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A visual record of Omar Afra’s work across publishing, music festivals and live-music research. Explore Free Press Houston, Free Press Summer Fest, Day for Night, Testset, Live Index and Texas Muslim through photographs, films, print and data.
69 distinct works and records. Moving pieces are represented by their posters here.
01 · Day for Night
Day for Night — festival study 12
Day for Night festival photograph published on Kiffer Keegan's Day for Night page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
02 · Day for Night
Day for Night — festival study 17
Day for Night festival photograph published on Kiffer Keegan's Day for Night page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
03 · Day for Night
Day for Night — festival study 29
Day for Night festival photograph published on Kiffer Keegan's Day for Night page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
04 · Day for Night
Day for Night — festival study 31
Day for Night festival photograph published on Kiffer Keegan's Day for Night page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
05 · Day for Night
Day for Night, 2016
Day for Night 2016 photograph published on Kiffer Keegan's Day for Night page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
06 · Day for Night
Oneohtrix Point Never at Day for Night
Day for Night 2016 performance photograph credited to Julian Bajsel.
Credit: Julian Bajsel
07 · Day for Night
Aphex Twin at Day for Night
Day for Night 2016 performance photograph credited to Roger Ho.
Credit: Roger Ho
08 · Day for Night
Day for Night — art installation
Day for Night 2017 art installation photograph credited to Theo Civitello.
Credit: Theo Civitello
09 · Day for Night
Day for Night — atmosphere
Day for Night 2017 photograph credited to Chad Wadsworth.
Credit: Chad Wadsworth
10 · Day for Night
Day for Night 2017 — identity in motion
Day for Night 2017 animated identity sequence published on Kiffer Keegan's page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
11 · Day for Night
Day for Night 2017 — motion study
Day for Night 2017 animated sequence published on Kiffer Keegan's page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
12 · Day for Night
Making Day for Night, 2016
Animated sequence documenting the making of Day for Night 2016.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
13 · Day for Night
Making Day for Night, 2015
Animated sequence documenting the making of Day for Night 2015.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
14 · Day for Night
Day for Night — save the date
Day for Night animated save-the-date graphic published on Kiffer Keegan's page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
15 · Day for Night
Day for Night — animated identity
Day for Night animated identity graphic published on Kiffer Keegan's page.
Credit: Kiffer Keegan collection
16 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2010.06
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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17 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2010.07
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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18 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2011.06
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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19 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2014.07
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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20 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2014.10
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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21 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2015.03
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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22 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2015.06
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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23 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2015.07
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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24 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Summer Fest, 2009
Festival flyer preserved in the Free Press Houston Archive.
25 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night — NOTHING
From the Free Press Houston Photo Dump.
26 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night — US
From the Free Press Houston Photo Dump.
27 · Free Press Houston
FPSF 2015 — Fancy Pants
From the Free Press Houston Photo Dump.
28 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night 2016 — VT Pro
From the Free Press Houston Photo Dump.
Credit: Julian Bajsel
29 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night 2016 — VT Pro, second view
From the Free Press Houston Photo Dump.
Credit: Katrina Barber
30 · Free Press Houston
FPSF 2015 — animated lineup
Archive recording; silent preview excerpt.
31 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night — announcement
Archive recording; silent preview excerpt.
32 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night — television spot
Archive recording; silent preview excerpt.
33 · Free Press Houston
FPSF 2013 — festival recap
Archive recording; silent preview excerpt.
34 · Free Press Houston
Tundra — archive motion study
Archive recording; silent preview excerpt.
35 · Day for Night
Day for Night — four-second motion study
Archive-holder supplied recording; date and videographer not established.
36 · Day for Night
Day for Night — moving archive
Archive-holder supplied recording; date and videographer not established.
37 · Day for Night
Aphex Twin at Day for Night — archive film
Archive-holder supplied recording; date and videographer not established.
38 · Free Press Houston
Houston festival crowd and skyline
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
39 · Free Press Houston
Festival stage in light
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
40 · Free Press Houston
Art above the crowd
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
41 · Free Press Houston
Festival grounds in black and white
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
42 · Free Press Houston
This is why we do it. Thanks Houston.
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
43 · Free Press Houston
Day for Night — Yes Please
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
44 · Free Press Houston
Art on the festival grounds
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
45 · Free Press Houston
Houston festival grounds — aerial view
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
46 · Free Press Houston
Light inside the warehouse
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
47 · Free Press Houston
Stage construction — aerial view
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
48 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — We Are Not Fucking Around
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
49 · Free Press Houston
Last year was a rehearsal
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
50 · Free Press Houston
Houston skyline, festival crowd
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
51 · Free Press Houston
Hands above the crowd
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
52 · Free Press Houston
A sea of people after dark
Recovered FPH Photo Dump photograph/artwork; date and photographer not established.
53 · Testset
The Strange Economics of Kanye West’s 2026 Stadium Run
Artwork accompanying a Testset article published through Omar Afra’s publishing account; no opening-text byline was verified.
Credit: Published by Testset; editorial authorship not independently established from the article text.
54 · Testset
The Lost Independent Press: Who Killed the American Alt Rag?
Artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Testset article.
Credit: Article by Omar Afra; image credit as recorded at source.
55 · Testset
Free Press Summer Fest Was the Case Study: How Live Nation Put the Mid-Sized American Music Festival to Sleep
Artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Testset article.
Credit: Article by Omar Afra; image credit as recorded at source.
56 · Testset
Live Nation Hired Trump’s Personal Lawyer. Then Trump Told the DOJ to Settle.
Artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Testset article.
Credit: Article by Omar Afra; image credit as recorded at source.
57 · Testset
I Warned About the Live Nation–Ticketmaster Merger 17 Years Ago. I Wish I’d Been Wrong.
Artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Testset article.
Credit: Article by Omar Afra; image credit as recorded at source.
58 · Testset
French Sports Photography Festival Pulls Gaza Photo After Complaints
Artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Testset article.
Credit: Article by Omar Afra; image credit as recorded at source.
59 · Testset
Omar Afra Launches Live Index to Examine the Economics of Live Music
Artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Testset article.
Credit: Article by Omar Afra; image credit as recorded at source.
60 · Testset
L’Rain Keeps Escaping the Categories Built for Her
Artwork accompanying Farrah Mann’s review published by Testset.
Credit: Published by Testset; review by Farrah Mann; image credit as recorded at source.
61 · Texas Muslim
As-salamu alaykum, Y’all.
Omar Afra’s welcome letter for Texas Muslim. Original supplied editorial collage.
62 · Texas Muslim
Brandon Gill Doesn’t Know Beans About Texas Muslims
Editorial artwork accompanying Omar Afra’s Texas Muslim opinion article.
63 · Texas Muslim
At Bald Fade City with Danny Truong
Omar Afra at Bald Fade City with barber Danny Truong.
64 · Texas Muslim
Texas Muslim history
Supplied editorial collage from Texas Muslim.
65 · Texas Muslim
What Muslims believe about Jesus and Mary
Supplied editorial collage from Texas Muslim.
66 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2015.10
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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67 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2014.08
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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68 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2013.10
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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69 · Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston — 2009.05
Original newspaper cover from the Free Press Houston Archive.
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