My friend (yes, I have one or two of them) James Zambon has been dubbed the official ninebullets.net photographer. This is for a number of reasons; (a) he goes to a lot of shows with me (b) he’s a damned fine photographer (c) he’s willing to be paid with booze, tshirts and links. Back in December I asked him to put together a set of his favorite photos from the shows in 2009. This was supposed to be posted last week but you know how those artists can be. Anyhow, here are his selections (pictures link to full-size versions of themselves) and his captions:

Best concert photo: Bob Log III (@ the Garage, St Petersburg, FL)… possibly the best show that I saw all year, and possibly the best photo that I’ve taken all year.

Some other of my favorites from my concert photos this year:

The Legendary Shack Shakers (@ the Garage, St Petersburg, FL):

Left Lane Cruiser (@ the Garage, St Petersburg, FL):

Old Crow Medicine Show (@ The Tampa Theater):

Best photo at a concert that had nothing to do with the show: yeah, that about explains it all.

Malcolm Holcombe (@Dave’s Aqua Lounge):

Best travel photo: Venice… so beautiful:

My favorites from other photographers:

Best journalism: This really sums up what it must be like to be a war-time photo journalist. Not exactly my cup of tea.

Best sports: The sheer number of shots that you would have to waste to get this one just make my head hurt.