Finishing College and Summer Plans

Today is April 15th, which for most people means it's Tax Day, but for me it means that I have exactly one month until I graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from Columbia College Chicago. I am realizing that the last semester of college is the antithesis to the last semester of high school. At this point of high school you've been accepted to college, finished the bulk of your coursework, and are just looking forward to a leisurely summer before going off to college, but where I am in school now is just about the most stressful time of college. I am putting everything I have learned and experienced over the past 4 years into the materials and projects I need to get started in the photography world, from a new website, print portfolio, personal projects, and everything else. So I have a lot to do in 30 days. But once the semester and my college career are over I am fortunate to have some big opportunities coming my way.

Beginning May 17th, just two days after graduation, I am hitting the road to shoot photos for another skateboard tour, Hometown Heroes. You can check that link out for more about the tour, but essentially I will be doing the same thing as last summer, traveling in a van with a bunch of skateboarders, shooting photos of local skate contests all over the country, and doing a lot of street skating. I am really thankful to Shak, Brian, and Molly, and everyone at Birdsong 3/Revolution for choosing me for this tour, as it will give me a chance to spend the summer doing what I love, as well as make my future plans of moving to California possible.

Here is the list of everywhere I will be this summer:

May 8th   Chicago, IL
May 9th   Indianapolis, IN
May 17th   Madison, WI
May 18th   Milwaukee, WI
May 20th   Indianapolis, IN
May 22nd   Tulsa, OK
May 24th   Phoenix, AZ
May 25th   Las Vegas, NV
May 28th   Seattle, WA
May 29th   Seattle, WA
May 30th   Portland, OR
May 31st   Portland, OR
June 5th   San Francisco, CA
June 6th   San Francisco, CA
June 9th   Salt Lake City, UT
June 12th   Denver, CO
June 14th   Denver, CO
June 17th   Dallas, TX
June 18th   Houston, TX
June 19th   Houston, TX
June 21st   New York, NY
June 23rd   Baltimore, MD
June 24th   Philadelphia, PA
June 25th   Philadelphia, PA
June 26th   Northern NJ
June 27th   Cincinnati, OH
June 29th   Chicago, IL
July 1st   Minneapolis, MN
July 2nd   Minneapolis, MN
July 3rd   Des Moines, IA
July 5th   Kansas City, MO
July 7th   Lincoln, NE
July 9th   Oklahoma City, OK
July 11th   Nashville, TN
July 13th   Atlanta, GA
July 18th   Phoenix, AZ
July 19th   Las Vegas, NV
July 20th   Los Angeles, CA
July 29th   Los Angeles, CA
July 30th   Los Angeles, CA
July 31st   Los Angeles, CA
August 1st   Los Angeles, CA


If anyone sees our paths crossing this summer, let me know! Everyone else, keep up with my adventures here on the blog, on the Hometown site, and for the social media junkies, follow me on twitter and tumblr. See you on the road!