# How Music Influences Photography Storytelling with Garret Torres

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Podcast: [Photography and Music - Lenses & Lyrics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/photography-and-music-lenses-lyrics-7241887)
Published: 2025-10-24T12:52:00+00:00
Episode link: https://lenseslyrics.com/11
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What happens when wedding photography collides with death metal, skate tapes, and heartfelt father-daughter dance songs? In this episode, I sit down with Garret Torres, a New Jersey-based wedding photographer and musician whose creative life is powered by passion and a drive for authentic expression. Garret blends storytelling and artistry to create photos that remind people why they love the people they love. When he’s not photographing weddings, he’s making music and exploring creative ways to express emotion through sound and imagery. From recording songs as a kid to building a wedding photography business, Garret opens up about the interplay between his artistic worlds. Hear how Garret’s approach to music shapes the way he tells stories with photographs, why he uses a pseudonym for his musical releases, and the reason live heavy metal inspires him during wedding receptions. Plus, get practical advice for musicians venturing into photography, and learn how personal experiences translate into intentional creative practice. “I'm very much an album listener…that's kind of how I want my wedding clients to consume their photos. Not as singles, but as each little moment as its own song.” Rock with Garret gtphotonj.com instagram.com/gtphotonj instagram.com/iamdondawson Don Dawson on Spotify Don Dawson on Apple Music Foxy Shazam Medeski Martin & Wood Face Yourself The tour (00:00) - How Music Influences Photography Storytelling with Garret Torres (01:43) - The Origin of Don Dawson (02:46) - Early Musical Influences (06:34) - Balancing Music and Photography (07:42) - Involvement in Music and Photography Communities (10:53) - Musical Inspirations and Photography (19:27) - Hypothetical Scenarios and Advice This episode of Lenses & Lyrics is brought to you by Pic-Time a…

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