Dave Swift

I just wanted to see how close I could get. And strange as it may seem, because I was taught to always look through the viewfinder my pretty face was in danger!

It certainly was a comfort that I was shooting one of the best and trusted that he wouldn’t smash into my camera. I thought noseblunts on vert were the sickest trick and knew if I filled the frame it would make a sick cover.

One roll of film (or at least most of the 36 exposures) and I figured I had at least one good one. I only used the red gel on a couple and was happy the best shot on the roll had that red flare to it. That warehouse light was so dull, something was needed to make it pop.

Ben Pappas, Noseblunt, Plan B Ramp, San Diego 1996.

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