I was really hyped to find out this photo got runner up in the 2020 Monster Children photo contest. I am always happy to get a photo in their magazine as it is one of my favorites because of the size, paper, and content. To me, it combines art, music, and action sports in a great way. The 2020 photo annual has some really great stuff in it and I feel it documents what the world went through last year. I also really like that you can choose between two different cover photos.
The day that I took this photo was near the beginning of covid and I would have normally been at work at this time of day. I was at my moms then I decided to go back home and once I got back to Detroit I noticed a big cloud of smoke. I had my camera with me so I figured i’d see whats up. The fire was at a vacant apartment building near La Salle Gardens. I shot a bunch of photos with my Nikon F100, 70-200 lens, and Kodak Portra 400. If you go back a few posts you’ll see “fire in la salle gardens” I posted all the photos there. I was really happy with the results. Taking fire department photos would be a dream job.
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