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Nahko And Medicine For The People




With a few emails and a well-selected portfolio, I was given the opportunity to shoot at the Brooklyn Bowl for one of my favorite bands, Nahko And Medicine For The People. As his new prequel album, My Name Is Bear was released that night the whole venue erupted in joy as they took the stage and Nahko spreads words of peace, Love, and self-discovery. After a lot of lense swaps and even more running around, i was able to capture a lot of beautiful images that I felt very happy with despite not being able to use any flash, which forced me to stop caring about how sharp images were and care more about creating good images out of what I was given. In the end, I went from almost not going to this show to being the only photographer for the whole set, showing that perseverance and setting a professional image will set you on the paths you were meant to go on.

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