If you’ve attended any DJhere event in the past three years, chances are either myself, Bradley Schweit, or my counterpart, Mr. Devin Kiyoshi White, have shoved our respective cameras in your face at one point or another. And if you happened to be inebriated beyond the point of recollection, I’m the shorter, bearded Irishman and he’s the taller (and much more handsome) half-Asian fellow with a rapist wit.

Nightlife, however, represents a mere sliver of the photographic endeavors Devin and I embark upon on a regular basis. Being the music aficionados we are, not to mention sharing a profound affinity for punk rock, we’ve acquired quite the band portfolio since he and I began pursuing photography as a profession not so long ago.

Some of the more established acts we’ve shot include Face to Face, Unwritten Law, The Briggs, NOFX, Bad Religion, Saosin, Millencolin, Strata, Guttermouth, Pinback and a slew of local bands here in San Diego and abroad. In short, if we’re not battling the Assliction- and Ed Farty-wearing masses on a given weekend night, we’re likely front and center at a local music venue, training our lenses upon musicians who most certainly don’t play that which our ears are bombarded with at any and all nightclubs.

That’s not to say Devin and I don’t also have a veritable laundry list of DJ photos to our credit, however. Hell, building one’s DJ photo portfolio is an impossibility when shooting nightlife. Nearly every trip to Voyeur alone has yielded at least one or two portfolio-worthy images of a number of A-list DJ talent.

That said, I’ve spent the better part of the past six months gathering and uploading those images to my new(ish) website, bradleyis.com, and Devin has been busting his ass doing the same for his domain, kiyoshiphoto.com. Both showcase our talents and abilities outside the nightlife arena; and you’ll find images ranging from artistic still lifes to landscape images, wedding photography and essentially anything we’ve encountered that has served to inspire or motivate us to improve our craft. Oh yeah, there’s nightlife, too…

And let’s not forget Mr. James Norton, either. He’s the predecessor not only to both Devin and I, but also the slew of nightlife photographers that have emerged from the woodwork these past few years. Due to a recent accident, he’s been out of the game for a spell, but don’t doubt he’ll be back full force with DJhere once he makes a full recovery. In the meantime, you can view his soul-stealing endeavors at shootnorton.com.

And there you have it… The next time you see us, perhaps you’ll have a better understanding of who we are and what we do. And if you’re interested in booking us literally for any event/occasion (as we’ve shot everything you can possibly imagine), don’t hesitate to shoot us an e-mail at the addresses listed on our respective sites. Or feel free to drop me a line at bradley@djhere.com, or contact Devin at devin@djhere.com. We’re sort of a (big) package deal…

One Response to “Getting to know Bradley and Devin, the dynamic DJhere photography duo”

  1. gabi Says:

    bRadical!

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