Silent RELEASE: November 2022
Set Design: MegAnne Stryker Concept Design & Logo: MegAnne Stryker Photographer & Editor: Brian Yegge Lighting: Brian Yegge
This project was primarily MegAnne Stryker's, a tribute to the late Joey Jordison, drummer of Slipknot. On September 18th, 2021, we had taken over 400 pictures, intending to display them in a mini gallery. However, on the second night of principal photography, a major fallout between us cut the shoot short, leaving it incomplete. Four months later, we decided it would be best to call it quits. One year later, in October 2022, as I was wrapping up my loose ends in model photography and preparing for my final shoot in England, this remained the last incomplete project. Disliking unfinished work, I revisited the project's objective: a tribute to the drummer. I figured there had to be at least one picture that would satisfy this goal. While I didn't want to create the mini gallery Ms. Stryker and I had originally planned, I also didn't want the project to fully live up to its name. I spent a day sifting through the pictures to find one that perfectly fit the narrative and scope of the project—and I found it. During my long flight to England, I used my MacBook Pro to edit the chosen photo, creating three versions: the original, a black and white version, and a dark-colored version. Upon landing, I sent the photos to Ms. Stryker in PDF format, declaring the project complete. Although this process yielded only one final photo, it also produced several behind-the-scenes videos, which are included below in the Photo & Video Commentary dropdown.
“Bad Day” & “The DISASTERP1ECE” were billed out unofficially as yeggestryker productions as they were attempts at revitalizing the efforts inspired by the creation of Sonancy.