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It's been a long time coming, but somehow I never had the time to join in the pillow fight in New York City. Even as the event - brought to you by the Urban Playground Movement - went international last year. But, finally, I made it!
I was unable to drum up deserved panoramic coverage elsewhere, but fellow panoramic photographer Gabor Rev did cover the Budapest event. Mind you, Hungarians hosted pillowfight on this second world-widened event day in a dozen cities, leading the international pack by a considerable margin. Hajrá Magyarok!<span>
I have not yet photographed a more tumultuous crowd from dead center, as it was requireed of me on this Pillow Fight Day in New York City. While the pillow fighters were as accomodating as they could be on the jam-packed square, I received my fair share of pillow bangs.
You may argue that the density should have helped, as there was no room to fall, this was no still crowd and, consequently putting these imges together was unusually fun-filled both on the account of the violently shaken handheld nature of the source and the inherent mobility of the subjects.
Pillow Fight Day - New York City
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The suggested rules on the official Pillow Fight Day site do talk of responsible littering and commitment to cleaning up, but I am uncertain how that aspect of the day went in New York City. Shortly after the crowd disbursed, leftovers were aplenty . . . and some liked it that way.
Pillow Fight Day - New York City
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The making of : see me squeezing my way through the crowd and trying to set foothold while snapping pics - courtesy of pretty Amy Gallinagh.
I made it into a couple of youtube videos, but this one really gives a sense of what it was like to photograph there. Look for me at the 8:17 mark coming in from the right hand of the screen.
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