Part 1 of a series celebrating the work of our tireless/talented/underpaid staff of photographers (parts 2 and 3 coming later this week).
Here's some of our favorite shots from 2009: January to April Edition (click on links below photos to see full sets)
1/2 Dakota Fine and Jane Briggs @ Happy New Year @ RNR Hotel
1/9 Dakota at the first ever Going-Out-Gurus Happy Hour
1/11 Dakota @ Garotas Suecas at COMET
1/13 Dakota and Noah Devereaux @ The Pantless Metro Ride
1/13 Francis Chung @ Mary Timony/ True Womanhood at The Black Cat
1/16 Dakota @ 1869 Corcoran Party @ Australian Embassy
1/21 Irfan Khalil @ Inauguration Concert on the Mall
1/21 collective photo staff @ BYT Inauguration Spectactular
1/21 Fitsum @ Hometown Heroes with Nadastrom at the Trinidad and Tobago Association
1/22 Alyssa Lesser had some GREAT inauguration seats
1/22 Dakota Fine and Jane Briggs @ Manifest Hope with Shepard Fairey, De La Soul, Santigold, Moby...
1/22 Dakota @ Beastie Boys at 930 Club
1/22 Sam Goldstein @ Middle Distance Runner at RNR Hotel
1/23 Chris Chen @ Raveonettes at The Black Cat
1/26 Bao Nguyen @ the Arcade Fire/Jay-Z Inauguration Staff party you did not know about
1/30 Dakota Fine @ The Killers/M83 at Patriot Center
2/2 Irfan Khalil @ Thievery Corporation at 930 Club
2/2 Bao Nguyen and Josh Sisk @ Lykke Li at The Sixth and I Synagogue
2/2 Dakota Fine and Jane Briggs @ Matthew Dear at MUSE
2/2 Josh Sisk @ Dan Deacon at Zodiac
2/4 Josh Sisk @ ALL OVER Baltimore
2/4 Josh Sisk @ Tax Lo w/ Future Islands, Smart Growth & Chris Burns
2/4 Bao Nguyen @ Tim and Eric at Sixth and I Synagogue
2/5 Jane Briggs @ Andrew Bird/Loney Dear at 930 Club
2/5 Dave Stroup @ Passion Pit at the Black Cat
2/5 Irfan Khalil @ Antony and The Johnsons at Sixth and I Synagogue
2/6 Paul Goodman @ James Morrison at 930 Club
2/9 Dakota Fine makes cake with Warren Brown of Cake Love
2/9 Jane Briggs and Chris Chen @ Dark Was The Night Preview Party at Marvin
2/10 Sam Goldstein @ The Submarines at The Black Cat
2/11 Sam Goldstein @ Pains of Being Pure at Heart at The Black Cat
2/12 Alfonso Rosales for our "We Love Love" Photo Spread
2/16 Joel Didriksen goes to a Caps game with Brian (Geologist) from Animal Collective
2/17 Alyssa Lesser @ NYC Fashion Week: Vena Cava Show
2/17 Alyssa Lesser @ NYC Fashion Week: ThreeAsFour Show
2/18 Alyssa Lesser @ NYC Fashion Week: Thakoon show
2/18 Francis Chung @ Blisspop feat Holy Ghost at 930 Club
2/18 Doug Van Sant @ Benny Benassi at FUR
2/19 Alyssa Lesser at NYC Fashion Week: Yigal Azrouel Menswear Show
2/19 Alyssa Lesser at NYC Fashion Week: Alice and Olivia Show
2/19 Josh Sisk @ Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville
2/23 Jane Briggs @ Washington Auto Show (in 15 minutes
2/23 Faith Desired @ Fujiya & Miyagi / School of Seven Bells @ 930 Club
2/23 Josh Sisk @ Deep Sugar at Paradox
2/23 Francis Chung & Brandon Hirsch @ M.Ward / Vivian Girls at Sixth and I Synagogue
2/25 Sam Goldstein @ Ra Ra Rasputin/Dance Party @ RNR Hotel
2/26 Francis Chung @ Tigercity at DC9
2/26 Alyssa Lesser @ Ben Kweller/Watson Twins in NYC
2/26 Dakota checks out Commonwealth Gastropub
2/26 Kira Wisniewski @ Jimmy Eat World at 930 Club
3/2 Francis Chung @ You Shall Know us By The Trail of Dead at RNR Hotel
3/2 Jane Briggs @ Ben Kweller/ Watson Twins at 930 Club
3/3 Dakota @ Santigold / So So Glos Powershifting
3/4 Dakota @ The Roots/London Soul Powershifting
3/5 Lexie Moreland People Watches in NYC
3/6 Faith Desired @ The Whigs at Black Cat
3/6 Rachel Eisley Brunches with Hot Coffee, Mississippi
3/9 Francis Chung @ Tindersticks/Dawn Landes at 930 Club
3/9 Chris Chen @ Black Lips at Black Cat
3/9 Dakota @ Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Screening at AFI
3/10 Fitsum @ Steve Aoki /Nadastrom/ Gavin Holland at IBIZA
3/10 Dakota @ Designer Drugs at 930 Back Bar and KIDS at DC9
3/11 Joel Didriksen at the K'naan interview
3/12 Kira Wisniewski @ Harvest of Hope Fest
3/13 Paul Goodman @ Lionize/Ozomatli at 930 Club
3/16 Dakota goes to National Cheerleading Championships with EXACTLY
3/16 Fitsum @ Alice Russell at Bohemian Caverns
3/17 Josh Sisk @ Morrissey at Warner Theater
3/17 Jane Briggs @ Bishop Allen at Black Cat
