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Hey guys, just wanted to share this bit of exciting photography news. This summer, I'm embarking on a 50 day photography road trip across America and Canada. All total, over 7,000 miles. The trip is called "Shootapalooza II: The Sequel." I'm heading to Maine to teach photography for a month at the Maine Media Workshops, and I'm taking nearly the longest route possible. I'll be stopping off in major cities and interesting towns of both countries along my travel from Louisiana to Maine, making constructed fictional images for my main body of photographic work. I have a Fictions project that I've been working on for the past year, and want to finalize and complete it while on this trip. I'm also creating portraits of those I meet along my travels for a massive side project. I'm heading west, traveling up the coast, exploring the American midwest, and covering the width of Canada. Any advice or tips on the various cities I'm venturing into would be greatly appreciated! Also, I'm doing casting calls right now for talent in some of the locations. If there are photographers who have an interest in being an assistant in a city, perhaps if they're curious about seeing how photographs like this are built, feel free to get in touch.
Shootapalooza blog from 2010, to get a feel for what the original was like: Shootapalooza
The current list of cities/towns for this photography road trip are:
West Monroe, LA
Austin, TX
San Antonio, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Prescott, AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Berkeley, CA
Chico, CA
Medford, OR
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Vancouver, BC
Kamloops, BC
Calgary, AB
Regina, SK
Winnipeg, MB
Fargo, ND
Minneapolis, MN
Ames, IA
South Bend, IN
Cleveland, OH
Toronto, ON
Essex Junction, VT
Montreal, QC
Quebec City, QC
Woodstock, NB
Rockport, ME
Thought I'd expose a little on what the backside of logistical organizing looks like. It started out with just a big collection of sketches based on story snippets. Each will eventually become a photograph.
Then every destination is listed out, and I have to factor in the geography of that city, who I know, what type of facility access they'd have there, what other resources might be available, and all kinds of others factors. Then I start plugging shoots into different cities as a first round... this all will probably still change around a little bit as I get into schedules and specifics with people all over North America for that nearly 2 month stretch of time...
But at least things are shaping up! It's a fairly unique thing to do for making photographs, thought some of you would enjoy seeing "the other" type of photography process, and perhaps even
Also, for those who are backing the project for prints, I'm excited to announce that all of the finished work from Shootapalooza II, including the debut exhibit, the 8"x10" and 13"x19" collection prints, and my new portfolio, will be printed on Harman by Hahnemühle's Gloss Art Fiber papers! Many often inquire about my paper choices, and this is the paper that receives the most inquiries. It's fantastic, and will be a great form of presentation to showcase the work made on this trip!
If anyone would like to back this project and perhaps even receive one or more of these images as finished photographs after the trip concludes and 200 hours of post-production wraps, there is a little less than 2 days left on the Kickstarter. This funding literally just goes to food and gas while on the trip. Everything else regarding the photographs, supplies, gear, etc, comes straight out of my pocket.
The link: Unfortunately, TPF policy does not permit the solicitation of funds for personal projects.
Once it's all done, the images will go into a project with other work, such as this:
Take it easy!
Shootapalooza blog from 2010, to get a feel for what the original was like: Shootapalooza
The current list of cities/towns for this photography road trip are:
West Monroe, LA
Austin, TX
San Antonio, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Prescott, AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Berkeley, CA
Chico, CA
Medford, OR
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Vancouver, BC
Kamloops, BC
Calgary, AB
Regina, SK
Winnipeg, MB
Fargo, ND
Minneapolis, MN
Ames, IA
South Bend, IN
Cleveland, OH
Toronto, ON
Essex Junction, VT
Montreal, QC
Quebec City, QC
Woodstock, NB
Rockport, ME
Thought I'd expose a little on what the backside of logistical organizing looks like. It started out with just a big collection of sketches based on story snippets. Each will eventually become a photograph.
Then every destination is listed out, and I have to factor in the geography of that city, who I know, what type of facility access they'd have there, what other resources might be available, and all kinds of others factors. Then I start plugging shoots into different cities as a first round... this all will probably still change around a little bit as I get into schedules and specifics with people all over North America for that nearly 2 month stretch of time...
But at least things are shaping up! It's a fairly unique thing to do for making photographs, thought some of you would enjoy seeing "the other" type of photography process, and perhaps even
Also, for those who are backing the project for prints, I'm excited to announce that all of the finished work from Shootapalooza II, including the debut exhibit, the 8"x10" and 13"x19" collection prints, and my new portfolio, will be printed on Harman by Hahnemühle's Gloss Art Fiber papers! Many often inquire about my paper choices, and this is the paper that receives the most inquiries. It's fantastic, and will be a great form of presentation to showcase the work made on this trip!
If anyone would like to back this project and perhaps even receive one or more of these images as finished photographs after the trip concludes and 200 hours of post-production wraps, there is a little less than 2 days left on the Kickstarter. This funding literally just goes to food and gas while on the trip. Everything else regarding the photographs, supplies, gear, etc, comes straight out of my pocket.
The link: Unfortunately, TPF policy does not permit the solicitation of funds for personal projects.
Once it's all done, the images will go into a project with other work, such as this:

Take it easy!
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