I was asked to photograph this year’s Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition ( http://www.gkcbc.com/ ) at the Uptown Theater last night (Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010). Definitely a fun event to document, and as far as event photography goes, this type of thing is a lot more my style than stuff like weddings. A couple of the jokes from the stage had me almost thinking I was at a Friar’s Club roast. Which is a good thing. The bartending competition was ultimately won by Mark Church of Grunauer, the relatively new Austrian/Viennese restaurant at the Freighthouse.
1 - About to open the doors
2 - Judgment of the drink
3 - Drink making
4 - Afterwards
Eric, these are great! I especially like the last one where evidence of indulgence is blatant. As always, a great job. I love how you see things. Oh, that’s my new email. I had a virus.
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