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!
