West Coast-Based Live Music and Portraiture Photographer
- Los Angeles and San Francisco
- Underground Zine
- Crowdsurfer Magazine
Content For Fans, By A Fan
Carissa Leong started as many others do—by loving bands and music for being there as a much needed world to escape into. She wanted to find a way to showcase those who helped her with the care and attention to detail they deserved, and photographing their concerts was what she ended up gravitating toward.
In order to accentuate the bands and the eras they’ve found themselves in, Carissa works with the lighting when possible to preserve the color schemes of their albums, helping to support the image they want to maintain. She also enjoys making edits that reference either specific lyrics or titles through a variety of means, including including mixed media. Ultimately, she wishes to highlight how the experience feels to her—often using vibrant, ethereal blends of color and blurs to represent the sequestered pockets of escapism that concerts provide against a reality that’s often coarse in comparison.
About The Photographer
Carissa Leong is a sophomore at Loyola Marymount University, enrolled in the School of Film and Television. Currently, she splits her time between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in which she was born and raised. Previously, she has shot and written about live music for Underground Zine and is currently working with national music publication Crowdsurfer Magazine.
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