POLARIZE
by Emily Kovacic
Issue #7 August 2017
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Polarize Zine Issue #7 This is the largest issues to date! In this issue you can see that I’m still experimenting with my editing style. The photos of BANKS and Warped Tour reflects this. I’m still continuing with my weird abstractions, as I like to call them, they are photographs of what one would possibly see if the music was visualized. I’m also still experimenting with the layout of this zine. It’s getting somewhere! I started this zine specifically to show that I am the divide between the fans and the artists. One is experiencing my point of view of the show whether it’s a photo of the crowd at the barrier or the artist performing or even the feelings that my abstractions create. Another thing that I really hope this magazine stands to give women a voice in the industry. I want to feature and photograph as many women as possible. That was something that I have truly set out to do since the last issue and am hoping to continue it. Face it, sexism in the industry is still a huge problem. I was proud to see how many women were on Warped Tour this year. There’s still women not getting jobs because they are a woman. There are women who have not been allowed in a photo pit or even pulled out of it. Though sexism is an overall issue outside of the music industry; none of this is okay and we shouldn’t have to prove ourselves over and over again. We are beyond capable of doing our jobs. Women in the music industry should have a voice and shouldn’t be silenced. Our work is worth something. Never let anyone get in your way. With that said, please enjoy this issue! -Emily Kovacic
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CONTENTS 9........The Altar Tour 31........Vans Warped Tour 75........Young Renegades Tour 119........Taking Back Sunday Summer Tour 2017
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CONTACT polarizezine@gmail.com or emilykovacicphotos@gmail.com
CONNECT Instagram: @polarizezine or @emilykovacic Twitter: @emilykovacic
THANK YOU TO... Vans Warped Tour, Rebecca Kovach, Reybee Inc., Gary Strack, Peter Quinn, BB Gun Press, Jamie Sward, High Rise PR, the bands featured, and to all the readers.
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THE ALTAR TOUR
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TOULOUSE
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BANKS
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VANS WARPED TOUR
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BAD OMENS
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NEW YEARS DAY
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KNOCKED LOOSE
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BARB WIRE DOLLS
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BAD COP / BAD COP
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TOO CLOSE TO TOUCH
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BEARTOOTH
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YOUNG RENEGADES TOUR
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WATERPARKS
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SWMRS
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ALL TIME LOW
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SUMMER TOUR 2017
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EVERY TIME I DIE
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TAKING BACK SUNDAY
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