I have been recreating music history by photographing the original images of musicians and bands in the exact location where they were photographed many years or even decades before. The project started in 2010 with old family photos, and since then, I've transitioned over to music photography having covered over 500 music locations mainly sharing my work on Instagram.

I compose each shot to include the original image in my hand, lined up (as best as I can) with the background as it appears today. I've enjoyed walking in the footsteps of some of my favorite musicians all while learning more about music history along the way. I like to challenge myself to find every location, so I scour through interviews, research the photographers, and investigate the timeline of the musicians during specific periods. I also comb through Google Maps, sometimes going street-by-street, exploring locations, and trying to match them to the original images.

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#1 Prince For The Cover Of His Album Purple Rain, 1984. Original Photo By Rob Slenzak

#2 Madonna. Taken By Richard Corman In 1983 NYC

#3 Green Day In NYC, June 29th 1994. Possibly The Same Day They Played David Letterman

#4 John Lennon And Yoko Ono, 1973, NYC. This Photo Is A Block From The Dakota, Where John Would Later Be Shot. Taken By Bob Gruen

#5 Debbie Harry Standing On The F/M Platform At 14th Street, NYC. Taken By Chris Stein

#6 Snoop Dogg, 1993. Taken By The Late Great Chi Modu

#7 Nirvana, August 17th 1991 At Gmt Studios On A Break From Filming Their Music Video For Smells Like Teen Spirit. Photo By Kevin Estrada

#8 LED Zeppelin's Cover For Their 1975 Album Physical Graffiti. Cover Art Designed By Peter Corriston. Original Photo By Elliot Erwitt

#9 Michael Jackson For The Cover Of His 1979 Album Off The Wall

#10 Avril Lavigne In 2002 For The Cover Of Her Album Let Go. Original Photo By John Arsenault

#11 John Sebastian At Woodstock, 1969. Taken By Henry Diltz

#12 Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Album Cover. Taken By Aubrey "Po" Powell

#13 Guns N' Roses Shot In West Hollywood For Rolling Stone Magazine, 1988. Taken By Timothy White

#14 Eminem By Jeremy Deputat. He’s Standing In Front Of His Childhood Home Which Was Featured On The Marshall Mathers Ep

#15 The Beatles Visiting Washington, D.c. For Their First American Concert In February, 1964 Right After Playing The Ed Sullivan Show

#16 Kurt Cobain And Courtney Love With Frances Bean In 1992 At Their Hollywood Heights Home. Taken By Stephen Sweet

#17 Still From Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Music Video, 1983. Shot By John Landis

#18 The Who, Morningside Park In New York City, 1968. Taken By Art Kane

#19 Radiohead’s Cover For Their Album Ok Computer. Taken From The “Radiohead” Suite At The Hilton Hartford In Connecticut

#20 Eminem And Mister Cartoon Outside Hollywood Bob And Charlie Robert’s Spotlight Tattoo. Taken By Gregory Bojorquez

#21 Beastie Boys, 1991, Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica Ca. Taken By Glen E. Friedman

#22 My Chemical Romance In The Music Video For Their Song “Helena” Filmed In 2005. By Marc Webb

#23 Kurt Cobain And Courtney Love, For The “Family Values” Session, Photographed For Spin Magazine In 1992. Taken By Guzman

#24 Nirvana At The East River Park Amphitheater 1989. Taken By Steve Double

#25 The Rolling Stones, 1966, 124 East 24th Street NYC. Image Was Taken For Their Single “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?” By Jerry Schatzberg

#26 This Is One Of My Favorite Images Of Bob Dylan Taken On February 10th, 1965 In NYC By Richard Avedon

#27 Madonna, 1983, NYC. Taken By Richard Corman

#28 The Notorious B.i.g, January 24th, 1997, Cypress Hills Cemetery In Queens. Taken By Michael Lavine

#29 Photograph Of Tupac And Treach On The Set Of Juice In 1991. Taken By Peter Frankfurt

#30 Amy In 2007 In NYC. Taken By Patrick Morgan

#31 Britney Spears, April 9th, 1999, Paradise Cove In Malibu, Ca. Still From The “Sometimes” Video. Taken By Danny Hastings (I Think)

#32 Notorious B.i.g, Summer 1994, Brooklyn NY. Original Photo By David Mcintyre

#33 Woody Guthrie, 1943 At Mcsorley's Old Ale House For Life Magazine. Original Photo By Eric Schaal

