Since attending my first Vancouver Folk Festival in 1992, I've gravitated to the edges of the stages, where the dancers go. This most innate human drive, to move our bodies to a beat, here exhibits a wholly democratic form.
Every age is up there.
Every body type is moving their hips. We dance solo, we dance with a partner, we dance in groove with the group as one. I dance with my camera and connect with the energy of my collaborators. The Vancouver Folk Festival is one of the most amazing musical events in North America. Perched on the shore of English Bay, with the city skyline to the East, the mountains rising behind West Vancouver to the North, and the sun setting over the ranges of Vancouver Island to the West, it's a festival set in the most spectacular setting imaginable.