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K  I  N  D  N  E  S  S    M  A  T  T  E  R  S

Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.  ~Author Unknown

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Jonny Lang

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

The Record Company

SHOOTING ROCK STARS FOR CHARITY

                                           #achickandhercamera

 

A Boston-based artist and photographer put her magic to good use, helping others in need, Leslii Stevens took off armed with two Nikon cameras for a charity art endeavor. Utilizing her artistic sensibilities and skills as a photographer Leslii somehow found herself behind the lens and right in front of some of her all-time favorite rock stars. So for four years, she traveled on a bus with some of the most amazing souls, capturing some truly magical moments. Leslii created a series of gallery showings of her concert photography.  and all the profits went to the charity chosen by the subject of the photograph.

 

Leslii is an artist and philanthropist as well as a photographer. She approaches her photography as art, and with a desire to do something good for others. Toward that end, she has created this project to benefit those in need.

 

Giving turns our focus away from ourselves.  Instead of the usual thought pattern of “How can I benefit from this?” or “What’s in it for me?, the question of the day is more like, “How can I create a little happiness for someone?” or “How can something I do let someone know, with no strings attached, that kindness is still present in others?” This project is centered on giving rather than taking.  Taking or receiving is what we do when someone gives us a gift.  It’s certainly what drives most dreams — we go out and claim it, make it happen, both are forms of taking.  But giving — the ability to give — is a gift unto itself.

 

By asking the artists involved to choose a charity they feel strongly about, Leslii is promoting that which the artists care about with little effort on the artists' part.

 

 

 

 

 

Jonny Lang "Class Dismissed"

Shooting for Bailey Haney Childhood Cancer. Jonny Lang The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH 6.7.2014. Chosen for Fight for My Soul Tour Shirt 2015 by artist.

Jonny Lang Fight For My Soul

Jonny Lang Fight For My Soul Tour Shirts June 2015. Both images chosen by the artist.

Jonny Lany Fight For My Soul

Shooting for Bailey Haney Childhood Cancer. Jonny Lang "Great Day" Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Great Barrington, Ma 8.21.2014. Chosen for Fight for My Soul Tour Shirt 2015. Chosen for Jonny Lang & Kenny Wayne Shepherd Co-Headliner Tour Poster, Tour Shirt and V.I.P Meet & Greet Package 2015 by artist.

Jonny Lang Fight For My Soul

Jonny Lang Fight For My Soul Tour Shirts June 2015. Image chosen by the artist.

Jonny Lang

Shooting for Bailey Haney Childhood Cancer. Jonny Lang Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Great Barrington, Ma 8.21.2014. This image was included into Guitar Heroes: Photographs from Behind the Six String at Panopticon Gallery Boston Ma March 20th - September 8th, 2015

JL & KWS Tour Poster 2015

Shooting for Bailey Haney Childhood Cancer and Shooting for Mending Kids International. June 11-28 2015 Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd toured as a Co-Headlining show. Both images chosen by the artists.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Shooting for Mending Kids International. Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton, NH 8.30.2014. This image was included into Guitar Heroes: Photographs from Behind the Six String at Panopticon Gallery Boston Ma March 20th - September 8th, 2015. Also chosen for Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Jonny Lang Co-Headliner Tour Poster, Tour Shirt and V.I.P Meet & Greet Package 2015 by artist.

JL & KWS Tour T-Shirt 2015

Shooting for Bailey Haney Childhood Cancer and Shooting for Mending Kids International. June 11-28 2015 Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd toured as a Co-Headlining show. Both images chosen by the artists.

Ana Popovic

Shooting for Charles McPherson Cancer Fund (Buddy Guy's Tour Bus Driver) Ana playing with Experience Hendrix. Wells Fargo Center Santa Rosa 10.15.2014. This image was included into Guitar Heroes: Photographs from Behind the Six String at Panopticon Gallery Boston Ma March 20th - September 8th, 2015

Zakk Wylde

Shooting for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Zakk Wylde playing with Experience Hendrix. Jackson Hall Mondavi Center Davis Ca. 10.16.2014. This image was included into Guitar Heroes: Photographs from Behind the Six String at Panopticon Gallery Boston Ma March 20th - September 8th, 2015

Zakk Wylde  “Taking drink orders”

Shooting for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Zakk Wylde playing with Experience Hendrix Jackson Hall Mondavi Center Davis Ca. Experience Hendrix 10.16.2014. This image was included into Guitar Heroes: Photographs from Behind the Six String at Panopticon Gallery Boston Ma. March 20th - September 8th, 2015.

Buddy Guy

Shooting for Charles McPherson Cancer Fund (Buddy Guy's Tour Bus Driver) The Lynn Memorial Auditorium Lynn Ma 11.14.2014. This image was included into Guitar Heroes: Photographs from Behind the Six String at Panopticon Gallery Boston Ma March 20th - September 8th, 2015

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