VICE  x  BASSCOAST

Client: VICE x BASSCOAST

Overview: Photographed at Bass Coast Music Festival with journalist Mattha Busby for a VICE feature, this shoot followed the festival from sunlit sobriety circles to dust-heavy midnight dance floors. The assignment wasn’t just about capturing a rave—it was about documenting presence in its rawest form, tracing how energy, community, and chaos land when nothing is numbed. Working through heat, colour, flash, and movement, the series blends reportage and environmental portraiture to reveal a festival experienced with total clarity.

People dancing and partying at an outdoor music festival with a stage and performers in the background; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
A group of five people embracing in a hug in a room decorated with green paper lanterns. ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
Being sober is more trippy than being high when you're surrounded by high people.' ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival
A person holds a soda in the foreground, while in the background there is a large costume of a rabbit with oversized ears, sitting on a vintage cabinet outdoors during the evening, with people sitting on chairs and a stage with a black railing and so
A festival scene with a man in the foreground wearing a pink jacket with tiger prints, patterned shorts, and a purple necklace. He has silver hair and face paint. In the background, there are numerous people, a stage, and decorative white streamers h
A man in a colorful, patterned shirt stands in a ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
Yellow background with black text that reads '* Taking psychedelics isn't countercultural anymore'. ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
Four people sitting on a sofa watching TV in a room with green walls. The first person on the left is a woman with braided hair, wearing black clothing. The second person is a woman with short hair, with makeup and multiple bracelets, resting her chi
Crowd of festival-goers at an outdoor music event, with two men in the front dressed in costumes and colorful outfits, ;10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival
At a lively outdoor event with colorful lighting and a crowd of people in costume, one person holds a large handheld mask of a man's face with a stern expression, while others wear various playful accessories including a pink fluffy hat and sunglasse
Group of diverse young adults embracing in a cozy living room decorated. Sobriety. 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
Yellow background with black text that says, 'Four-day benders are disgusting affairs.' ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
People sitting and chatting in a living room, some wearing playful costumes and accessories. ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs for Vice Magazine and Vice Media, and Bass Coast Music Festival.
Two young women smiling and having fun at an outdoor event, with one giving the peace sign behind the other, both dressed in colorful, minimal clothing and headscarves, during daytime with a cloudy sky.
People enjoying a lively outdoor party or festival with a stage in the background, surrounded by trees, during daytime. Some participants are dressing in colorful, festive clothing. ; 10 Things I Learned Rawdogging a 4-Day Rave Without Booze or Drugs
A yellow background with a quote in bold black text that reads, "It's hard to feel edgy about doing shrooms when your aunt's microdosing before her Pilates class." Below the quote, there is a name, "Mattha Busby," and a description, "VICE writer."
Two smiling people, a man and a woman, standing together at a party decorated with green and purple lanterns and gold pennant banners. They are holding a colorful party booklet that reads 'Perfect Party'.