What a rad day! This was the first time I had been back in Washington in about 2 months and it felt great. Noah and I made it out to George, WA for Warped Tour this year at The Gorge. My buddy, Cameron (aka Big Chocolate) played Warped this year and he was kind enough to get Noah and I all-access passes so we could kick it together throughout the day. When we got there Big C was already preparing to play his set so we hurried to that stage and got ready to shoot/film that. This stage faces into the sun so the lighting was terrible and trying to expose for wherever the subject was at was frustrating but we made it work. I took a lot of video so I only have a few shots from his set. After his set, we hurried over to the main stage to see August Burns Red play. The photo pit was packed with photographers and the stage was so high it was pointless to try to shoot from there so we mostly hung out backstage and watched from there. I ran into Adam Elmakias back there and finally had the chance to meet him. Great dude. I took a few shots and video but mostly just stared in awe at the beastlyness of Matt Greiner. That guy is so fun to watch drum. After their set we figured out the rest of the times for the other bands’ sets. We ended up heading back to the main stage and watched The Devil Wears Prada play. Again, shooting from the pit was pointless but I did manage to grab a few solid shots. We also met Kelly Mason while we were in the pit!! Finally! If you don’t know her (which you should) you better just Google her now. After this set, the rest of the bands I wanted to photograph played at a stage that for once was completely shaded! Last year I had horrible luck with the stage placements and so I was extremely stoked to be able to get some well-exposed shots. Between shooting and hanging out with Big Chocolate, we shot Set Your Goals, We Came As Romans, Of Mice & Men and finally, The Acacia Strain. I was most stoked to photograph TAS mostly because Vincent always displays a lot of energy. Anyways, I couldn’t have asked for a better Warped. Met some amazing people, hung out with a lot of friends and saw some great bands play. Hope you all enjoy the photos!
The Devil Wears Prada
Big Chocolate
Set Your Goals
We Came As Romans
Of Mice & Men
The Acacia Strain
Jordan, these pictures are incredible. I have been scrolling through your work and I am so inspired. I am planning on going to school for photography and trying to get into the field. If only I was lucky enough to get passes to take such wonderful shots. You do beautiful work.