The Story of Bumbershoot in Fifty Photographs
05 September 2017, 18:09
Photography by
Laura Harvey
We take you to Seattle for this year’s three-day festival in fifty stunning photographs, capturing the people, atmosphere and the musicians. Featuring Lorde, Tacocat, Deap Vally, Dude York, Bibi Bourelly, Flume, Spoon, Foster the People and many more. Photos by Laura Harvey.
![DSC 6969](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/DSC_6969.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141083&s=b90987822892815df99adbd4c885f936)
![07 Lorde 24](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/07-Lorde-24.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141085&s=8fbe61db3d983cc498180479ec71b525)
![07 Lorde 03](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/07-Lorde-03.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141088&s=817e58e660365434aa8a6a7d4f4166c2)
![07 Lorde 07](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/07-Lorde-07.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141092&s=fc9c782710b6f19d88382656ca051ecd)
![07 Lorde 31](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/07-Lorde-31.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141094&s=c5a0ad2f26f29034a10996d2fc644b40)
![03 Deap Vally 19](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-DeapVally-19.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141096&s=17f1e6e80b0198ac3cddf58fae36cc98)
![03 Deap Vally 08](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-DeapVally-08.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141099&s=d6acbc78159f66cd728ad3981c858525)
![03 Deap Vally 04](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-DeapVally-04.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141100&s=62dd9e896224a058de2ab884b942f122)
![03 Deap Vally 27](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-DeapVally-27.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141103&s=e6ad8669af4b417cabb56470b8c3b4ad)
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![05 Dude York 16](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/05-DudeYork-16.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141107&s=20a5390eb820fc1c99d35382309f13da)
![05 Dude York 11](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/05-DudeYork-11.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141109&s=2bdfed19502c588300a8080664c0fea0)
![05 Dude York 20](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/05-DudeYork-20.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141110&s=53766b3f6e28fb92e1471a6d384fd672)
![07 HONNE 05](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/07-HONNE-05.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141113&s=dec8654a75c6652f613ea63e78b80427)
![03 Tacocat 08](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-Tacocat-08.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141114&s=7e9442afed2105f00d7f0a7d081aaf1c)
![03 Tacocat 21](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-Tacocat-21.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141121&s=926ad885726c5edf3bb4e550dcfea08e)
![03 Tacocat 14](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-Tacocat-14.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141123&s=ae0370dc542ba43e17b556f92a17bd9e)
![09 ODESZA 11](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/09-ODESZA-11.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141124&s=05483aeede1211b43a618d611a1f1aec)
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![03 Bibi Bourelly 07](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-BibiBourelly-07.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141135&s=9c1c46c34cea9ac7ce49e18261ac7e8e)
![03 Bibi Bourelly 14](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/03-BibiBourelly-14.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141138&s=ff41a4336f8f024335ad3763dfb26d26)
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![02 Middle Kids 02](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/02-MiddleKids-02.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141146&s=c672832f06815e86de1b2421410f2316)
![02 White Reaper 05](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/02-WhiteReaper-05.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141149&s=c6715184b1176a8a2642ea74f277dcb5)
![04 Kaleo 08](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/04-Kaleo-08.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141151&s=5b1b76eb85d8737db0dae0ff16aec9e3)
![04 Lil Yachty 08](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/04-LilYachty-08.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141153&s=53b39221d78474c6cb25f3f1f0c4938d)
![05 Conor Oberst01](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/05-ConorOberst01.jpg?w=1200&h=799&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141154&s=395051f43a38494cba38b16f059a856e)
![09 Big Sean 16](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/09-BigSean-16.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141162&s=3f0490a02adabacd09e674b1c8404e59)
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![06 Foster The People 10](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/06-FosterThePeople-10.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141175&s=20a8317d4007bba43fb1fd23fa8eb9d3)
![06 Foster The People 13](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bumbershoot-in-fifty-photographs/06-FosterThePeople-13.jpg?w=1200&h=801&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648141176&s=55ed44f5a92e05edd36ae9d80d0bda95)
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