Graduation & Stewart Street & Tahoe. Oh my.

With week one of my internship complete, I thought I would share some more images from things I've been doing, people I've been meeting.  Looka here.

Also, if you haven't had time to check it out before, checkout MY WEBSITE www.hilaryswift.com

Galena High School Graduation

Galena High

Hug High School Graduates... Hugging

This group of graduates were my favorites. They had the most character and were all so excited to be there. 

Reno High School Graduates

Ben and the trash fire

Andy and the crazy good salad dressing

Tom Flyod of Floyd's Fireside Lounge

People raft'n on the Truckee River.

Lake Tahoe's Sand Harbor

Hey! I'm an intern now NINE PHOTOS OF RENO

Hello all!
     I have officially began my internship at the Reno Gazette-Journal. This town is simply rampant with photo opportunities. Aside from the incredibly beautiful scenery of this place, I've found that each person I've met has an interesting story. Here are some images I've taken both in the course of work and just on my own time.

Let me know what cha think!

Introducing: downtown Reno on Virginia St.

Brothers: (from left) Squirrel and Riot. These two have been traveling for several months, hopping on and off trains and staying where ever they can, doing almost anything to make money to get to the next town. Originally from the state of Washington, the two were in Reno for two weeks before they headed out for Utah in the final stretch of their trip back North.

Downtown Reno.

From left, Rachel Luni, Samantha S., and Jacob Burgess prepare a display for their new exhibit called "Rush to Reno" at the Wilbur D. May museum in Reno.

18 year old Kendrick hanging out at his favorite swimming hole on the Truckee River in downtown Reno.

Mike M. takes his first ever trip down the Truckee River. Mike just moved to Reno from Sonoma, Calif., to take care of his father. Although this was his first float, he said that he had been checking out the route on his bicycle for the past few days to make sure it was safe.

Two girls cooling off in the Truckee River in downtown Reno.

The drought in California is not missed here in Reno. Drought is expected to plague this side of the country for the next months. Locals know that if they want to swim in the Truckee River this summer they must do it soon or else face dangerously low water height. 

On my way home I saw these cool shoes hangin out.

PS. This is the paper I work for!
http://www.rgj.com/

Since then

Hello All!
     Since my last post much has happened. Most noteworthy, I have moved to Nevada! I will begin my work as a photo-intern for the Reno Gazette-Journal on Wednesday, the 11th.
     This past weekend I photographed an event here in Reno known as the Pudding Bounce. The idea being that people come together and wrestle in pudding. Although there were meant to be several matches, it was a colder day than expected and there was only one bout that happened early in the day, but I was able to catch the clean up! Regardless it was a very interesting night including several DJ sets by local performers. This is just a small take from a much bigger set. Eventually I'd like to add some of these images to a larger series I've begun to do on young Americans (David Bowie reference intended).  SEE PHOTOS HERE or click the link below:

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF PUDDING BOUNCE

Also, here are some added photos of things and people in my life.  

My roommates best friend and a crystal hunter, Andy

This kitty cat

Washoe Valley

My roommate and an avid gardener, Ben

 My boyfriend, Max Kasch

Post Deltopia 2014

Mischa Lopiano and I decided to head out of town around midnight last night to go see what was up with the riots happening at Deltopia in Isla Vista. We broke apart once we got there, Mischa found the riot police and I sought out the students. Fireworks had just been sent off and the police reaction to this was teargas and rubber bullets. Aside from being blinded, it was still completely dark where I was, making it difficult to see let alone be able to photograph anything. Several party goers showed me the rubber bullet casings that had been fired at them earlier while others screamed at the injustices of not being allowed back to their homes.

27 PHOTOS OF BURGERAMA III 2014

I went to Burgerama III twenty-fourteen and these are some pictures from it. This was my third Burger Records event (thanks very much to Makenzie Goodman and Curtis Harding). Although I didn't get to see or photograph every band that I wanted to on the lineup (not enough time), I still witnessed some really incredible musicians.

SEE PHOTOS HERE

www.hilaryswift.com/#!/portfolio/G0000Aygnmq3fYJA

I have also attached links to some of the musicians below the link. I have about 70 more images I feel as if I could have posted... so maybe there will be a Burgerama III part II album... who knows.

Featured artists include: 

BLACK LIPS

FIDLAR

MAC DEMARCO

DEATH

ALLAH LAS

SLEEP

CURTIS HARDING

TOGETHER PANGEA

KOOL KEITH

Also be sure to checkout: 

THE GROWLERS

BLEACHED

and really just everyone on this BURGER RECORDS lineup....

St. Patrick's Day at Benchwarmers

Hello all!

       I don't really want to put these on Facebook or my blog because everyone can steal them that way... but I thought I'd share some photos from St. Patrick's Day here at the Benchwarmers in Ventura. I think I might be starting a series on the people of Ventura dive bars so this might just be the beginning to a bigger project. But take a look!

Thanks friends, love you guys

Also, look forward to photos from Burgerama III within the next two days!

http://www.hilaryswift.com/#!/portfolio/G0000ZFlE6Fd6yOE

http://www.hilaryswift.com/#!/portfolio/G0000ZFlE6Fd6yOE

29 PHOTOS OF NEVADA. Check it out. Give me feedback.

Over the weekend I went to Nevada for the first time and fell in love with it. I think what draws me to this state over the rest of the Southwest is the history. Remnants of cowboys, gold miners and outcasts litter the land like cigarette butts on a California highway. A place that was condemned as inhabitable by many of the early settlers, Nevada now offers the only remaining glimpse into earlier American history.

I didn't intend to go to this place and start a project... but it seems as though I must. This is just the beginning. The first draft.  I took too many pictures for this to be final but I'm too eager for feedback not to post now.

Two years ago this week began my photo-journey. An indelible moment at a concert followed by a catastrophic personal event drove me into the welcoming arms of photography as both a coping mechanism and an obsession.

Anyway, HERE ARE MY PHOTOS. Give me your thoughts please.

http://www.hilaryswift.com/#!/portfolio/G0000wgMUJ8gl3lQ