 bands over three days. Here are […]
05/28/2014 by Matt Eisman
CELL7 @ Húrra
Ragna Kjartansdóttir, aka CELL7, emerged on the scene in 1998 with the first Icelandic hip hop group Subterranean. After a long hiatus, she’s back in full force with her critically acclaimed solo debut, CellF. Her energetic gig at the new downtown venue Húrra featured sick beats, smooth rhymes and positive vibes all around. She also […]
05/13/2014 by Matt Eisman
Portrait: Skálmöld
I shot a portrait with Skálmöld before their gig at Borgarleikhúsið! Hit the jump for some details behind the image.
04/30/2014 by Matt Eisman
Skálmöld, ‘Baldur’ @ Borgarleikhusið
Heavy metal rockers Skálmöld ripped through their album, Baldur, in its’ entirety at Borgarleikhusið. The album’s storyline draws from an epic saga about the Icelandic viking Baldur taking revenge on a demon-like creature for destroying his land and killing his family. This epic story was amplified by monster riffs and featured a killer stage production […]
04/14/2014 by Matt Eisman
Portrait: Endless Dark
I shot a quick portrait with post-hardcore rockers Endless Dark before their gig at Gamli Gaukurinn.
04/07/2014 by Matt Eisman