FORMAT Festival: Diversity and Bold Expression in Comfort [Film Forward]

In the spirit of “C’est la V13,” 35mm film captured these images. Film Forward is a call to action encouraging you to anticipate where film photography can lead your mind in uncertain times. The “why” for my choice of using film will be more apparent as the number of images here grows from 13 to 31. It’s an exercise in mindfulness on the most self-serving level and a reminder of impermanence. Live music photographers are typically permitted to be in the pit where nothing stands between us and the artists onstage for only the first three songs. After that, the fleeting moment will be gone and irreplaceable. Shooting film for kinetic action in low light commands a level of concentration that holds my consciousness to the present during those three songs. Surrender to the Experience Completel...

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