Festivals
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2026: The Story Keeps Going After the Set
Between the sets: the meetups, late nights, and small invitations that make Jazz Fest week.
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Stories
Stories from the people keeping creative culture alive.
Festival coverage, interviews, photography, creative work, music culture, and stories from the people behind, inside, and around the shows.
- Photographing live music since 2012
- Photography published by PEOPLE Magazine, including BottleRock Napa Valley
- Original festival coverage, features, and essays on Girls in the Pit
Photography: Tara Lenehan
Selected Coverage
Festivals and events Tara has photographed or written about. A quick look at experience, not a list of assignments or credentials.
- BottleRock Napa ValleyPhotography
- New Orleans Jazz Fest2026
- RendezVan2026
- Tropic of Cancer2026
- Rhythms on the Rio2026
- Burning ManTen visits
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Photography
Ten Visits to Burning Man: Eventually You Stop Photographing the Spectacle
After ten trips, a photographer looks for the people and the work behind the spectacle.
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RendezVan 2026: There Is No Age Limit on Loving Live Music
A ski-mountain festival in Oregon, and a reminder that nobody ages out of loving live music.
Read Story →Behind the cameraLive Music Photography
Tara has photographed live music since 2012. Her work has been published by PEOPLE Magazine, including BottleRock Napa Valley.
The archiveAll Stories
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2026: The Story Keeps Going After the Set
Between the sets: the meetups, late nights, and small invitations that make Jazz Fest week.
Ten Visits to Burning Man: Eventually You Stop Photographing the Spectacle
After ten trips, a photographer looks for the people and the work behind the spectacle.
RendezVan 2026: There Is No Age Limit on Loving Live Music
A ski-mountain festival in Oregon, and a reminder that nobody ages out of loving live music.
Levitt Pavilion Denver: Why Free Shows Matter
Why a free concert series matters to a local music scene.
Rhythms on the Rio 2026: What Happens After the Crowd Goes Home?
A festival in Del Norte, Colorado, that also helps put instruments in kids' hands.
Tropic of Cancer 2026: Following the Music to Todos Santos
A January festival in Baja California Sur, and what is worth noticing once the music has introduced you.
AboutGirls in the Pit
Girls in the Pit is a creative media platform founded and hosted by Tara Lenehan, a woman working across photography, music, media, writing, and podcasting. It publishes stories, photography, interviews, and a podcast about live music and the creative communities around it.
GITP makes more room for stories from women and voices that are often overlooked. The larger mission is documenting, supporting, and connecting the people who make creative spaces possible: musicians, photographers, writers, artists, crew, merch designers, festival workers, promoters, venue staff, fans, organizers, and makers.
“The stories behind the shows.”
Press + collaborationsWork with Girls in the Pit
- Festival coverage
- Artist interviews
- Editorial photography
- Event coverage
- Creative collaborations
For press, credentials, assignments, and collaborations:
girlsinthepitpodcast@gmail.com