Lightspeed Champion by Christopher McLallen/ The Hell Gate- image is copyrighted, not for use without permission

The Hell Gate is extremely happy to announce the introduction of a new sister site and amazing new music photography platform in Hell Gate Production-  www.hellgateproduction.com

We are incredibly proud of the quality of the work presented here and incredibly excited to be collaborating with such a high standard of photographer.  Music and music culture may well be the departure point but the interest and potential of this work extends far, far beyond.

One of the key goals of the Hell Gate is to create new & unique content, a body of work that somebody might look back on and recognize in 10 years. Getting to the point of production allows us to shape that and really support the photographers that want to be busy & want to produce great work- work that falls in line with what we’ve developed as a style or what we refer do as a Hell Gate DNA….

This is a time where large segments of cultural media have decided the value of a photographer’s work should be set at “zero” – or that any work submitted first is good enough. That’s not a model that always supports quality work or sustains an artist. We are hoping here to facilitate great work, to set it up directly. New work needs to stand up and demonstrate its value.

The most exciting part about this is that these photographers are so much bigger than traditional music media that looks to set their value at “”zero” or the syndicator that wants them to shoot fodder live work to pipe into some shitty subscription.

Through this we hope to also start to add original new work to the Hell Gate licensing business and continue that long-term goal of building the idea of what the Hell Gate is about. Enjoy the site and the quality of this photography. Over time we hope you agree that we are presenting something different and in a good way.