MMalyphotography

10/04/2026

Two friends in a bar, sharing life, with a camera, while waiting for the Damien Jurado show.

It's the in-between moments where the real stuff happens. The lowering of the guard, revealing the honest. We become the catalyst for what the subject really is, which is the moment.

Maly captures: Lindsay Darling skills

09/01/2026

Sunday in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago with Chris Simpson . Early morning Airbnb apartment photos and killing time at Central Park Bar

It was good weekend...

09/01/2026

So many thanks to Will Johnson , Keeled Scales , and Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. for having me out to this incredibly special show in Chicago at Lincoln Hall + Schubas . To take part in a homecoming of sorts on familar ground only made this already special assemble of original band members, adding Will Johnson to fill Molina's spot, celebrating the legacy of the incredibly talented Jason Molina, but breathing incredibly powerful new life into his songs.

I never managed to catch the Molina version of this band, and I'm sure each of those performances were equally as incredible, but i can only imagine the this new run would meet with his approval.

I have been fortunate to catch both the incredible Austin show and even more powerful Chicago edition, building on the anticipation of the upcoming Wizard Rodeo show in Dec. Get those tickets my friends...

08/21/2026

Bill Callahan and Co brought the My Days if 58 tour to Austin's RADIO / EAST this past Tuesday to sizeable gathering of Callahan fans both young and old. Stoic, poetic, musical musings from the mind of Callahan never disappoint.

Read full review at Austin Town Hall

Thanks to Drag City Records
Catch Bill Callahan on tour now.

08/17/2026

8.16.26: The Walk: I often meet with a good friend of mine, share some coffee, maybe a pastry, discuss life and ideas that have come to pass since our last visit and often take our conversation on the road, exploring different areas of the city on foot, with a camera in hand, no destination set, and no hesitation to investigate anything of interest along the way. We’ve discovered much about the city that we would have never known to exist simply by opening a door and seeing what lies behind. We chat with strangers, occasionally trespass, intentionally or unintentionally, while separately investigating things that pull at us. I’m carrying my camera of course, with no subject in mind, opening myself up to whatever may pull at me. As a photographer, allowing myself the space to just observe and be in the moment with no direction or intention is a practice that I believe to benefit me in how I see things. No purpose, no pressure, just following the pull. 

My walking companion follows her own pull, childlike curiosity reveling in the beauty of the natural world, and the small marks that we humans leave on it, whether it be small acts of creativity or functional designs of our spaces. Striking up conversations with complete strangers, inquiring beyond the standard exchange, in an attempt to inspire a brief thought about their day. 

She drifts towards her curiosities while I quietly pursue my own, all the while letting the conversation flow as our stream of consciousness does. From an observer's perspective we appear to either have some creative mischievous agenda, or are just a couple of wandering idiots. Both are applicable. 

These are photos from one morning of those walks. My companion often becomes an unintentional human prop in the photos, as she pays little attention to me taking photos, following her own curiosity in those moments. 

Over the course of 3 years we’ve been taking these walks, and I imagine someday they will come to an end, as do all things in life. Enjoy the moment, open a door, stop and witness this immense world that you exist in for just a moment,  talk to a stranger, walk with no destination…It’s all about the journey isn’t it

07/31/2026

I had the pleasure of capturing this solo acoustic performance of this unreleased track "Kindom Song" by Chris Simpson Chris Simpson (Mineral, Mountain Time)

Watch full video debut at Austin Town Hall

06/29/2026

I had the pleasure of capturing images of this young artist Alix Camo at her debut performance recently. A songwriter and talent creating work with insight, vulnerability, and confidence of an aged, seasoned artist. Gifted with talent and great role models, expect to hear more from Alix Camo in the near future.

06/22/2026

Delightful performance by Kevin Morby and company at kathy stubbs on Saturday night for the final performance of the North American leg of his "Little Wide Open" tour.

"Kevin Morby’s strength lies in his ability to underscore his own emotional dystopia wrought with painful self awareness and vulnerability, while clinging on to middle America nostalgia, puncturing that world with the beautiful joys of being human in the midst of it all..."

Full review and photos over at Austin Town Hall

03/22/2026

Delightful as always.

Go see her

That's all I have to say...

03/08/2026