DiWulf Publishing To Release “Pushed Beyond All Reasonable Limits: The Music Photography Of Brian D. Garrity”

DiWulf Publishing House are set to release Pushed Beyond All Reasonable Limits: The Music Photography of Brian D. Garrity on the 4th September. An intense collection of vivid concert and portrait photography that showcases decades of Brian’s work. It harkens back to a time when photojournalists often found themselves embedded with an artist during a tour. Indeed, many of Brian’s shots are candid, intimate portraits, while others fully translate the intensity of the live setting. From sweaty basement shows with Husker Du to the tours and festivals like Lollapalooza, Ozzfest and the Vans Warped Tour that dominated the ’90s, Brian’s camera captured a time and a method that is in danger of being lost to history. The roster of artists Brian shot over the years is extensive and impressive including Nirvana, Rancid, Offspring, Henry Rollins, The Lunachicks, The Breeders, Alien Sex Fiend, Bad Brains, Good Charlotte, Butthole Surfers, Naked Raygun and Sonic Youth. So many groundbreaking artists that went on to leave legacies that defined an era, with many of the photos also capturing storied venues.

“I’d done a residence in a punk rock party house near the Minneapolis College of Art and Design campus known as “Last House on the Left” where the bands Loud Fast Rules (later Soul Asylum), and Hüsker Dü practiced in the basement. This led to a growing number of gigs, starting mostly local, but increasingly including national acts.” And he didn’t limit his scope to just the performers: “The audience was often more intriguing than the performers. I frequently found myself turning the lens on them. This wasn’t borne out of the spectacle so much as my background interest in portraiture.” (Brian D. Garrity)