Monday, August 18, 2014

The Hudson Project - Shot for the Times Herald-Record

What has somewhat affectionately become known as the Mudson Project, started out as the Hudson Project, an inaugural music and arts festival on the site of the Woodstock 94 (also dubbed Mudstock for a similiar reason) at Winston Farms in Saugerties.

Thousands came from all over to see acts like Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Kendrick Lamar and various other artists. The festival was plagued with a few problems from the get go, usually falling a bit behind schedule, as well as a few other huiccups which were understandable being the Hudson Project's (THP from here on out) first run. Despite these few frustrations the crowd, predominately young millennials seemed to be enjoying the laid back vibe while the sun shined as the music was played. Then came the rain. Next the tornado warnings. Ended by rivers of flowing mud. Some had fun, recreating some original Woodstock 94 mud pit magic, while others were less than pleased, especially if your car was waiting to be pulled out of the said mud pit.

I once again had the opportunity to shoot this for the Times Herald-Record and was incredibly excited to go (I'm a huge fan of Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips). Once I received my parking pass, press pass and photo pass I established a game plan and shot away throughout the day. So I hope you enjoy browsing through the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.






























Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Mysteryland USA - Shot for the Times Herald-Record

Memorial Day Weekend at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, brought mainly 20 somethings and a handful of old hippies looking to re experience the groundbreaking three days of love and peace shared at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts festival that happened on the same hallowed grounds. This time around there wouldn't be artists like the legendary Jimi Hendrix taking the stage creating a wave of live music over the western Catskills.  This time electronic dance music (EDM) would be thumping through the air as the millennial generation, some scantily clad, others with face painted in the style of Dio Del Muertos' La Catrina and more costumed up in internet memes and 80's nostalgia, danced the night away.

I was fortunate enough to be able to cover this event for the Times Herald-Record, although EDM isn't really my cup of tea, the laid back vibe and fantastic people mixed in with the flare of the event made it all worth it, rain and all. As a result the amount of photos I took was unreal for the three days that I was there. So as a result I decided to share just a few favorites from my coverage of Mysteryland USA.







































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