Deadmau5’s rise to fame has been rapid and intense all over the world, and it is no exception here in Vancouver. Earlier this year he sold out a show at the Commodore, and soon after Blueprint brought him back to the city and he swept a sold-out crowd of 2800 into the UBC Thunderbird Arena and off their feet. I don’t usually get to shoot shows this large, but I always find them pretty fascinating. The immense scale of the spectacle and the collective atmosphere developed by a few thousand people gets me psyched.

This photo essay in particular made me consider the different ways of representing large crowds. I tried to take some ideas from the fantastic Andreas Gursky show at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The representation of gathering, worship, and scale is something I want to keep working on and develop new approaches to. Also, hopefully these photos give a sense of the dichotomy at a show this large. The fan world, the Deadmau5 icon world, and the morphing, lively relationship between the two. I’m always interested in hearing critical feedback, so if you have a response please email me or sound off in the comments. enjoi!

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Photo © Cristobal Palma

What would you do to own a place with this view? 

Photo © Paul Outerbridge

Photos of Mexico and California from the 50s by Paul Outerbridge. Real psyched on this shot.

“Divinity Metrics is a cutting edge media metrics company that measures the consumption habits of millions of consumers worldwide and provides media companies with real-time trends which allows them to make informed and sound marketing and business decisions.” May sound dense and boring but their links are good and the information is interesting. Stoked on their blog. 

Photo © Patrick Tsai

Good stuff from China based photographer Patrick Tsai. He is moving to Japan soon, always look forward to his updates. 

Photo: © Andrew Bush

Like clouds? Like fashion? Like people driving? Like that jump button? Yesh you do. You lurve that jump button.

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