If you know where to look in the underbelly of San Francisco's nightlife, you'll find a scene that is soused in glamour, lust, hedonism, and delicious sin. And here to catalog it for us - for better or for worse - is one of San Francisco's most prominent party photographers, John C. Liau. John photographs for Vaindeer, and the name says it all. A tongue-in-cheek reference to all the party kids who love getting their pics snapped, Vaindeer has been chronicling San Francisco nightlife since 2006.
Nightlife photography has really taken off in the last few years. Where before, our concept of event photography was limited to the red carpet - staged, posed, and completely lacquered in formula - now we are seeing pictures that are wholly in media res. Wherever you go at the party, the camera might follow, whether it's the bathroom, the outdoor smoking section, the bar, the dancefloor, the stage. These photos might be of last night's party, but with the party memorialized eternally on your hard drive in a celluloid medium, these photos also mean the party never has to end.
I love party photography because it's a great way to keep from forgetting a night you may have drank too much to remember.
Nightlife photography has really taken off in the last few years. Where before, our concept of event photography was limited to the red carpet - staged, posed, and completely lacquered in formula - now we are seeing pictures that are wholly in media res. Wherever you go at the party, the camera might follow, whether it's the bathroom, the outdoor smoking section, the bar, the dancefloor, the stage. These photos might be of last night's party, but with the party memorialized eternally on your hard drive in a celluloid medium, these photos also mean the party never has to end.
I love party photography because it's a great way to keep from forgetting a night you may have drank too much to remember.
the last pic looks like a cumshot!