Author: Brandon Navarro
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Day for Night... It's hard to put into words what this festival was. Lets start with the location. MANY of the festivals i've been to, were all in big park, or out on some huge piece of land somewhere. Day for Night was inside of an old post office in downtown Houston. I parked 6 blocks away, and could hear the music as if I was inside of the gates. The sound bounced from building to building creating one giant, city-sized speaker. It was dope.
The unique thing about this festival is that it was integrated with beautiful art. You always had something to look at when you walked to one of the 4 stages.
I actually developed a new respect for the arts. The minds that were behind these concepts are brilliant. The most simple idea, had the biggest impact. Anything from mirror balls suspended above, to a single SUPER bright ray of light. A beautiful web of red lasers, and a room that I literally cant even explain. It was hypnotizing....
Despite the weather, the musical train of the festival kept right on moving. The roster was full of the heavy-hitting favorites. Folks like Nine Inch Nails · Thom Yorke · Solange · Justice · St. Vincent · Tyler, The Creator · James Blake · Pretty Lights · Jamie XX · Phantogram · Pussy Riot · The Jesus Lizard · Nina Kraviz, and some local favorites as well. I always think its cool when festivals will showcase some of the local talent. We all gotta start somewhere, am I right?
As a photographer who waited on this event for so so so long, there were some things that I was disappointed about. Because of the rain, artists were moved up an hour or 2, which means some acts played at the exact same time as others. Then you had the bigger names like Nine Inch Nails, Solange, and a few others that dont want photographers taking photos of them while they perform. It's usually because they've already made it and dont need the exposure, they have their own photographer, or they're worried about a bad photo coming out. Which I totally understand. I mean, remember that crazy Beyonce-Super Bowl photo? Well yeah... So we either had to make our way through a few hundred, maybe even a few thousand people (for dramatic purposes) to the front to get some shots, or we just missed the entire act. I walked away from the festival feeling kinda defeated because I didnt get any photos of NIN.
What I did get photos of, was the rest of the festival. Everything I could possibly shoot. From the people, to the music, to the art, to the city skyline, all down to the final exit. I hope you enjoy what I was able to capture. This is my pictorial review of Day for Night. One of the most innovative, attractive, and unique music festivals in the world-
(Scroll down for pictures)
Day for Night... It's hard to put into words what this festival was. Lets start with the location. MANY of the festivals i've been to, were all in big park, or out on some huge piece of land somewhere. Day for Night was inside of an old post office in downtown Houston. I parked 6 blocks away, and could hear the music as if I was inside of the gates. The sound bounced from building to building creating one giant, city-sized speaker. It was dope.
The unique thing about this festival is that it was integrated with beautiful art. You always had something to look at when you walked to one of the 4 stages.
I actually developed a new respect for the arts. The minds that were behind these concepts are brilliant. The most simple idea, had the biggest impact. Anything from mirror balls suspended above, to a single SUPER bright ray of light. A beautiful web of red lasers, and a room that I literally cant even explain. It was hypnotizing....
Despite the weather, the musical train of the festival kept right on moving. The roster was full of the heavy-hitting favorites. Folks like Nine Inch Nails · Thom Yorke · Solange · Justice · St. Vincent · Tyler, The Creator · James Blake · Pretty Lights · Jamie XX · Phantogram · Pussy Riot · The Jesus Lizard · Nina Kraviz, and some local favorites as well. I always think its cool when festivals will showcase some of the local talent. We all gotta start somewhere, am I right?
As a photographer who waited on this event for so so so long, there were some things that I was disappointed about. Because of the rain, artists were moved up an hour or 2, which means some acts played at the exact same time as others. Then you had the bigger names like Nine Inch Nails, Solange, and a few others that dont want photographers taking photos of them while they perform. It's usually because they've already made it and dont need the exposure, they have their own photographer, or they're worried about a bad photo coming out. Which I totally understand. I mean, remember that crazy Beyonce-Super Bowl photo? Well yeah... So we either had to make our way through a few hundred, maybe even a few thousand people (for dramatic purposes) to the front to get some shots, or we just missed the entire act. I walked away from the festival feeling kinda defeated because I didnt get any photos of NIN.
What I did get photos of, was the rest of the festival. Everything I could possibly shoot. From the people, to the music, to the art, to the city skyline, all down to the final exit. I hope you enjoy what I was able to capture. This is my pictorial review of Day for Night. One of the most innovative, attractive, and unique music festivals in the world-