This is the tourThis is me at the airport in San Diego – Think Tank bags are my best friendsJosh making beats before the showAlex Shelnutt makes me laugh when he laughsCOD vibesJer and his mystery drinkVideo game palsThis is my gear and my shoesScared the crap out of me up thereFull band at soundcheckSoundcheckHi NutKevin loves his guitarsRock concertBangHeadStanceStill love themCrowdsThe office for the drummerCrowd surf winYesOOF photo of my gear ( I love Sigma Art lenses)Confetti and waterBadass intern Alex, loved hanging with him2am convos, Jer in foregroundI am the bankerFriendships were challenged, band almost broke up, yelling happened, never play monopoly with business-minded friendsFront line fansPhoto by Emily – photographing Neck Deep, Moose Blood, New Found Glory and A Day To RememberThe whole tour, men and boys n stuffThey said this was too weird to post. So. I posted it.Inter-band relationshipsSwayCrowd vibePhotographing a concert for these guys is like hanging out with my homiesCrowdhmmmm,…. sorry schoolsGo away bass. But it’s like base, not a fish.Hanging with JerAwesome intern for the night – EmilyThe child of OzzyMy lovely gear (Left to right: Canon 5D MKIII with Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8, Sigma 15mm Fisheye, Sigma 20mm f/1.4 ART, Canon 6D with Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART)2 am in a parking garage with my best friend6pm in our dressing room6:016:026:027:00 wtf is going onJumpsDom, badass intern for the nightMy life in a few suitcases, to the hotel, quick shoot. Sometimes these shots are my favorite.
Touring has gotten more difficult for me lately. I am trying my best. I just can’t tough it out like I used to. It is not that I do not like it, I love it and I would do it everyday if I could. I just spent 8 years on the road. Crucial years. From age 19-27, and a lot of things you are supposed to learn about life are not really learned when you tour. You kind of exist in your own bubble, occasionally the bubble pops and you are all the sudden in your bed at home in a whole different world.
I say pop because that is how it feels, like you exit one reality and all the sudden you are in the other. This past year has been me exploring that transition. I have been shooting a lot in San Diego (I still have to get my fix) we will see what 2017 has to offer.
