Hi, I'm Lily Beckley!
Hi! I’m Lily Beckley. I started photography when I was thirteen years old, and fell in love with the art particularly when travelling with family. I photographed my first concert at a Panic! At The Disco show in Albuquerque in 2018. Since my second year studying photography at NAU, I began focusing mainly on concert photography because of my love of music. I started shooting shows at The Hive, before eventually landing an internship beginning in August 2024 with the marketing team at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Flagstaff. My goal one day is to go into doing concert photography and other music-related photography in collaboration with bands and artists, or for music publications. In my work at The Hive, I largely focused on the artists on stage more than anything, mainly due to the lighting conditions at The Hive, and my less refined editing skills at the time. Continuing my work with the Orpheum throughout this semester, the goal for my capstone project was to capture a full look at shows at the Orpheum Theater – not only the artists, but the crew members, the crowd, sponsors, venue staff, and all the various people in attendance at events who come together to make raves, parties, and live music possible. My capstone project contains 20 photos taken from January to April of 2025 at the Orpheum Theater. Artists and bands pictured include The Garden, The Amity Affliction, Hail The Sun, Many Eyes, Unwell, and Sarah June. You can find my full portfolio including non-concert work at https://cvbed.com.
