Buskers in Auckland City - 2008 Photo Gallery by Janice Dunn at pbase.com

Buskers in Auckland City - 2008

2008 Auckland International Buskers Festival

With my photo friends, Pam, and Dawn, I went to check out the Buskers Festival at Auckland City on Saturday February 02 2008.

We managed to see only 4 of the 14 acts, and had fun photographing the Buskers themselves as well as the audiences watching.

The advertising blurb reads:
"The hottest busking acts from around the world set Auckland's street corners and squares on fire each summer. From the Viaduct to Aotea Square the streets will be transformed into a playground for some of the world's most talented International Street Performers.
The festival ran from Friday 1st � Wednesday 6th February 2008. Day shows start every day at 12 noon. Night shows are run on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday during the festival running from 7:30pm to 11:00pm."

Busker, Mama Lou, about to rip apart a telephone book	Busker Nick Nickolas	Busker Birdman	Busker Mr Fungus.jpg
Family being entertained at Aotea Square	Family being entertained at Aotea Square	Having a fun time	Not sure if the dog was having fun
Love these sunglasses	Too busy to stop and look	This lady was always smiling	Time for a fag while watching the show
Onlookers	Busker Nick Nickolas meets a friend	Old friends meet	Busker Mr Fungus meets a friend
Happy to be here	Enjoying the acts	Hot Donut Seller	Hot Donuts anyone?
Busker Nick Nickolas interacts with teh crowd	The audience	The eyes have it	"I can't hear you!"
Eyes	Busker Nick Nickolas in action	Busker Nick Nickolas in action	Knee Knocking fun
Busker Mama Lou dancing up courage	Busker Mama Lou reacting with her side-kick picked from the audience	Getting ready to tear the phone book	Yes!
Yes!!	Yes!!! I did it	Thank you	Busker Birdman's sock
Busker Birdman's electrician	Busker Birdman in action	Busker Birdman in action	Tattoos
Hot hat on a summer's day	Feb022008. 131a.jpg	Feb022008. 151a.jpg	Feb022008. 153a.jpg
Looking up	The crowd	Enjoying teh fun	What do you think?
Always smiling	Happy lady	Onlooker	Afternoon fun
What is he doing?	It's getting tense	Enjoying NZ comedy	Hurrah for CANON cameras
Still smiling	Having fun	More onlookers	Smiling
Husbands shopping with their wives	Busker Mr Fungus and child.jpg	Chalk and Cheese.jpg	Feb022008. 181a.jpg
Feb022008. 200a.jpg	Feb022008. 230a.jpg	Tourists from Czech	Tourists from Czech
Feb022008. 242a.jpg	Feb022008. 244a.jpg	American Richard	Feb022008. 248a.jpg
Feb022008. 252a.jpg	Feb022008. 254a.jpg	CANON again	Feb022008. 260a.jpg
Feb022008. 265a.jpg	Feb022008. 266a.jpg	Feb022008. 267a.jpg	Feb022008. 275a.jpg
Feb022008. 281a.jpg

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Rick Bricker		07-Aug-2011 15:21
Fun gallery Janice.I love attending and shooting buskers.I'll be getting out next week doing the same at our local Fringe Festival in Edmonton(one of the largest in Canada).It runs for 10 days in August and features a variety of plays at different venues around the city.I don't go for the plays as much as the street performers as you have here.I keyed in a few years ago on one of your own...a Kiwi called Basketball Jones....hope he's back this year!

Guest		09-Jul-2008 02:52
Who are these people

Dawn McKenzie-Wykes		03-Feb-2008 05:56
Well done Janice on all these great photos in this gallery, you have certainly captured some nice natural and sharp images of Aucklanders enjoying the busking.

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