Courtney Love, NYC, 2013

The flash catching the sweat on her forehead makes this feel less like a photo and more like you’re standing in the pit. The limited-edition stamp on the back adds a nice collector’s touch, and the black-and-white grain really suits the raw energy of the moment. I’ve stared at it more times than I’l

The way the stage lights catch her face in this shot gives it this raw, almost electric feel — it really does look like a moment mid-song. Paper and ink both feel premium, and it arrived flat with no creasing, which I was worried about.

The print quality on this limited-edition shot is unreal — you can see every strand of hair and the sweat on her face under the stage lights. Hung it above my turntable and it stopped me mid-step when I walked past. Katarina Benzova caught something raw in that 2013 show that a phone camera never co