Brendon Lovely
Creative Director, Editorial Director
Based in Minneapolis, MN. Leading photographer, Videographer, and Founder of Why Try Magazine which conceptually was underway in early 2022, with a history as a nature photographer and additional art curation as lead director & founding owner at ABU Blog & Magazine, which at its peak held a following of over 200,000 people, the goal was and continues to be to provide exceptional photographical and video coverage of artists performing in Minnesota and wherever the opportunity arises.
Brendon also works in the music scene personally, releasing music under the pseudonym "Brendoolf" an alternative indie music project that's been ongoing since early 2017. Allowing them to deepen themselves in the culture of music production and release.
Founder
Kale Marie
Associate Editor, Lead TCE
Based in Minneapolis, MN. Leading photographer and Co-Founder of Why Try Magazine, Kale began pursuing concert photographer in 2017 starting with Panic! At The Disco with a history in event photographer, working for private hire at wedding showers and high-class birthday parties. Kale assists in the directional decisions of Why Try Magazine while simultaneously managing her music magazine Mic Check Magazine.
Kale has photographed for musicians, providing the cover art for multiple albums and single releases, along with press release photographical coverage to be featured in multiple online outlets.