Kent Tompkins                                  
photo•video•editing

Over the many years, I’ve photographed music and cultural festivals around the world for promoters, publications, and magazines—immersing myself in the pulse of live performance and ritual. These images are from the edge of the stage and back, within the crowd, and the quiet moments in between, where sound, movement, and human expression converge. Capturing the raw energy is where the aliveness hangs! The fleeting magic and art reminds me of what's real, the ecstatic dance available to all of us whenever we want!