For the last few days, I danced and listened to music at California WorldFest. This global music festival is held each summer in the heart of the Sierra Nevada. It’s become a family favorite and for us it means free roaming children, pesto pineapple pizza, dirty feet, giant bubbles, dancing until your dizzy, hanging with friends, and discovering new musicians to obsess over.
This year I took my camera for the first time and snapped photos while I danced near the stage, walked through the festival, and sat on my blanket beneath the beautiful trees. The experience felt magical and refilled my creative bucket until it overflowed. I wrote snippets of lyrics as they caught my ear—”joy rings like a mission bell,” “words are your currency,” “love=revolution,” and “will we lemon or honey?”
Here are just a few of the hundreds of photos I took this weekend. I hope you enjoy them.
Bridgette Tales 
Great captures, Bridgette! Cha Wa seems to be smoking something different. 👍🏻
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Thanks, John! There was definitely a lot of smoke in the air.
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Cigarette smoke is the worst.
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Wow – All so good. You must have had a marvelous time! So colourful… And it looks like the weather was perfect too.
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Thank you! It was extremely hot, but wonderful nonetheless.
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Looks like so much fun! I love the baby in the cape and the Rainbow parade!! What kind of music was played???
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Global music-bands from Africa, South America, Indigenous people and more! I love being exposed to new music.
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Oh, me, too! You took great pictures! I look forward to living through it vicariously through you next year!!! (Someone’s pinkie toe looked hurt. Are they okay?)
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I don’t know them! There are a lot of people running around with bare feet. It’s part of the hippy vibe there.
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How fabulous. Thank you for sharing. Any favorite new artists?
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Meklit and The Gold Souls! Both were amazing.
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Such an amazing area you saw and wonderful photos.
Anita
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Thank you, Anita! It is beautiful.
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Wow – great pictures, especially the ones of the artists with different instruments. But the peace sign one blew me away!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the photos! That makes me so happy!
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These are fantastic, Bridgette! 👏🏻
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These images are INCREDIBLE!! The lighting was PERFECTION, the focus… SPOT ON! Girl, you’re KILLIN it!!!
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That’s a huge compliment! Thank you!!! It was incredibly fun and now I’m off to visit my dad along the Oregon coast. I can’t wait to photograph all those ferns and ocean waves!
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Ahhhh that sounds like perfection!!
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Looks like fun!
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It really is!
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Love your Peace sign!! May it reign down on us all!! ❤️❤️❤️
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Indeed! Thank you, Penny.
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pesto pineapple pizza? Wow!
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Yes! It’s so good.
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That’s an amazing photo
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Thank you so much!
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OMG!!!!!! HOW FUN!!!! LOVE this!!! Thank You!!!!! 💕💕💕
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I’m so glad you liked it!
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Indeed!!! 💕
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Beautiful clicks 👌💟💟💟
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Thank you so much!
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