John J. Miller Photography: Blog https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog en-us (C) John J. Miller Photography miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:22:00 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:22:00 GMT https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/img/s/v-12/u710752728-o950230190-50.jpg John J. Miller Photography: Blog https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog 120 86 Some of my favorite abandoned images https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/10/some-of-my-favorite-abandoned-images I've been terrible about maintaining my website.  I am great about posting on Instagram, okay about updating Facebook, but terrible about posting new images on here.  Other than adding a concert shot or two, I don't do much with this site. 

So, I decided I was going to update it.  I was starting to upload concert galleries, when I realized I did not even have a gallery dedicated to abandonment.  One of the only reasons I even bought a camera was to document my explores.  Yet, I did not have a single gallery featuring some of my favorite shots. 

As I started build a gallery, I remembered why I have never created a gallery....  Between shooting shows, abandonment, travel, being a father, husband and still working full time, there's just not enough time in the day.  So I have to cut corners to make time. One of those corners that regularly gets cut is organizing my abandonment images.  My hard drive is littered with them, some in files, some randomly saved to my desktop, my downloads, and on multiple external hard drives.  Unfortunately, this is going to be a major work in progress. So this gallery is just the start, but it's a start.  

Take a look, let me know what you think

]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) abandoned band commercial concert photography event photographer family lifestyle live music photographer louisville kentucky music music photography musician photographers urban decay urban exploring urbex https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/10/some-of-my-favorite-abandoned-images Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:15:00 GMT The Flaming Lips light up Iroquois Amphitheater https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/10/the-flaming-lips-light-up-iroquois-amphitheater Were you there? If so, you know how lucky you were. But if you weren't I've got the pictures to make you feel like you were.

Wayne Coyne unfortunately, could not  make the jump from stage to crowd over the orchestra pit in his giant hamster ball.  However, The Flaming Lips did not disappoint in music or theatrics. And yes, they're a hard band to open for, but Le Butcherettes lived up to the hype, with frontwoman Teresa Suarez Cosio (aka Teri Gender Bender), giving it her all. Check out the photos in the gallery below.
 

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]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) band best concert photographers louisville concert photography event photographer Iroquois Amphitheater kentucky music photographer louisville concert photographer louisville kentucky music photography musician The Flaming Lips https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/10/the-flaming-lips-light-up-iroquois-amphitheater Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:46:57 GMT Fall Out Boy with Machine Gun Kelly and Gym Class Heroes https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/10/fall-out-boy-with-machine-gun-kelly-and-gym-class-heroes  

Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated Fall Out Boy released their seventh studio album, M A N I A, earlier this year, and last night, they brought their massive tour to the Yum! Center. The Chicago natives were joined by Machine Gun Kelly and Gym Class Heroes for a night that won't soon be forgotten
Check out the gallery from the show here

 

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P!nk soared into Louisville (literally) and sold out the KFC YUM Center.  Check out the pictures from her amazing performance

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A family emergency forced the Foo Fighters to cancel their October 2017 show at Rupp Arena, it was rescheduled for May 1st, 8 months later.  But when they finally made it to Lexington, Grohl opened with the following apology: "Sorry we’re late. My bad". And then made up for it by playing 2.5 hours. Check out the photos from the show here:

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Their new album The Nashville Sound (Southeastern Records) was released in June and debuted at #1 on the Rock, Folk, Country and Independent charts, while reaching #4 overall on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. The independently released album has gone on to sell over 110,000 copies and was recently nominated for the Country Music Association’s Album of the Year.

check out the photos from an amazing night of music: http://johnjmillerphotography.com/p855817419/slideshow

]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) business photography concert photography corporate events event photography jason isbell louisville concert photographer louisville palace music festival photographer music photographer music tour touring https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/1/jason-isbell-plays-2-sold-out-nights-at-the-louisville-palace Fri, 26 Jan 2018 13:48:52 GMT Louisville Swig https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/1/louis Louisville Magazine asked me to cover the 4th annual Louisville Swig celebration! Swig is  the party of the century, which celebrates the repeal of Prohibition with a food and drink tasting event like no other. It offered tastes from local bourbon, brandy, craft beer, wine and more, as well as from local restaurants. Plus, the popular Old Forester Speakeasy returned once again, and entertainment included music by Billy Goat Strut and swing dance demonstrations by the New Lou Swing Dance Community.

