Download Festival was the first of a few festivals that I photographed for the company that puts them on. It was different than what I am used to, and it was a learning experience that is for sure. I am hoping to do it all again this year. It was pouring rain most the days and I ran in-between stages to get these shots while at the same time downloading my images to the computer and turning them into the fest. I don’t photograph all the artists, just a few – and of the bands I photographed, I liked very few images. Here are my favorites photographs from Download Festival, it is not much, but it’ll do. Next year will be better.
![download_april_line_up_update](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/download_april_line_up_update.jpg)
![My gear for download festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6681.jpg)
![I didn't bring rain bags so I would like to personally thanks my hotel for their endless supply of laundry bags](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6656.jpg)
![This is a photo bit](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_3052.jpg)
![Just chatting it up with my security friend](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/unnamed-file-770x1027.jpg)
![This is me soaking wet in the photo pit](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GOPR9794.jpg)
![This is me soaking wet somewhere else](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GOPR9780.jpg)
![I met this dude and he was very nice / very drunk but mostly just very nice, we took a photo together](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6658.jpg)
![I thought they looked amazing](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2208.jpg)
![Caleb Shomo of Beartooth at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A1666.jpg)
![Atreyu at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A1844.jpg)
![Atreyu at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A1908.jpg)
![Chino of Deftones at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A2596-770x1155.jpg)
![Fat Mike of NOFX](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A2673.jpg)
![DISTURBED at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A3123.jpg)
![Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_1360.jpg)
![More People](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_3059.jpg)
![James Shaffer of Korn at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_1809.jpg)
![James Shaffer of Korn at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_1823.jpg)
![Taka of ONE OK ROCK at Download Festival](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A2857.jpg)
![ON OK ROCK](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2845.jpg)
![Hands](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2131.jpg)
![This is a lot of images together, crowd for Black Sabbath](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2579-Pano.jpg)
![Favorite photo from the weekend I think... Korn!](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A1420.jpg)
![Well this might actually be my favorite, but for other reasons- makes me laugh](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DJ4A1475.jpg)
![](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2662.jpg)
![This is the photo crew for Download Fest](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6685.jpg)
![The dudes](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6752.jpg)
![This isnt me holding a camera](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/adam-dog-7972.jpg)
![This isnt me with my photo crew friends](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6697.jpg)
![This isn't me jumping](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6789.jpg)
![Think Tank bag, you done good](https://www.adamelmakias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6712-e1478462490769.jpg)