Cymande at Varsity Theater Feb. 19, 2025. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream

jam in the stream’s photo galleries

 I’ve been shooting pictures professionally for 15 years. I first started shooting seriously when I was the outdoors writer for The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. The newspaper didn’t have the staffing at the time to assign me photographers very often, so they suggested I take my own pictures with the Nikon gear they had just abandoned in their switch to Canon. I’m thankful for that simple twist of fate and photography is something that has given me great joy over the years. Shooting live music offers its own challenges, but can be very rewarding.
In in case, I’ve posted quite a few photo galleries since launching this page, and I intend to only increase that after upgrading my equipment recently. You can find me most Wednesday nights shooting TWINE at Bunkers in the Minneapolis North Loop. Check back often for more galleries or look back in my archive.