Jhene Aiko's set was really interesting to shoot. She had a ton of bubbles blowing off the stage and they made for some great framing tools. It was fun working with them and trying to incorporate them into my shots instead of avoiding them like some of the other photographers in the pit did. I like some of the results.
These photos were originally published on the Dallas Observer with a review I wrote of the show, which can be found here.
There are a ton of music festivals in Dallas and while most of them have seemed to find their place in the city and are becoming traditional annual events like Homegrown and Untapped, JMBLYA is growing at such a rapid pace that its still continuing to evolve and test out its potential each year. The 2016 edition was its biggest yet and brought in over 20,000 people to Dallas' Fair Park and boasted a lineup of some of the biggest acts in hip-hop like Future, Rae Sremmurd, Post Malone, Kehlani and Kevin Gates. I genuinely think this festival put together by Scoremore has the potential to grow into something like Van's Warped Tour since it's already booked for Austin and Dallas, so it wouldn't be too crazy to eventually see the festival add more cities each year. Pretty exciting stuff.