Richard Beland (photographer)
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Richard Beland is a Canadian entertainment photographer, who has been shooting live music concert since 1986.[1] He is a tenured professor of the Digital Photography Program[2] at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario. Since 2007, he has also held the position of in-house photographer at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.[3]
Early life[edit]
Beland began taking photos as a fan, attending concerts in the Detroit area.[4] He studied photography from 1989 to 1994 at Fanshawe College.[5]
Career[edit]
From 1994 through 2009, Beland shot live shows for ragazine and its online counterpart, Chart Attack.[6]
From 2002 to 2007, Beland was the in-house photographer at Casino Rama. Since 2007, Beland has been the in-house photographer[7] at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, where over 200 of his photographs are exhibited in a permanent gallery.[8]
He has shot publicity and promotional photographs for Iggy Pop and Beastie Boys.[9] One of Beland's photographs was used as the cover of the book Rhyming & Stealing: A History of the Beastie Boys by The Guardian music critic Angus Batey, published by Independent Music Press in July, 1998.[10] His live and corporate portrait photos have appeared in several books including Pearl Jam & Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile, by Martin Clark[11], Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie by Dave Thompson[12], The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History by David McPherson[13] and the cover photo of The Portfolio Chef: Satisfy Your Investment Appetite by Nancy Woods.[14]
Following the 2017 death of the Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, Maclean's magazine chose Beland's iconic photograph of Downie putting on a toque[15] to run in their story about Downie's legacy and influence on Canadian music.[16]
In 2020, Beland directed the music video for blues harmonica player Mike Stevens's song "Livin' In Sarnia."[17]
In 2022, an exhibit of Beland's live photography was held at the Liss Gallery in Toronto. The exhibit featured 55 shots from over 3000 shows he photographed, and ran from May 7–31.[18] A virtual tour of the exhibit[19] was launched to accompany it. From June 3 – September 5, 2022, the ISOGallery in Sarnia, Ontario, held a career retrospective exhibit of Beland's photos called Our Immortal Stars.[20]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2004: Nominated for Juno Award for Album Design of the Year at Juno Awards of 2004, as photographer for Gord Downie's Battle of the Nudes (album).[21]
- 2006: Nominated for Canadian Country Music Association Award for Album Design of the Year, as photographer for Jason McCoy's album Greatest Hits 1995-2005.[22]
- 2007: Nominated for Canadian Country Music Association Award for Album Design of the Year, as photographer for Johnny Reid's album Kicking Stones.[23]
- 2020: Honorable Mention, Portrait Category, Minimalist Photography Awards[24] for a photograph of Segun Olotu, producer of the Now Collectives Conference[25] in Lagos, Nigeria.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ten bewitching Toronto concert photographs of Lady Gaga, Kurt Cobain and Rush". Toronto Life. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "A Podcast Conversation With ... Richard Beland". FYIMusicNews. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "A Podcast Conversation With ... Richard Beland". FYIMusicNews. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "Festival photographer Richard Beland gives insides about his business". Hahnemühle Blog. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Storytellers - Richard - Caption". CR Creative Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ "Live Reviews - The Glastonbury Festival - June 25-27, 1999". Chart Attack. 2000-02-04. Archived from the original on 2000-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ Brody, Laura. "All I want is a photograph - CHCH". www.chch.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ Beland, Richard (2019-10-22). "The Fine Art of Printing". PHOTONews Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ "Rock star photographer stepping into the spotlight". lfpress. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ Batey, Angus (1998). Rhyming & Stealing: A History of the Beastie Boys. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-897783-14-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Clarke, Martin (2017-10-01). Pearl Jam & Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile. Plexus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85965-872-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Thompson, Dave (2010-11-16). Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55490-271-2. Search this book on
- ↑ McPherson, David (2017-09-23). The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-3495-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Woods, Nancy (December 2003). The Portfolio Chef: Satisfy Your Investment Appetite. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-589-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Ten bewitching Toronto concert photographs of Lady Gaga, Kurt Cobain and Rush". Toronto Life. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ October 24, Dave Bidini; 2017 (2017-10-24). "The gift of Gord Downie: 'He gave everything he had to this world'". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ↑ "Stevens brings homegrown project to Sarnia streets". The Sarnia Journal. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ "Music News Digest, May 5, 2022". FYIMusicNews. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "Explore Richard Beland "Our Immortal Soul" Exhibit in 3D". Matterport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "Music photographer brings career retrospective to his hometown". The Sarnia Journal. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "2004 | Album Design of the Year | Megan Oldfield (Director/Designer), Jon Claytor (Illustrator), Richard Beland (Photographer)". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ↑ "Canadian CMA Awards Nominees Announced". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ "Canadian Country Music Awards Nominees Released". nationtalk.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ "Portrait Winners 2021". Minimalist Photography Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "When 'The Now Collectives' inspired, connected African photographers for growth". Businessday NG. 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Richard Beland in the Canadian Country Music Association nominees
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