5 days of photography at the Texas State Fair

[@perryhallstreetphotography]

Paulie and Andrew, I had a great time hanging out with both of you for those five days at the fair. Great job, boys! 🤜❤️🤛

[@Hofology]

Perry brings good vibes! Loved his Walker talkie 🙌

[@nick_a_pagan]

The duality of the Lomo camera with the Contax flash

[@refrence]

Nice work Paulie! Interesting to see you spend time at the fair in a similar vein to Winogrand during the 60s/70s. Also good to see local photographer Will in the video as well, big ups!

[@coastalartistlivingonislan8395]

Texas is a fun place to make art.

[@alfredoziano]

Paulie with the best shirt!

[@wearetrackclub]

Love these shots and humorous vibe in this video! Thank you for sharing, Paulie! 🤩🤩

[@stevevavra]

Was having a crappy day at work, then a Paulie B street photography appeared. I am better now.🎉

[@zuhachan]

i was about to sleep but saw the notif and now i'm awake thanks paulie for another upload

[@scotttuckerphotography]

Glad you were able to visit and take in the ridiculousness that is our fair!

[@StuartWeir]

Andrew with allergies made my eyes water. That feeling is too familiar haha

[@johnwaine56]

Another amazing video. Thanks Paulie! If I ever get to visit the USA, my priorities are NYC, a rodeo and a state fair.

[@jb.photography]

Sucks that Andrew got kicked out a few times - I shoot rodeo often and depending on the organizer/association they can be very strict about who goes where. Protip - if you attend a rodeo again, wear full western gear. Cowboy hat, boots, jeans, tucked in long sleeve button up shirt. That plus a camera, nobody will ever give you shit. In my experience as long as it’s not a PRCA rodeo you’ll be fine. I almost never have credentials, but as long as I’m wearing proper attire they don’t question my presence.

[@fodenkano3988]

Now I want to see Paulie in full cowboy attire

[@arrangearrange]

Paulie B taking care of all of us who don’t give a shit about football this weekend

[@Caballeroshot]

Great to have you in my hometown, sorry about the bureaucrats and pseudo-cops who take what little power they're given and let it go to their head. Great episode, almost made me want to go to the fair....ALMOST! 😂

[@InsertCleverNameHere1]

Rodeo photographers don't play around. You have to have the PRCA certification and its not easy to obtain, which is why they got onto you about not having the right credentials. I think there's less than 100 certified photographers allowed to shoot the pro rodeo circuit.

[@emanuelbief7088]

Good to know

[@jb.photography]

Yeah the PRCA is a PITA. Luckily they aren’t the only pro rodeo organization and the others, depending on how small, can be pretty chill.

[@InsertCleverNameHere1]

@@jb.photography yeah, I shoot local NBHA barrel races and those are a lot of fun...and interesting when you get a kid on a horse that doesn't want to behave and you're shooting inside the arena.

[@ijovy3]

we need andrew's episode

[@abrahamiguesslol]

LETS GOOOO!

[@Ali-sj5pn]

Needed this 👏

[@Scrambled6653]

Great photos in this video, good job 👏

[@hendrixg]

I wonder if the organizers saw these photos that they'd have better passes. They're documenting the event, no one needs to feel like a criminal.

[@acquiredtoast]

Great video, Paulie!

[@mitnas]

Ive been seeing Andrew in more and more episodes….. I wonder when his walkie talkie episode is coming out

[@heyitsgerard]

THERES A SNAKE IN MAH BOOT

[@DavidKabra]

This episode showed the duality of man

[@user-ho7sv2jv3g]

Smart getting a media pass! Does the fair expect you guys to give them photos for marketing? Or what questions did they ask in order to give you two passes?

[@J.ortegadesign]

First! Saw that Paulie B posted 42 seconds ago lol

[@camm_eng]

When will there be an andrwsnapd Walkie Talkie? I want to see the most sarcastic yet truthful Walkie Talkie

[@hokeypokeypo]

Winogrand set the bar high!

[@tafseer3990]

How do you get access do this? I am trying to do this where I am at!

[@axsnapz-w1h]

🔥

[@BRZDR]

I thought I was having a Deja Vous

[@Milla2cute23]

🪄✨️✨️✨️🧡Texas was stiff🧡✨️✨️✨️

[@justamanwithanopinion]

Wait. So your pal was tackled by security for taking pictures while wearing a press pass? I would have fired back faster than an angry posh lad at a healthcare CEO

[@madcosta]

The noise cancellation in the DJI Mic 2 is really bad... you should leave it turned off

[@user-ho7sv2jv3g]

I've always wondered this but can you guys talk about the ethics and legality of photographing children and then selling those prints and/or adding them to a photo book?

[@lelandfitz1762]

Sorry, I get that the VIP section is off limits. If it's the rules and those who are there expect that, I think this should be respected.

[@Andrwshoots]

It wasn’t the rules. It was a surprise to us that we were not allowed in there. Crazy to me that there are people commenting in support of authority giving no explanation as to why my all access media pass doesn’t allow for taking a couple pictures in an area that has no reason to be so overly protected. If the VIP section was serving food, drinks, had special privilege of any kind… sure, but it was literally just a different seating area. Hard to have an accurate opinion on this if you weren’t there.

[@dylancole8191]

Repeatedly crossing boundaries they've set at events like these just makes them more defensive towards us photographers that live here. I completely understand the impulse to push against rules that feel arbitrary and against people who truly don't know why the line in the sand was drawn, but it does harm the community writ large. Access is always given, not taken. Great video and solid work otherwise

[@Andrwshoots]

Are you suggesting that by me having a full access photo pass, while not being told that we were prohibited from accessing areas that should be media friendly, that I’m harming the photographers of Dallas Texas’ ability to what… try to photograph areas of the fair that they had no knowledge of being off limits? I would argue that by not questioning authority, especially when no reasons are being given via a civil conversation, it gives security all the more power to shut down photographers with proper credentials l, and with no explanation. This is happening more and more with photojournalists being arrested, physically abused, etc. I never “took” access, we were given access and then told “actually no, not here, even though security let you in”. This is a silly thing to get into over KZbin comments because it’s so situational, and I would hope most people would stand up for themselves and try to understand why a simple VIP area for viewing a rodeo is “absolutely off limits”.

[@dylancole8191]

@@Andrwshoots I think you're well within your right to question the first time, but to me the difference is when you go back the second day and get heated when you're recognized and kicked out sooner. I really wasn't intending on starting an argument in the comment section, just sharing my perspective as someone who lives here. Photography would be rather boring if we all shared the same perspective :)

[@Andrwshoots]

⁠again though, getting heated for not being told why - and this time at a totally different area than the day prior that was also not specified to us as off limits. Paul and I were there with no issues the first time, they were just curious about what we were shooting for and let us continue. Then when I went back on my own, that’s when they threatened to kick me out of the fair. It was a totally different vibe than when we were there a couple hours earlier. The rules were conditional on their end and inconsistent, which is frustrating when you’ve specifically flown to a city to make photographs, with a media pass.