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Meet Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen.

Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
I believe it was late 2015 when I decided I wanted to do journalism full-time; after a failed tenure in the sciences three years before, I saw myself flourish as a history major at Arizona State, not fully knowing what field I could mentally stand or deal with while harboring a love for writing. While I received my BA from the History Department, I knew right then and there I wanted to foster my love of writing even if I missed my chance to attend journalism school. Right before graduation, I received my first internship for the Texas Sports Review, a small sports-based publication based out of Dallas, Texas, with my first assignment being the coverage of the 2016 Texas Rangers Spring Training taking place in Mesa, Arizona. After a short tenure in a few internships within my first year, I became immersed in the electronic music industry. Much of my early writing assignments, blog work, and community coverage were honestly things I wasn’t completely passionate about, and didn’t find my true footing until last year when I began working for YabYum Music + Arts; similarly stemming from my deep love of music history and information consumption, I out to make myself the go-to writer for up-and-coming acts and on-the-ground stories about what I consider the “real” Arizona. From two years ago until present, I’ve been building my brand through Echo Mag, Phoenix New Times, and trying to influence the “big guys” from covering typical stories and highlighting the “underdogs” of Arizona. Through my photography, I try to make the ordinary, look extraordinary; I’ve had the chance of capturing some of my favorite drag queens on camera and truly feeling like part of my community.

Even though I still feel like a small fish in a big frying-pan, it shocks me how I managed to build (what I would call a career) through the midst of personal issues, substance abuse, and eventual recovery. I’m like a perpetually frightened bulldozer who can’t stop!

Please tell us about your art.
From the day I began collecting records, 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, and music memorabilia at the tender age of fourteen, I always knew I wanted to somehow be involved in the music world. As I stated, I truly didn’t feel connected to the things I wrote until I doubled down on the local music scene. With my work, I not only want to show the rest of the world how energetic the art and music scene is in Arizona, but shed a light on figures, bands, and artists even our local population might not know. In the world of photography, I jokingly remark how I am typically inspired by both Madonna and acid in relation to how I view the world: aside from being a huge Madonna fan, I was entranced by those images that captured her and other performers at just the right moment. In regards to the acid bit, I feel like the tribulations my body and mind have gone through influenced how I see the world through the lens: I love editing photos in a way which capture rich colors and a healthy mix of reality and fantasy.

Many of the events I attend also feature individuals who normally wouldn’t have their picture taken if I or someone else wasn’t present; through my candid portrait work, I try to capture the portrait and beauty of those who don’t get the chance to pose as often as they would like to.

Do you have any advice for other artists? Any lessons you wished you learned earlier?
It starts with the love, foundation, and basics of what you want to do: if you want to become a writer and/or enter journalism, keep your mind open to criticism and always foster your love for writing. Without the “heart” inside your work, it’s not worth a penny. Don’t bother getting ahead of yourself or making yourself look better than you actually are, because your best work is the authentic version of yourself. Never stop taking advice from those more experienced than you, because someday, you’ll be in that same position setting up the next generation for what’s to come.

Lastly, make your contemporaries allies instead of competition: everyone has their own unique voice through their art, and it only creates divisions in the growth of our local art community if we don’t support everyone who gives their best shot. Befriend, ask advice, and hang around those who are in the same field, and never stop learning.

How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
I operate my career on the “K.I.S.S.” principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid; you can find the complete collection of my shots on my personal Facebook (which I welcome everyone to visit) under Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen, while the best bits of my work get posted under my Instagram handle, @Loganjlr1994.

Both my writings and photography can be found at my website, Loganjlr.com, where you can find a succinct summary of my career and credits.

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Scott Russell (pink shirt photo), Polaroid Phoenix (Nikon camera photo)

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