Ari Abdul live at Melkweg Amsterdam (March 25, 2026) with Ella Boh. Read the full concert review and explore exclusive live photography.

Concert photography often starts long before the first note is played. On this night, I arrived early at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, preparing to photograph Jason Derulo during his Last Dance World Tour , on assignment for the US-based platform Imprint Ent.. In large arenas like this, things work a little differently than in smaller venues. After checking in, photographers take their seats and wait until the exact moment they’re escorted into the photo pit. While thousands of fans slowly...

Photographing Leela James live at Melkweg was one of those evenings where everything simply clicked . There was no photo pit that night, but I arrived early and managed to secure a spot right up against the stage, slightly left of center. Normally, younger audiences tend to press tightly toward the barricade to get as close as possible. Leela James’ crowd, however, was refreshingly mixed. The front row was filled mostly with fans aged between 30 and 60, and they gave each other - and me -...