Here's a video I filmed while on-set at photoshoots for two of the 10 Goldies winners — Malic Amalya (film) and Brontez Purnell (performance/music).

The photoshoots were at Amalya's and Purnell's Oakland and San Francisco apartments, respecitively, and were photographed by Goldies vets Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover.

Purnell lent me a song from his band, The Younger Lovers, to use with the footage. Enjoy!

Behind the scenes on two photo shoots for the SF Bay Guardian's 25th annual Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery arts awards. Winners Malic Amalya (film) and Brontez Purnell (performance/music) are featured in the video, with photographers Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover, who have been photographing Goldies winners for the past 18 years. Music is from Brontez's band, The Younger Lovers. The featured song is "Get Up, Get Up."

And here are the final portraits ...

Photo of Malic Amalya by Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover

Photo of Brontez Purnell by Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover

The Goldies (Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery awards) turns 25 this year, making this its silver issue.

Veteran photographer duo Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover — who have been photographing Goldies winners for 18 of the awards' 25 years — returned this year to deliver the amazing photo of masked DJ Nebakaneza for the cover.

Even though the cover photo was appropriately silver, I couldn't resist pouring gold glitter all over my desk, photographing it, and adding to the headline. Because this year, silver's also gold.

Photo of DJ Nebakaneza by Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover

Here's another photo of the cover star, because it's just too good:

Stay gold

Silver Goldies