WHY SHOULD WE FOLLOW OUR PASSION?

Shot in San Francisco, the founders of Galactic, Stanton Moore & Robert Mercurio came together with Eric Lindell and Ivan Neville to form one of the great New Orleans jam bands: Dragon Smoke

It doesn’t always make sense. We have to put food on our table, we have expectations from others, from ourselves, and the road to ‘success’ whatever that is, is never a straight line. The picture above, I shot in San Francisco. The founders of Galactic, Stanton Moore & Robert Mercurio came together with Eric Lindell and Ivan Neville to form one of the great New Orleans jam bands: Dragon Smoke.

I am drawn to this image, not because its a particularly good one, but because the emotion of each of them is so strong. Clearly, each member of the band has followed their passion and it undeniably shows on their faces.

What I think I like most however, is that the boys from Dragon Smoke and their other Galactic band members actually took things one step further. Arguably the grand masters of New Orleans, the Galactic team, went ahead and acquired what is arguably the home of music in New Orleans - Tipitina’s!

In person, this is a group of supremely cool, laid back guys who no doubt love their work and follow their passion across the board. Passion is a powerful force that can drive us to achieve great things, and for many of us, that passion is rooted in the world of art and creativity.

These images were shot on a Canon R3 with an RF 24-70mm lens, and a Canon EL1 flash using a remote transmitter.

Eric Lindell and Ivan Neville share a moment onstage in San Francisco

Stanton Moore looks like he’s having a terrible time!