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Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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George Aye attended the Pitchfork Music Festival with a press pass and a will to shoot photos. While taking the usual assortment of concert photography, he noticed while in the photo pit that the fans were stars as well.

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About the Author(s)

George Aye is happiest when taking photographs of people. Contact him at georgeaye@gmail.com. He writes infrequently in his blog but posts regularly into his Flickr photostream.

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