We spoke with a handful of L.A.'s busiest comedy scene photographers about what makes their job of capturing the spirit of funny people inside the city's most popular clubs so unique as crowds return to live shows
What's the best way to photograph a joke? How can a still image convey stage presence or audience connection? Whether it’s capturing special moments backstage at a comedy show or the biggest headlining experience in the life of a stand-up comic, the photographers working behind the scenes at Los Angeles clubs are time-stamping the scene, one still image at a time. Though they may not be as well-known as the talent they snap, they are vital in documenting the L.A.
I really loved one character I saw Christina Catherine Martinez do in early 2020, pre-COVID, where she was a girl who had just gotten broken up with, but she had shrimps for eyes. Anything bugnuts like that is my absolute favorite to shoot. Andrew Max Levy : “Low Key Outside,” Matt Rife and Paul Elia’s show that started in September 2020. I hadn’t shot comedy since started, and they ran an incredible show that brought me back into the light after the photography-less summer.
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