#34 The Ramones, 1977 For The Cover Of Their Album Rocket To Russia. Original Photo By Danny Fields

#35 The Ramones And Black Flag Marquee Outside The Hollywood Palladium, November 17th 1984. Original Photo By Gary Leonard

#36 LED Zeppelin's Robert Plant In 1975 Overlooking Sunset Boulevard. Original Photo By Peter Simon

#37 Kurt Cobain In His Los Angeles Home In 1992. Original Photo By Guzman

#38 The White Stripes, 2001, Hotel Yorba Cover. Taken By Pat Pantano

#39 The Ramones, 1985, At Playmates Arch In Central Park NYC. Taken By George Dubose For The Cover Image Of Their Album “Too Tough To Die”

#40 The Doors On The Venice Beach Boardwalk. Taken By Henry Diltz

#41 Nick Cave, Central Park, 1983. Taken By Anton Corbijn

#42 Dj Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince, 1990, In The Opening Credits For The Television Show The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

#43 Bob Dylan And Suze Rotolo, February 1963 On Jones Street And West 4th NYC. Original Photo By Don Hunstein

#44 The Strokes In 2001 On The Corner Of Lafayette And Bond Street. Taken By Pennie Smith

#45 Nirvana's In Utero Liner Artwork. Original Photo Taken In 1992 By Kurt Cobain

#46 Here Elvis Presley Is Outside The Cbs-TV Studio 50 Stage Door, NYC, March 17th 1956

#47 Gerard Way Of My Chemical Romance In 2004 At The Tick Tock Diner In New Jersey. Original Photo By Justin Borucki

#48 Outtake Image For The Cover Of Elliott Smith's Figure 8 Album, 2000. Original Photo By Autumn De Wilde

#49 Minor Threat, 1983 In Front Of Dischord House In Arlington Virginia. Original Photo By Glen E. Friedman

#50 Axl Rose Of Guns N’ Roses Outside The Sunset Grill In 1988. Taken By Mark Weiss

#51 Joan Jett In Front Of The Old Pussy Cat Theatre Located At 6656 Hollywood Blvd, 1977. Taken By Brad Elterman

#52 Nas Is At Queensbridge Houses, 1993. Taken By Danny Clinch

#53 Bob Marley. This Picture Was Taken On September 20th, 1980, Outside Of The Essex House During The Uprising Tour

#54 Gerard Way Of My Chemical Romance Hanging Out On Lexington Ave In Front Of The Park Avenue Armory. Possibly Taken In 1997

#55 Billie Eilish In Her 2019 Video For “Bad Guy” Off Her Album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Shot By Dave Meyers

#56 Billy Joel, Cover For The Album An Innocent Man, NYC 1983. Taken By Gilles Larrain

#57 Slash Hanging Outside The Sunset Marquis Hotel, Los Angeles. Taken By Ross Halfin

#58 Post Malone, 2019, 33rd And Park Ave NYC. Taken By Rich Fury

#59 Dj Khaled On Orchard Street, 2016, NYC. Taken By Clay Patrick Mcbride

#60 The War On Drugs, South Philadelphia

#61 Simon And Garfunkel, 1972, Central Park Reservoir NYC. Taken By William Silano

#62 Here’s The Foo Fighters Back In July Of 2001 In NYC. Taken By David Corio

#63 Here David Bowie Is Outside Of Tea And Sympathy In NYC, January 10th, 1997. Taken By Kevin Cummins

#64 Lemmy, Dave Grohl And Wiley Hodgden Take A Break From The Filming Of Foo Fighters' 2011 Music Video For “White Limo”

#65 Late Night Tunes. Lana Del Rey, September 3rd, 2014, NYC

#66 Ozzy Osbourne At Strawberry Fields In Central Park NYC 2010. Taken By Bob Gruen

#67 Pj Harvey, Times Square, 2000. Cover For Her Album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. Taken By Maria Mochnacz

#68 Bob Seger, May 1980, In Front Of The Orpheus Fountain At The Cranbrook Academy Of Art In Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Taken By Michael Marks

#69 Kurt Vile, Philadelphia. Mural By Espo's Art World. Photograph Was Taken By Shawn Brackbill And Doug Seymour

#70 Public Enemy In New York City. Original Photo By Glen E. Friedman

#71 The Grateful Dead, May 5th 1968 At The Bandshell In Central Park. Original Photo By Joe Sia

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