Chris is the founder and owner of f28 Music Media Live. He started his career working in radio production and was an on air talent for radio stations G105, 96.1 WBBB and 94.7 QDR. Chris has covered and photographed over 3000+ artists and musicians over an almost 20 year career. The first band he photographed was with a 35mm Minolta SRT 202 film camera in 2002. He has interviewed major artists and bands such as Papa Roach, Staind, Rascal Flatts and He is We to name a few.

Nikon NPS Member (Nikon Professional Services)
PPA Member (Professional Photographers of America)
Rolling Stone Online Published
94.7 QDR Published
96.1 WBBB Published
Live Nation published and Contributor

Ricki has been photographing concerts for five years ever since she got her start with iHeartRadio (later to be Entercom and now Audacy) in Richmond, Virginia.

Ricki began her concert photography journey by working at 7 different radio stations in college. During her time in radio, she was responsible for concert photography, social media management, and organizing/running meet and greets. Her favorite musicians/bands are Halsey, 5 Seconds of Summer, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, and Twenty One Pilots but she has a very eclectic music taste and enjoys all genres! 

James started photographing concerts for f28 two years ago. And what two years it's been! James is a member of the Professional Photographers of North Carolina (PPNC) and the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). James went to the University of Mount Olive and graduated with his BA in Photography. James describes himself as obsessed with photography and he always has his camera on him.

James began his concert photography journey by messaging bands on all their social media pages and then, at a Wage War and Gideon concert at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC, he met Chris and the rest is history. James shoots concerts from Charlotte to Jacksonville. His favorite musicians/bands are Tool, Jinjer, Project 86, Gemini Syndrome, Meshuggah, DevilDriver, & Whitechapel, just to name a few. He does have a very eclectic music taste and enjoys all genres, but hard rock and metal is his go to.

Allyson has had a passion for both writing and music from a young age. Allyson has been a integral part of f28 Music Media Live since it’s inception in 2014. She has worked closely with founder and photographer Chris Sturk in helping develop and grow f28 Music Media Live into what it is today. Much like writing does, photography tells a story rather than simply showing the viewer an image and Allyson has always loved the story F28 has captured in their concert photos. Allyson enjoys being exposed to new music and artists and loves the wide range of music genres F28 Music Media Live covers as she has an eclectic taste in music. Her favorite artists are Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Old Dominion, John Mayer, Stevie Nicks, and Van Halen to name a few. In addition to music and writing, Allyson loves traveling, beach days, reading, decorating, and capturing fun moments of her life in pictures.

 “Music is a feeling, it represents emotion. We don’t just listen to it, we absorb it. To feel the music flow through us is an experience. Every beat and rhythm can touch our soul and stimulate our minds with understanding like nothing else can.”- Allyson Romano

Betsy is a published poet, freelance writer and editor and is new to our f28 team. She enjoys a range of music genres, including country, hip-hop, classic rock, as well as music from the 90s/2000s. Betsy has a partiucalr love and affinity for bands and singer songer writers such as Third Eye Blind, Fiona Apple, Flyleaf, Lori Mckenna, and The Beatles.

Besty is also a special member of the f28 team as in October 2023, Betsy and our very own Senior Editor, James Benson, got married and brought their love of music and photography together to the pages of f28live.com! Betsy loves to experience new music and share it with the world.