Check out the photos here: http://johnjmillerphotography.com/p1058996484

]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) concert photography event photographer event photography kentucky photographer louisville kentucky louisville photographer https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/1/louis Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:53:36 GMT Kid Rock at KFC YUM Center https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/1/kid-rock-at-kfc-yum-center Check out the photos from this amazing show

 

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]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) band best concert photographer kentucky best concert photographers louisville concert photographer concert photography kid rock louisville concert photographer louisville kentucky louisville kentucky photographers music music photography musician https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2018/1/kid-rock-at-kfc-yum-center Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:30:19 GMT Pilgrimage Arts and Music Festival https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/10/pilgrimage-arts-and-music-festival In only it's third year, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, sells out with the help of Justin Timberlake taking part ownership and headlining the 2017 event. Over 25,000 fans enjoyed the two day festival in Franklin, TN, doubling last year's numbers. Check out the highlights here:

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]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) best concert photographer kentucky best concert photographers louisville best photographer in louisville concert photography event photographer kfc yum center louisville concert photographer louisville kentucky music music photography musician https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/10/the-eagles-soar-into-louisville Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:18:37 GMT Katie Perry at KFC YUM Center https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/10/katie-perry-at-kfc-yum-center Katy Perry's  Witness Tour made a stop at Louisville's KFC YUM! Center on Monday to promote her album by the same name. This is Perry’s first album since 2013’s Prism.

Perry has released two songs from the collection thus far: “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley and “Bon Appetit” featuring Migos.

“I left my 20s and I’ve gone to my 30s,” Perry said of the album. “I’ve embraced. I’ve surrendered. I’ve healed some of my issues with my family, with my relationships. Today I’m sober but I don’t know about tomorrow! One day at a time, right? [Laughs] It’s all kind of beautiful. I built up Katy Perry and she was so fun. And I still am Katy Perry and I love her so much but, at the core, I’m Katheryn Hudson and I think that’s being revealed as I embrace who I really am.”

A full list of tour dates can be found at Perry’s website. Shots from the Louisville show can be seen at:

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]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) best concert photographer kentucky best concert photographers louisville concert photography event photographer katy perry kfc yum center louisville concert photographer louisville kentucky https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/10/katie-perry-at-kfc-yum-center Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:42:51 GMT Modest Mouse live at the Louisville Palace https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/10/modest-mouse-live-at-the-louisville-palace Modest Mouse has made 3 appearances in Louisville in 3 years. And once again they did not disappoint fans. Check out the pics from their Louisville Palace show

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]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) : best concert photographer kentucky best concert photographers louisville concert photography event photographer louisville concert photographer louisville kentucky louisville palace modest mouse https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/10/modest-mouse-live-at-the-louisville-palace Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:14:07 GMT Forecastle 2017 https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/8/forecastle-2017 For the third straight year, I have been fortunate to cover the Forecastle Festival.  Be sure to check out the full gallery:

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]]> miller.john@yahoo.com (John J. Miller Photography) band best concert photographer kentucky best concert photographers louisville concert photography event photographer louisville concert photographer louisville kentucky music music photography musician photographers https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/8/forecastle-2017 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:29:20 GMT Abandoned Mental Institution https://www.johnjmillerphotography.com/blog/2017/8/abandoned-mental-institution abandoned mental institution (asylum)abandoned mental institution (asylum)abandoned mental asylum. It was built in the early 19th century A couple of weekends ago, I visited one of the most eerie places I've ever been, an abandoned mental asylum. It was built in the early 19th century and operated for almost 100 years with few upgrades to the building while it was in operation.

It was notoriously known for being one of the most overpopulated asylums in the US. At it's peak, over 2000 patients were crowded into it's small dormitory (some were forced to reside in it's attic). Worse, the asylum continually ran in deficit. So it did not have enough doctors to treat the patients or the funds to make advancements to it's conditions. Thus, it became more like a prison than a hospital. In fact, in addition to treating individuals with mental illness it, the hospital also housed murderers and rapists, and even some for just being considered promiscuous.

The asylum performed treatments ranging from lobotomies to electric shock therapy. Because of the few doctors on hand and staff, patients received less than 10 minutes of psychiatric therapy per week.

It's unknown how many patients died during it's operation due to poor record keeping. Many that died at the asylum were buried in unmarked graves behind the facility.

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