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World Pillow Fight Day 2008 | Los Angeles

Someone pointed out to me the similarity between the Times Square snowball fight photos and the pillow fight photos I took almost two years ago in downtown Los Angeles.

It’s true, of course, and maybe a bit obvious, but revisiting these images, I really enjoy how each person’s expression is completely genuine and in the moment. There’s a military term for the combat soldier’s mental state of mind called the “dictatorship of the present”, where there are no thoughts of yesterday or tomorrow, only of what is immediately around you in the moment.

Bullets, snowballs, pillows. It just pays to be alert.

And yes, I did get hit in the face shooting the pillow fight.

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Shot with a Nikon F5, 12-24mm Nikkor, 35-70mm Nikkor, Fuji NPZ800, and Kodak Tri-X 400.

3 Comments

  • Thanks for sharing these! Excellent images: the varied expressions and the kinetic energy jump right out of the screen. A perfect jousting event!:)
    May be we should have one in NYC this summer!

  • Its funny when you google a film type and end up finding a blog with a photo of yourself.

    Nice work. 800Z is choice stuff.

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