Fremont brings in The Summer...

Spent this past Saturday bringing in the Summer over in Fremont at the Summer Solstice Parade and celebration...

Went on Friday to get the press pass so I could shoot from w/i the parade...



So I shot walking through the middle of the parade, back and forth from every angle...It was fun, crazy and full of sheer abandon from the participants...

From the naked(yes, I said NAKED) painted cyclists, the topless chocolate painted dancers, naked skater girls...to all the fabulous people powered floats, the imperfectly gorgeous belly dancers, the fabulous drag queens, the political statements, the zombies, the love fest huggers, all of the enthusiastic participants, the crowd, all of Fremont...it was all sheer madness...

It was fabulous. By the end of the day with the bare and painted skin scattered through out, I was numb to excessive exhibitionist displays...

It was a celebration...Fremont, goes full monte bringing on The Summer...

Here are the images I clicked that hopefully communicates some of the pure joie de vivre that was there at every turn...Here is a slice of the spectacle, the PG version...you can go straight to the set for the "full monte" so to speak;)

Full slide show of the set including the chocolate lady and a few select painted bicyclists, skaters...beware, NSFW(not safe for work)!

Europe photos will be coming soon!!! swear! lol...

xoxo
~Elisa