3/17 Mike Danko @ Here We Go Magic/Typefighter at Red & The Black
3/17 Francis Chung @ Women/True Womanhood and No Crystal Stilts at DC9
3/20 Josh Sisk @ Exotic Fever showcase @ SXSW
3/21 Paul Goodman @ EXACTLY/Future Islands at Velvet Lounge
3/23 Francis Chung @ Pree/Meredith Bragg/Birdlips at The Black Cat
3/24 Irfan Khalil & Dave Adams @ BLOC PARTY at 930 Club
3/24 Paul Goodman @ Hot Coffee, Mississippi at Red & The Black
3/24 Anna Scialli @ Mountain Goats/John Vanderslice at Sixth and I Synagogue
3/25 Duy Tran, Graham Meyer, Andy Fundeneanu, Scott Ahn, Sexy Fitsum @ FORWARD FESTIVAL
3/25 Fitsum @ Policy Soft Opening
3/26 Lexie Moreland @ Shopping and Gallery Hopping on 14th and U Streets
3/26 Dakota @ White Lies/Friendly Fires at The Black Cat
3/27 Dakota and Fitsum @ City Paper's Best of Party
3/27 Paul Goodman @ Booka Shade/RNS at 930 Club
3/30 Francis Chung @ Glasvegas/Ida Maria at Black Cat
3/30 Dakota @ Hirshhorn Afterhours
3/31 Mike Danko @ Say Hi/Telekinesis/Anni Rossi at The Black Cat
3/31 Mike Danko @ Screaming Females/Ponytail at AU
3/31 Dakota at ARTINI @ The Corcoran
3/31 Dakota at US Royalty @ Warehouse
4/1 Dakota @ Billy Colbert's opening at Long View Gallery
4/2 Dave Stroup @ Balkan Beat Box at 930 Club
4/3 Mike Danko @ Exit Clov/Typefighter/Black and White Jacksons at Black Cat
4/6 Mike Danko @ Superdrag/As Tall as Lions at 930 Club
4/6 Dakota @ Sebastien Tellier at 930 Club
4/7 Faith Desired @ Mates of State/Black Kids at 930 Club
4/9 Robyn van Swank @ Kelly Towles' SNEAK THIEF Opening in LA
4/9 Faith Desired @ Title Tracks/PASH at The Black Cat
4/9 Mike Danko @ DeadMau5 / Late of The Pier @ 930 Club
4/10 Dakota @ Cherry Blossom Festival (in 15 Minutes)
4/10 Francis Chung @ Comet Gain/Crystal Stilts at The Black Cat
4/10 Dakota @ Lissy Trullie/US Royalty at RNR Hotel
4/13 Jane Briggs @ Katy Perry at 930 Club
4/13 Dakota @ Beirut at Sixth and I Synagogue
4/13 Sadie Diegfelder with Katie Balloons
4/13 Dakota at SHORTS
4/14 Lexie Moreland @ Velodrome Anniversary at Velvet Lounge
4/15 Dakota @ Pinkline Project's CHERRY BLAST
4/17 Fitsum-all over DC
4/17 Bao Nguyen @ Yann Tiersen/Asobi Seksu at Maison Francaise
4/20 Dakota at Flaming Lips @ National Mall
4/20 Francis Chung @ Lily Allen at 930 Club
4/20 Jason Rubin @ Day 1 of COACHELLA
4/20 Jordan Edwards @ Stereo Total at The Cat
4/21 Jason Rubin at Day 2 of COACHELLA
4/21 Dakota @ Fatback
4/22 Jason Rubin at Day 3 of COACHELLA
4/22 Dakota at Grapes & Apes @ National ZOO
4/23 Mike Danko @ Ximena Sarinana at 930 Club
4/23 Brandon Hirsch @ Richard Lloyd (without Television) at Velvet Lounge
4/23 Jane Briggs @ Love Language/Headlights at IOTA
4/27 Jeff Jetton @ Yuri's Night at NASA Goddard Flight Center
4/27 Dakota at Wing Wars Eating Contest @ RNR Hotel
4/27 Francis Chung @ Bowerbirds/Bell at RNR Hotel
4/27 Jane Briggs @ Travis at 930 Club
4/27 Paul Perkins @ Copeland at RNR Hotel
4/28 MV Jantzen and Nicole Aguirre @ Aerobics & Anarchy Protests
4/28 Nicole Aguirre @ Trevor Young's Flashpoint Opening
4/28 Cale and Amy steal Dakota's camera @ the free SPOON show @ GW
4/28 Dakota @ 411 Warehouse with Chris Burns, Tim Sweeney and Beautiful Swimmers
4/28 Fitsum at Blisspop
God loves a cheerful giver.
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Dakota, that Home Movies episode where Brendan says that everything looks cooler through a fish eye lens.....it was a joke, man. Ask someone to show you how to change it.
totally awesome. good job, guys.
just kidding. you are all so infuriating. die die die die die.
I still have nightmares about making these posts for the past two years. Most tedious thing ever. But the results make up for it. Nice work Svet and nice work photogzzzz!!
Check out last years as well:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/photo-posts/the-year-in-photos-part-1/
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/gallery/the-year-in-photos-part-2-2/
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/photo-posts/the-year-in-photos-part-3/
Joel took the Geologist/Caps game photo. Giving credit where credit is due...
didn't the Rad! kids throw that Tim Sweeney party? I don't remember seeing Chris Burns play there
awesome.