How To Become A Rockstar Photographer Podcast with Matthias Hombauer
From 2014 to 2019, I built How To Become A Rockstar Photographer into one of the world’s largest platforms for concert photographers. While I now coach Leaders and Entrepreneurs to Achieve from Inner Peace, I’ve kept this podcast online as a way to give back to the amazing music photography community that started it all.
This show is for concert photography beginners, enthusiasts, semi-pros, and pros - or anyone chasing the dream of becoming a successful music photographer.
🎤 Tune in for:
Inspiration and motivation from the best in the industry
Practical tips and real talk to level up your skills
Behind-the-scenes stories from iconic rock photographers
Whether you're driving, working out, or walking your dog—each episode offers backstage insights and proven strategies to help you kickstart your concert photography career and live your dream.
Join me on this journey, kickstart your concert photography career, and start living your dream today!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 101
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2020
HTBARP 100 Matthias Hombauer: Decoding Concert Photography
So far the podcast was downloaded more than 100 000 times and from the feedback, I got from you it seems we were successful motivating and inspiring music photographers around the world to live their…
HTBARP 99 Todd Owyoung: Standing Out as a Pro Music Photographer
Todd Owyoung talks about his music photography career, switching from DSLR to mirrorless cameras and how he became a Nikon brand Ambassador.
HTBARP 98 Josiah Van Dien: Being The Tour Photographer For Shawn Mendes
Josiah Van Dien talks about his work with Shawn Mendes, the challenges and rewards that come with the job of working for a big name.
HTBARP 97 Deb Kloeden: Shooting Concerts in Adelaide and Melbourne
Deb Kloeden talks about travelling long distances, her experiences as a teacher and how she ended up being a concert photographer.
HTBARP 96 Matty Vogel: Being The Tour Photographer for Thirty Seconds To Mars
Matty is the touring photographer for bands such as Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bishop Briggs and Billie Eilish and in this interview, we’ll talk about his specific workflow when on the road.
HTBARP 95 Brittany Bowman: Being The Tour Photographer For Volbeat
Brittany Bowman shares her experiences working on tour as a photographer, driver, merch manager and talks about the behind the scenes in the music industry.
HTBARP 94 Paris Visone: Touring And Filming Music Videos Handheld
Paris Visone shares her experience touring with Blondie and Marilyn Manson, how she got sponsored by Canon and talks about her documentary book.
HTBARP 93 Dominic Pencz: Working With KISS & Helloween
Dominic Pencz talks about travelling between Germany and LA 6 months of the year, touring the world and work experience with KISS and Halloween.
HTBARP 92 Ryan Chang: Being On Tour With Ghost
Ryan Chang talks about moving from Singapore to the UK, what is the difference in the music scene and what it is like to tour worldwide with big band names.
HTBARP 91 Anna Lee: Balancing Wedding and Music Photography
Anna Lee talks about how she got from graphic design to music photography and what is the biggest difference between wedding and music photography.
HTBARP 90 Steve Thrasher: Working For Danny Wimmer Presents
Steve Thrasher talks about how it is to be a team member of DWP (Danny Wimmer Presents), and how important it is to network and be nice to people.
HTBARP 89 Kerrie Geier: Girls In The Photo Pit
Kerrie Geier talks about opening a facebook group with female music photographers and how women are celebrated at the Australian Woman Music Award.
HTBARP 88 Edward Greenberg and Jack Reznicki: Copyright For Photographers - part 2
In Part 2 of our interview, Ed and Jack will answer questions from the community such as “Can I sell prints of photos to magazines or agencies without the band's approval?”. How many photos is a limi…
HTBARP 87 Edward Greenberg and Jack Reznicki: Copyright For Photographers - part 1
Edward Greenberg and Jack Reznicki talk about why it is very important to do a copyright registration of your photos and how to write a proper invoice.
HTBARP 86 Lizzy Davis: The Challenge To Get Photo Accreditations
After getting viral and published by PetaPixel, Lizzy Davis discusses why she wrote an open letter about the challenges we all face in getting photo passes.
HTBARP 85 Ville Juurikkala: Finding Meaning In Life as a Music Photographer
Ville Juurikkala shares what is his approach when shooting intimate portraits of Rockstars and what helped him to connect to his inner-self.
HTBARP 84 Chase Jarvis: Finding Your Creativity
Chase Jarvis talks about the importance of being creative every day, his daily routines and he talks about finding your passion and meaning in life. This upcoming interview is fully packed with tips…
HTBARP 83 Baron Wolman: Becoming The First Photographer For Rolling Stone Magazine
Baron Wolman talks about Woodstock, becoming the magazine's first Chief Photographer and what was his reason for starting his own fashion magazine.
HTBARP 82 Dana Distortion: Dealing With Insecurities As a Music Photographer
Dana Distortion talks about the music photography industry and how she deals with personal challenges like insecurities and her upcoming film. I interviewed Dana in Episode 5 of my Podcast show and …
HTBARP 81 Walid Azami: How To Follow Your Instincts
Walid Azami speaks about why it is good to follow your instincts and explains why it is important to know your camera inside out. Walid is a photographer & director who got his start by working with…