Ben's Bachelor weekend.

Had the most amazing weekend with this motley crew for my friend Ben’s bachelor party.
It’s not everyday that you get to cut loose with your friends and this felt like a much needed break.
When we first got up to New Hampshire I grabbed my camera and started walking around taking photos.
This is something I do on every trip but for some reason it felt different.
Subconsciously I was pressuring myself to make great pictures immediately and I was not having fun shooting.
It felt like I was on a job and had all this pressure on me.
As I looked around I said to myself “fucking relax, just take what you feel.”
In that moment I let go of the idea of taking compositionally sound images, I stopped worrying about aesthetic, and I just took photos of what felt good to me.
Down time needs time down time, and work time needs to be work time.
I think you can have fun with both but they need to be treated appropriately.

Once I let go of this notion I picked up my camera whenever it felt right to me throughout the trip.
The photos I was taking were only for fun and it felt symbolic being with my childhood best friends and returning to a simpler form of photography.

In short the end result isn’t always what’s most important it’s the process of making over and over again and still enjoying it.

I’m grateful for these days and the people I am able to spend them with.