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Sustain-Release

11 years ago, my friend Alex and I took a leap of faith on a mysterious, first-year DIY techno gathering in upstate NY. I’ve been documenting its evolution ever since. While Sustain-Release has grown up into a well-oiled machine, I love that it has never lost the community spirit that made that first year so special. The following are my favorite photographs throughout the years.

  • A long exposure photograph with streaking lights at the Sustain-Release Grove.
  • Masha of Kindergarten DJing at the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • CCL DJing under the glow of the lights at the Sustain-Release Grove.
  • Aurora Halal bathed in blue light at the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Jek Djing at the Sustain-Release Grove.
  • Laurel Halo playing live in the Grove at Sustain-Release.
  • Listeners lounge surrounded by neon lights at the Bossa Lounge of Sustain-Release.
  • Avalon Emerson engulfed by red lights while playing the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Detail shot of the basketball hoop with streams of red light at the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Dark silhouettes of people dancing under the blue lights and lasers of Sustain-Release.
  • Octo Octa playing at Sustain-Release.
  • 3 people walking across the wooden bridges across the lake in Camp Kennybrook at night during Sustain-Release.
  • Silhouettes of people dancing under a red light at Sustain-Release main stage.
  • Earth Eater performs while standing on a ladder under the basketball hoop at the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Dancers framed by a door to the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Blue silhouettes of people on the dance floor of Sustain-Release with streaks of light emanating from their heads.
  • Avalon Emerson smiles at the crowd while playing the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Long exposure of crowds dancing at the Grove of Sustain-Release.
  • Sc-ifi like long exposure of blurry people dancing with dance floor lasers scanning across their faces at Sustain-Release year one.
  • A layer of fog blankets the lake of Camp Kennybrook in the morning during Sustain-Release.
  • Landscape photo of a girl standing on a T-shaped dock on a foggy morning at Camp Kennybrook during Sustain-Release.
  • Four people happily converse illuminated by a campfire in the Grove of Sustain-Release as the sunlight of the day peaks through the trees.
  • Night landscape photo of Camp Kennybrook's buildings across the lake under the stars during Sustain-Release. The area is covered with fog and neon lights emanate from the buildings.
  • A crowd dancing in the woods of the Grove during Sustain-Release. The scene is illuminated by a bright green light.
  • Night shot of the pool pavilions of Camp Kennybrook during Sustain-Release with fog in the background and a bright red light illuminating the scene.
  • A woman touches a laser light with her hand while she examines it closely during Sustain-Release.
  • Akanbi of Groovy Groovy dancing with neon lights in the background in the Bossa Lounge of Sustain-Release.
  • Early morning scene of Camp Kennybrook during Sustain-Release.
  • Surreal image of silhouettes of people dancing with a grid of parallel neon lights hangs above their heads at the main stage of Sustain-Release.
  • Long exposure image of people dancing vigorously at Sustain-Release.
  • DJ Fart In The Club playing at 7am. The Grove, Sustain-Release.
  • Long exposure abstract photograph in blue hues of the lights at the Grove during Sustain-Release.
  • A long abstract image of a dance floor full of people moving with a person crossing in front of the camera and warping the lights with his silhouette.
  • Eris Drew and Octo Octa playing into the early morning hours of Sustain-Release on the main stage, 2021.
  • Girl with curly hair, tattoos, trendy sunglasses, red plaid shirt and leather bra holds a drink while showing a peace sign with her fingers.
  • A couple wearing all black bondage outfits with nose piercings while covered in red light pose for the camera in the middle of the dance floor at Sustain-Release.
  • A man with a chainmail mask, sunglasses and sleeveless shirt with death metal graphics dances in the early morning hours of Sustain-Release at the Grove.
  • Man wearing a bucket hat shows a peace sign to the camera.
  • Earth Eater performing live at Sustain-Release.
  • Aurora Halal performing at Sustain-Release.
  • Man with neon green hair poses in front of purple light creating a shadow of his profile.
  • Man smokes a cigarrette on the porch of a cabin at Sustain-Release.
  • Girl engulfed by fog holds up a yellow balloon with smiley face at Sustain-Release.
  • A long exposure image of Sustain-Release revelers under a pink light. The long exposure of the lights resemble a sandstorm sweeping over heir heads.
  • Galcher Lustwerk playing live in the Grove at Sustain-Release.
  • Silhouettes of Sustain-Release revelers walking towards the bright lights of the Grove.
  • Man with 90's rave style sunglasses over his head and a camping headlamp stares blankly into space as laser lights from the dance floor intersect his head. Sustain-Release.
  • Silhouette of a hand reaches up high in a dim dance floor and touches a rainbow colored laser creating long streaking shadows where the fingers touch. Sustain-Release.
  • Long exposure image of two DJs behind the decks create ghostly figures as they move. Sustain-Release.
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