This is the first in a series of recurring photo features on The Beat Magazine 2025 website, which we are calling “The Local Music Scene Through the Lens of Rudy Graf.”
Each photo dump will feature photos Rudy has taken at London-area bars and music events..
Rudy’s first feature includes pics he took at the Forest City London Music Awards Women Of London Music event on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
You should recognize many of the artists in the photos, including Denise Pelley, Leanne Mayer, Justine Chantale, Tracey Frank, Nevin Campbell, and the Shout Sister Choir.
All Photos By Rudy Graf.
Rudy Graf is an up-and-coming London photographer who is very involved in the London and area music scene. He previously focused on wildlife pictures, and these photos can be seen at RKphotoGRAFs Nature on Facebook.
Rudy’s first experience taking concert pictures was for the Nashville-based Christian rock band Petra in Toronto and Sarnia in 2024. That same year, he volunteered to take pictures at the Good for the Soll festival in Ingersoll with Helix and Sarah Smith included in the lineup. Brian Vollmer of Helix asked Rudy to photograph the band at Capitol 33 in Delhi and to design the Helix 50th Anniversary Christmas Card.
In 2025-26, Rudy took promotional pictures for Toronto-based bands Always Abba and Toronto the Legacy.
For the past six months, Rudy has been a fixture at London area bars snapping pictures of bands and performers at jam nights and concerts. You can also find him at festivals and other outdoor events. He’s taken pictures for the local Ren Festival for the past several years. Keep an eye out for Rudy at your next event!
Check out samples of Rudy’s work at his Facebook page RK photo Graf s (1) Facebook
Let us know if you would like Rudy to photograph your band or music event. Contact Richard Young, The Beat Magazine 2025 Publisher & Content Manager, at richardyoung@thebeatmagazine2025.ca.
This is the first in a series of recurring photo features on The Beat Magazine 2025 website that we are calling “Local Arts & Culture Through the Lens of Belinda J. Clements.“
Each photo dump will feature photos Belinda has taken at London-area arts and cultural events.
The first feature includes pics Belinda took during Forest City London Music Awards Week, June 6-14.
You should recognize many of the people and artists in the photos, including Mario Circelli, Anne Moniz, Leanne Mayer, Bev Camp, Justin Maki, Howie Kittleson, Don Jones, and many more.
Let us know if you would like Belinda to photograph your event. Contact Richard Young, The Beat Magazine Publisher & Content Manager, at richardyoung@thebeatmagazine2025.ca.
All Photos by Belinda J. Clements Photography
I have had some wonderful experiences as a photographer. I’ve written and photographed for many publications, several newspapers and a couple of magazines. I have been on and photographed some television programs and radio shows. I’ve photographed rock concerts, stage shows, parades, festivals, fairs, fundraisers, and many sporting and political events. I’ve had the opportunity to meet many fascinating people and celebrities along the way. I have volunteered my services for several nonprofit groups over the years.
I’ve been hired by a few companies and been put up in other cities to photograph their conventions and presentations. I was hired by a band and flown to London, England to photograph them at Abbey Road Studios. Snapping quieter stuff is also something that I enjoy. I like to photograph nature, families, and people in general. I’ve even snapped a couple of weddings.
My love for photography began when I was 15 years old, and a house fire took our lakeside home and everything we owned, including all of our photographs. Thankfully, my family and our pets were all safe. It happened just days before Christmas, and my Dad gifted me with a Kodak 110 instamatic camera.
Since that day, I’ve been a bit obsessed about recording memories with a camera and have several photo albums and external hard drives holding thousands of photos. I still enjoy photographing in nature, but shooting live events, especially music, is my greatest passion, and I hope to continue to pursue it for many years to come.
A resident of Dorchester, Ontario, Belinda J. Clements, owner and proprietor of Belinda J. Clements Photography, specializes in live music, festivals, and sports.
The Beat Magazine 2009 recently interviewed Belinda about her career. What follows is an edited Q&A.
Question & Answer Profile Belinda J. Clements Photography
Q What’s your background as a photographer?
I am self-taught and work part-time as a photographer. Making memories, capturing that moment in time forever. Creating something beautiful. These are just a few of the reasons I’m a photographer.
Q What inspired you to become a photographer?
It’s a passion I’ve had since I held my first 110 Kodak Instamatic camera when I was twelve years old. When I was fifteen, a house fire took all our family photos. I cherish pictures and the memories they evoke.
Q What types of photo shoots are your specialty?
I enjoy nature photography, but I primarily photograph events and do some family photos. My specialties include live music, festivals, and sports. I have also done some promotional shoots for local bands. In the past, I have photographed and written for several event-type newspapers supporting local happenings. I have had many opportunities to meet and photograph lots of talented headliners and local artists, but promoting local will always be important to me.
Q Could you identify some of the events you have photographed?
Recently, I photographed the Dorchester PetFest. I’m the festival’s photographer and this was the second year it’s been held, with plans for it to happen again next July. I’ve been photographing the two-day Brantford Music Festival, now named CallHome Music Festival, since it began in 2015. I’ve also photographed medieval fairs, baseball, rodeos, Special Olympics events, car shows, and car and motorcycle races. I’ve been hired to photograph several company conventions and mud runs.
Q Your Facebook page states that you have photographed many musicians and bands. Could you expand on that?
Over the years, some of the bands that I’ve photographed and had some interaction with at concerts are Honeymoon Suite, Our Lady Peace, Collective Soul, The Trews, Kim Mitchell, Walk Off The Earth, Junkhouse, and USS. I’ve also photographed Billy Talent, The Beaches, The Headstones, Monster Truck, and Glorious Sons.
I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to photograph and support many local musicians as well. I’ve snapped pics of Greg Williams, Mad Moxxis, Prism Tape Philosophy, Graham Bédard, Anne Moniz, The Marrieds, Brother Leeds, Kristen Renee, Aaron Allen, and Sarah Smith. My photos have been liked by many and have been shared on the artists’ pages too; It is always nice to get positive feedback. I would love to have more opportunities to support the music industry and especially local music through my lens.
Q Are there any other photo shoots that stand out in your career?
I’ve been honoured to do some other exciting shoots with my cameras, including an NHL Alumni Game, a CTV television production “Bake Sale Showdown” with host Reta Ismail, a few comedy shows including one with Corner Gas star Brent Butt, who I was lucky enough to chat with when the crew gathered with him at a nearby pub. I was also hired to photograph a band (that is no longer) at a well-known recording studio. I was invited to London, England, and spent a week photographing in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios.
Q Do you have any future photo shoots you would like our readers to know about?
On August 23rd, I will be among the photographers at Good For The Soll, Ingersoll’s music Festival. For the second consecutive year, I will also be photographing the three-day music event East Park’s Fairway Fest in London, September 18-20.
Q Is there anything else The Beat Magazine 2009 readers should know about Belinda J. Clements Photography?
Photography is my passion. If you have an event or anything else you’d like me to photograph, I’d love to chat with you.
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