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06 Nov 2018

Sam Smith

Sam Smith live at Spark Arena, Auckland on the 2nd November 2018.  Photos were taken for Getty Images.  Shots here have additional edits, see the originals here  

01 Nov 2018

Il Divo

Il Divo live in Auckland at Spark Arena.  Photos were taken for Getty Images.  Shots here have additional edits, see the originals here

23 Oct 2018
Peter Murphy - Dave Simpson Photography

Peter Murphy / Bauhaus

One of the highlights of my music photography career so far was photoing Peter Murphy and David J performing In The Flat Field by Bauhaus (and other assorted hits). i was an absolutely massive fan back in the day and i continue to love their music. They didn’t disappoint live and in fact were totally amazing. Such a privilege to shoot them. And because i was shooting for the ever excellent UnderTheRadar i could spend time editing the photos to […]

22 Oct 2018

Diwali Auckland

I had great fun photoing some of the sights and sounds of the Diwali festival in Auckland, including the opening ceremony featuring Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern.  Here are a few of my favourites  

18 Oct 2018

Kygo and Conrad Sewell

Kygo and Conrad Sewell live at Spark Arena for Getty Images.  Opening DJ was Frank Walker

17 Oct 2018

Panic! At The Disco

Panic! At The Disco live at Spark Arena for Getty Images.  Support was from Openside  

13 Oct 2018
Postmodern Jukebox - Dave Simpson Photography

Postmodern Jukebox live in Auckland

The wonderful Postmodern Jukebox live at Auckland Town Hall.  Much fun and laughter and, of course, great music.  You can see these shots of over at Getty Images here

01 Oct 2018

Listen In Live In Auckland

Listen In Auckland featuring B Wise, Quix, Skepta, A$AP Rocky and Skrillex.  See the full set over at Getty Images here  

22 Sep 2018

Jhené Aiko live in Auckland

Jhené Aiko put on a beautifully lit show in Auckland recently.  I was there to shoot it for Getty Images.  See the unedited set here.   Images below have been edited.  Support was from Ladi6

22 Sep 2018

Ladi6 live in Auckland

Ladi6 supported Jhené Aiko.  See the Getty Images set here.  Edited versions below (mostly colour corrected)