Point of View | Chad Moore
All photos and stories by Chad Moore.
Chad's photos remind me of fun and wild times that I have shared with my own friends, somewhere at sometime. He does a great job of sparking an emotion that might have been felt by the people who were actually there in the flesh. Thats what photography is all about, isn't it? Originally from Florida, Chad now calls New York City home, but also spends a good deal of time living life on the road. Check out Chad's raw style in the selection below, along with the stories that go with them. -Barnhart
Fish(slide)- I took this photo late this summer of my friend Michael FIsh sliding down this awesome purple water slide at a public pool in my hometown of Tampa. This was probably around 3am or so. Ever Since I was in high school, my friends and I had about two or three pools that we would always sneak into after hours. Just like riding empty pools, some of the places we would swim got to be sketchy due to people getting caught by the cops an stuff, but there are still some good after hours spots around Tampa.
Hannah(white sands)- This is a snap shot of my friend Hanna in White Sands. I met Hanna the beginning of last summer. I love this photo because Hanna is one of the most genuine, beautiful people I've ever met and she's in one of the most spectacular places I've been in a long, long time.
Jeff(pool)- This photo is of one of my best friends Jeff Luker getting out of a super sketchy indoor swimming pool at a Motel 6 somewhere in the southwest. I love how pretty the water is, but at the same time, the pool probably hadn't been cleaned in months.
Justin(sleeping, Mississippi)- This photo is of one of my best riding buddies growing up, Justin Carroll. He's from Nashville, but we've always been able to meet up a few times a year and rage and ride a little bit. This particular time, I met him and Alex Magallan in Chattanooga and we drove to see some of my family in Northeast Mississippi. While we could have had a nice place to stay in doors, we drove around for a bit and decided to sleep in this dirt lot in the middle of nowhere and have a little camp fire. We ended up getting a 30 pack of Busch for $11 or something crazy and just hung out all night. At about 3am, Justin decides its a good idea to go mudding( we were in a Toyota 4x4). I didn't want to stay in the middle of this place by myself so I get in and we're driving around this lot and he tries to go through this giant puddle which ended up being a giant hole and we spent ten minutes revving the engine in drive and reverse to get out. We finally manage to make it out and the car was completely covered in mud, completely. My grandma didn't know what to think when we pulled up the next morning.
Bloody Foot- This photo was taken late summer 2009. I had just gotten back from an amazing road trip and I was just kind of being a vagabond staying with my high school girlfriend in a basement apartment with no windows in the East Village. All my friends would meet up there and we'd just sit on the street and hang out. This particular night someone got a call about a loft party in Chinatown, so we headed down that way to what ended up being one of the most fun times I've had in New York. The party was in the awesome giant space, but there was also a rooftop and when I got up there, I saw some of my best friends that I hadn't seen in a few months and everything was great. At about 5am, we decided it was time to head out and so we started making our way home. For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to jump on an already broken bottle of Hennessy that was on the side of the street. My foot instantly hurt like hell so I sat down and took off my shoe and it was full of blood. This bottle had gone through the sole and straight into my foot. Zach Sky came over and pulled off my sock and held this huge gash together while Ryan Bailey made a tourniquet out of his shirt. It took us about 15 minutes to get a cab to the hospital...no one wants to pick up a bunch of shirtless, bloody kids at 5:30 in the morning. Somehow we ended up getting to the hospital and it was insane. Since Bailey didn't have a shirt anymore, they gave him hospital scrubs and he was walking around with a clipboard and latex gloves telling people he was Doctor Bailey. It was was amazing. This situation would normally be pretty shitty, but I think the energy and good vibes from the party, along with some Evan Williams carried us through the night and everything. Zach, Ryan, Max and I ended up going to get Mcdonalds breakfast at 9 in the morning and passing out in that basement apartment with no windows.
Check out more of Chad's work at http://thesethingshappensometimes.com/
Chad's photos remind me of fun and wild times that I have shared with my own friends, somewhere at sometime. He does a great job of sparking an emotion that might have been felt by the people who were actually there in the flesh. Thats what photography is all about, isn't it? Originally from Florida, Chad now calls New York City home, but also spends a good deal of time living life on the road. Check out Chad's raw style in the selection below, along with the stories that go with them. -Barnhart
Fish(slide)- I took this photo late this summer of my friend Michael FIsh sliding down this awesome purple water slide at a public pool in my hometown of Tampa. This was probably around 3am or so. Ever Since I was in high school, my friends and I had about two or three pools that we would always sneak into after hours. Just like riding empty pools, some of the places we would swim got to be sketchy due to people getting caught by the cops an stuff, but there are still some good after hours spots around Tampa.
Hannah(white sands)- This is a snap shot of my friend Hanna in White Sands. I met Hanna the beginning of last summer. I love this photo because Hanna is one of the most genuine, beautiful people I've ever met and she's in one of the most spectacular places I've been in a long, long time.
Jeff(pool)- This photo is of one of my best friends Jeff Luker getting out of a super sketchy indoor swimming pool at a Motel 6 somewhere in the southwest. I love how pretty the water is, but at the same time, the pool probably hadn't been cleaned in months.
Justin(sleeping, Mississippi)- This photo is of one of my best riding buddies growing up, Justin Carroll. He's from Nashville, but we've always been able to meet up a few times a year and rage and ride a little bit. This particular time, I met him and Alex Magallan in Chattanooga and we drove to see some of my family in Northeast Mississippi. While we could have had a nice place to stay in doors, we drove around for a bit and decided to sleep in this dirt lot in the middle of nowhere and have a little camp fire. We ended up getting a 30 pack of Busch for $11 or something crazy and just hung out all night. At about 3am, Justin decides its a good idea to go mudding( we were in a Toyota 4x4). I didn't want to stay in the middle of this place by myself so I get in and we're driving around this lot and he tries to go through this giant puddle which ended up being a giant hole and we spent ten minutes revving the engine in drive and reverse to get out. We finally manage to make it out and the car was completely covered in mud, completely. My grandma didn't know what to think when we pulled up the next morning.
Bloody Foot- This photo was taken late summer 2009. I had just gotten back from an amazing road trip and I was just kind of being a vagabond staying with my high school girlfriend in a basement apartment with no windows in the East Village. All my friends would meet up there and we'd just sit on the street and hang out. This particular night someone got a call about a loft party in Chinatown, so we headed down that way to what ended up being one of the most fun times I've had in New York. The party was in the awesome giant space, but there was also a rooftop and when I got up there, I saw some of my best friends that I hadn't seen in a few months and everything was great. At about 5am, we decided it was time to head out and so we started making our way home. For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to jump on an already broken bottle of Hennessy that was on the side of the street. My foot instantly hurt like hell so I sat down and took off my shoe and it was full of blood. This bottle had gone through the sole and straight into my foot. Zach Sky came over and pulled off my sock and held this huge gash together while Ryan Bailey made a tourniquet out of his shirt. It took us about 15 minutes to get a cab to the hospital...no one wants to pick up a bunch of shirtless, bloody kids at 5:30 in the morning. Somehow we ended up getting to the hospital and it was insane. Since Bailey didn't have a shirt anymore, they gave him hospital scrubs and he was walking around with a clipboard and latex gloves telling people he was Doctor Bailey. It was was amazing. This situation would normally be pretty shitty, but I think the energy and good vibes from the party, along with some Evan Williams carried us through the night and everything. Zach, Ryan, Max and I ended up going to get Mcdonalds breakfast at 9 in the morning and passing out in that basement apartment with no windows.
Check out more of Chad's work at http://thesethingshappensometimes.com/
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