Music Photography Blog

by Adam Elmakias

Photographs From Download Festival

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.

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My gear for download festival
My gear for download festival
I didn't bring rain bags so I would like to personally thanks my hotel for their endless supply of laundry bags
I didn’t bring rain bags so I would like to personally thanks my hotel for their endless supply of laundry bags
This is a photo bit
This is a photo bit
Just chatting it up with my security friend
Just chatting it up with my security friend
This is me soaking wet in the photo pit
This is me soaking wet in the photo pit
This is me soaking wet somewhere else
This is me soaking wet somewhere else
I met this dude and he was very nice / very drunk but mostly just very nice, we took a photo together
I met this dude and he was very nice / very drunk but mostly just very nice, we took a photo together
I thought they looked amazing
I thought they looked amazing
Caleb Shomo of Beartooth at Download Festival
Caleb Shomo of Beartooth
Atreyu at Download Festival
Atreyu
Atreyu at Download Festival
Atreyu
Chino of Deftones at Download Festival
Chino of Deftones
Fat Mike of NOFX
Fat Mike of NOFX heading to the stage. 
DISTURBED at Download Festival
DISTURBED
Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction at Download Festival
Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction at Download Festival
More People
More People
James Shaffer of Korn at Download Festival
James Shaffer of Korn at Download Festival
James Shaffer of Korn at Download Festival
James Shaffer of Korn at Download Festival
Taka of ONE OK ROCK at Download Festival
Taka of ONE OK ROCK at Download Festival
ON OK ROCK
ONE OK ROCK
Hands
Hands
This is a lot of images together, crowd for Black Sabbath
This is a lot of images together, the crowd for Black Sabbath
Favorite photo from the weekend I think... Korn!
Favorite photo from the weekend I think… Korn!
Well this might actually be my favorite, but for other reasons- makes me laugh
Well this might actually be my favorite, but for other reasons- makes me laugh – All Time Low
This is the photo crew for Download Fest
This is the photo crew for Download Fest
The dudes
The dudes
This isnt me holding a camera
This isn’t me holding a camera
This isnt me with my photo crew friends
This isn’t me with my photo crew friends
This isn't me jumping
This isn’t me jumping
Think Tank bag, you done good
Think Tank bag, you have done well.