James Marcus Haney

James Marcus Haney
BornApril 7, 1988
Upland, California, US
Known forphotography, filmmaking
Notable workSen Fermin Running of the Bulls, Folks of Far away:The Faroe Islands, No Cameras Allowed, Austin to Boston, Spin Magazine, Breaking the Triangle

James Marcus Haney (born April 7, 1988, in Upland, CA) is an American photographer and filmmaker.[1]

Career

Haney's career as a music photographer and documentary filmmaker began with sneaking into music festivals. In 2010 Haney snuck into Coachella Music Festival by creating a fake wristband and buying a vintage USC camera.[1] The security guards at Coachella took one look at his wristband and camera and let him in. Since then, Haney has snuck into over fifty festivals and events, including Bonnaroo, Glastonbury and The Grammy Awards. Mumford & Sons asked Haney to join their Railroad Revival Tour in 2011 after seeing Haney's documentary Connaroo, which contained footage of their band at Bonnaroo.[2] Within the same year his photo was published in Rolling Stone.[3] His most recent documentary, No Cameras Allowed[4] follows his adventures of sneaking into festivals. To this day, Haney has never paid to go to a music festival.[5]

Haney is now Mumford & Sons official photographer[1] and is on tour in Australia for his now cult film No Cameras Allowed,[4] which is being screened exclusively by Jack Daniel's Future Legends.[6]

Documentaries

  • No Cameras Allowed (2014)
  • Austin to Boston (2014)

Short films

  • Breaking the Triangle (2015)
  • Spin Magazine – Backstage Pass: Mumford & Sons (2011)
  • Folks of Far Away: The Faroe Islands (2011)
  • San Fermin Running of the Bulls (2010)

Music videos

References

  1. ^ a b c Kohn, Daniel (July 22, 2014). "Marcus Haney Snuck into Festivals and Became and Acclaimed Music Photographer". laweekly.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Haley (August 5, 2014). "James Marcus Haney's "Lucky Break" into Rock Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Webster, Andy (August 7, 2014). "From Gate-Crashing to the Grammys". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Donnelly, Matthew Scott. "Marcus Haney Calls 'No Cameras Allowed' A Field Guide To Playing By Your Own Rules". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Bassil, Ryan. "An Interview with the Guy Who Has Broken into Coachella, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury and the Grammys". Noisey – Music by Vice. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Australian Tour". James Marcus Haney. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.