Events

2024 Sun Prairie Pride Fest

Sun Prairie’s Pride Fest was a celebration of queer joy

It was an honor to get to photograph the 3rd annual Sun Prairie Pride Fest this year! The event was so joyful that I was smiling from ear to ear the entire time, and not just because of the delicious watermelon popsicles that were available! Enjoy the photos of this awesome event, held at Sun Prairie West!

—Sam

 
 

Meika's Bat Mitzvah

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A Community Coming Together to Celebrate a Coming of Age

For a non-religious person, I’ve always had a tender spot in my heart for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. I think there is something so solid, supportive, and loving about a community coming together to celebrate a coming of age, and helping a young adult to understand not only their place in their community and in their faith, but how they contribute positively to the world at large. These events are always a highlight in my year and Meika’s Bat Mitzvah was no exception.

Meika celebrated with friends and family on April 6th, and the party following the ceremony, held at the Hillel Foundation on the UW-Madison campus was a blast! Also, check out the donut wall, hand-made by one of Meika’s grandfathers!

Congrats to Meika and her family on such a joyous occasion!

-Sam

 
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Fireball X: Apocalypse

 
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Fireball Never Dies... 

Okay, I may have teared up at the final Fireball... kind of a lot. I LOVE this event, and was so sad that this was the final year, BUT, if it had to go, it definitely went out with bang. Enjoy the photos, and if you're feeling daring, you can check out some NSFW photos here (fair warning, there are flesh hooks, so if that is not your thing, which is totally okay, just know that it's coming!) 

--Sam 

 

Fireball IX: The Nine Muses

 

The Fireball Masquerade is a Madison Original! 

I would try to describe this event, but honestly, the annual Fireball Masquerade that happens every January in Madison is, without a doubt, nigh impossible to describe. I'm going to highly encourage you to do yourself two favors: 

  • Look at these photos, because they will do a much better job of describing this amazing event than I will! 
  • Go to this event next year! You can check out all of the details on the event website: http://www.fireballmasquerade.com

Also, as you may be able to tell, this event is a little risqué. Rather than just surprising you, we chose some "safe for work" (or maybe a little borderline) photos for this blog post, but if you'd like to see more, check out some of our other favorite photos here and please note that the additional photos are probably NSFW. 

Enjoy, and we hope to see you next year! 

--Sam