What does Northwest Music Life mean to you?

Sound is on a furious hunt for a single image that embodies the idea of the Northwest Music Life and we want you to help. What, you ask, does that mean? Well, we’re not exactly sure. Maybe it’s a Sasquatch playing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the Monorail? Or perhaps it’s Colin Meloy skipping through the Rose Garden. Actually, we do know that it is neither of those. Please, leave Mr. Meloy alone. But all else is permitted. Just be sure to be creative, and to be on time (entries are due the first of November). The winner will have his or her photo printed in the December issue of Sound, along with a bio and a short Q&A with him or her about the chosen shot. So, get to it. Now’s the time to define your scene.

Enter your photo - that would be photo, as in one entry per person - by adding it to Sound’s Flickr pool:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/soundnw/pool/

Deadline for entries is November 1st, 2008

Judges:
Charles Peterson Photographer Charles Peterson is best known for his documentation of the music phenomenon known as “grunge,” culminating in the critically acclaimed monograph Touch Me I’m Sick (powerHouse, 2003). Peterson’s photographs have graced hundreds of record covers and appeared in publications worldwide.

Blush Photo Photographer Kristen Truax established Blush Photo in 2006. She is the Staff Photographer for Sound Magazine and has worked for EMP, Giant Robot, GQ, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Weekly, and The Stranger, among many others. You may view many original photos - everything from fashion shows to celebrities in spandex - at blushphoto.net.

Mark Baumgarten Sound Magazine executive editor Mark Baumgarten is both the friend and enemy of many photographers. He has had the opportunity to work with many incredibly talented young photographers, as well as a number of woefully misguided ones. Currently he assigns and selects all of the photography included in every issue of Sound.