i’m going to shoot you

More Art, Less Chaos, by Music Photographer Nesrin Danan

To see more photos from Nesrin, check out @blackprints on Instagram. For more music stories, head to @music.

“#hellomynameis Nesrin Danan (@blackprints). I’m 20 years old and I live in Portland, Oregon. I got into photography in high school, but one day I took my camera to a Macklemore show. I scanned the photos, put them online and people really liked them. That’s where it all started. I’m a big fan of rap and hip-hop, and it’s been awesome because I get to shoot with people I actually listen to, like G-Eazy.

I wasn’t allowed to go to shows when I was younger, and the fact that I can make my photos instantly accessible for people who can’t go is really cool to me. When you’re in the crowd, it’s hot and sweaty, everyone’s pushing you — it’s stressful. But shooting side stage or from an empty pit is very different. I try to bring that to the audience in my photos — less chaotic, more artistic.