InkSpired Magazine Issue No. 33 | Page 22

he sat back, and had one of those, “wow, that actually came out really awesome,” moments. From there, he kept on snapping shots of urban areas, and later upgrading cameras. An on the road time killer turned into a full blown passion, which Acey explained is the joy of the process. His appreciation of the hunt. An animal lover, Acey doesn’t condone the killing of animals, but explained he understood the love of the hunt, it was how he shot - his camera. There is no guarantee that you’ll go out and get something, nail that perfect shot, but when you stumble upon that right place and get that shot that he may have waited all day for, it makes it all worth it. The waiting, the finding, and when he does get the shot, it’s just that much more rewarding. In his current book, all the photos are shot in the U.S., but while recently being on tour with Dope in the U.K., Acey managed to get some more great shots and do more urban exploring, not stateside. And as I was saying about the waiting and reward, sometimes you don’t always hit the target. In Hungary, Acey heard of and found an abandoned hospital and asylum and right when he found a spot to jump the gate, he spotted a security guard. Although he didn’t get the shot, he did get the experience. Just like in his music, there are no limits, Acey is always in motion. His art is in movement, sound, and bringing the dead and abandoned culture back to life through film and doing it himself. Acey Slade is on e to follow. Not only is he one hell of a musician and performer, as well as a solid urban photographer, he 20 InkSpiredMagazine.com