Photography + Words – Nate Hill
In between dreams…
I don’t share a lot of personal stuff on social media, but this was a special one for me.
My Dad was a massive Jack Johnson fan. Way back in 2008, I took Dad to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to see Jack. We got there early to check out the support acts. Our seats were right on the edge of the covered section and it was a wet one. To this day I’m not sure why, but one of the ushers came, had a chat with us and invited us to go right down to the barrier. Front and centre. We had one of our best, most memorable and talked about gigs we ever had together.
So to be back at the same venue, this time to see Jack with my camera in hand on the other side of the barrier in the pit was somewhat emotional. Dad was definitely there in spirit with me. He would’ve been so stoked to hear that I had the opportunity to shoot his favourite artist.
Thank you Jack for giving me the soundtrack to some amazing memories.
