BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Fast Shutter.
Loud Music.
Real Moments.

I shoot the pit, the quiet moments between sets, and everything else worth remembering. Concerts. Portraits. Sports. Events. If it's real, I want to be there with a camera.

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Who I am

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I'm Alan — a Birmingham-based photographer who shoots live music, portraits, sports, and events across Alabama. Concert photography is where it started, but it's not all I do. If it's worth remembering, I want to be there to shoot it.

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Loud. Local. Loyal.

The heart of the scene lives in the dive bars, DIY spaces, and hometown stages across Birmingham and the rest of Alabama. This is where new bands cut their teeth at Workplay, Saturn, The Firehouse and more — and where loyal crowds show up every weekend to keep the energy alive.

Bamacore Photography was built to amplify all of it. Whether it's a Thursday night local show with 50 people or a full festival weekend at Sloss Furnaces, I'm here to capture the chaos, support the grind, and help the next wave of Alabama artists get seen. The shot that ends up on your band's press kit, your venue's social feed, or your album artwork starts here.

Shay Stanley of Delta Hate performing at LCY Media

Shay Stanley (Delta Hate) at LCY Media

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The Breakdown is a podcast where I sit down with bands and other members of the local heavy music scene and discuss what they have going on, stories from the scene and more!

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Bodysnatcher at Workplay on a fresh album cycle. The new record is out and they brought every bit of it to Birmingham.

🎸 @bodysnatcherfl - 06/06/25
📍 @workplaybham - Birmingham, AL

Who was in the room for this one?

#Bodysnatcher #Deathcore #Hea

Beautiful Child of God doing what they do at Workplay. Local Birmingham death metal that doesn’t mess around.

🎸 @beautifulchildofgod - 06/06/25
📍 @workplaybham - Birmingham, AL

Who else caught this set?

#BeautifulChildOfGod #DeathMetal #B

Emery at Workplay. These guys have been doing it for over 20 years and it still hits.

🎸 @emeryofficial - May 15, 2026
📍 @workplaybham - Birmingham, AL

#Emery #PostHardcore #Emo #HeavyMusic #BirminghamMusic

Took my camera somewhere a little different Friday night. Retinal Pro Wrestling brought Book of Veil to Trimtab Brewing Company and the energy in that room was exactly what you’d expect from a DIY show: loud, chaotic, and completely real. Same

Watashi Wa has been at this since 1999. That’s not a footnote, that’s a milestone. Getting to photograph them at Workplay on May 15 felt like a reminder of how deep the roots of this scene actually go. Some bands build a legacy quietly, s

Pulling this one out of the backlog. Circuit Circuit opened for The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza on February 27th at Cannery Hall in Nashville and set the tone for the whole night before most people even had a drink in their hand.

Good openers d

‘68 played their farewell tour stop at Workplay on May 15th, and that guitar pretty much summed up the whole night. One of those shows where you could feel the room holding onto every second. Glad I was there with a camera.

🎸 @theyare68 - May

Cattle Decapitation at Workplay on May 11th. If you know, you know. If you were there, you already understand why I’m still thinking about it.

That room was locked in from the first note. No warmup, no easing into it — just full commitme

Demon Hunter at Workplay was exactly what you’d expect from a band that’s been doing this for over two decades. No gimmicks, no filler. Just a heavy set delivered by people who know exactly what they’re doing on a stage.

🎸 @demonh

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