CHRIS STURK | EDITOR IN CHIEF | LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

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.

Gear:
Nikon D5/Nikon D4
Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR /Nikon 50mm f1.8/Nikon 16mm 2.8D Fisheye/
Nikon 24-70mm G ED/Nikon 300mm F4 G ED/Nikon 14-24mm G f2.8

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

RICKI WOOD | SENIOR EDITOR | WASHINGTON DC & MARYLAND

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 BENSON | SENIOR EDITOR | RALEIGH/DURHAM/GREENSBORO/CHAROLETTE/CHAPEL HILL

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.

Gear:

Canon EOS R/Canon 1DX/Canon EF 24-105mm f4/Canon 24-85mm f3.5/Canon 70-200mm f2.8

ALLYSON ROMANO | SENIOR WRITER | MUSIC JOURNALIST | ABLUM REVIEWS

Allyson has had a passion for both writing and music from a young age. 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. When the opportunity presented itself to merge two of her passions and write album reviews for F28 Music Media Live, she jumped at it! 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