One year ago today I photographed my favorite artist in the world for the first time. After the concert was over, I sat in the parking lot of MetLife stadium with my computer on my lap, editing photos to send off to my editor, and the clock struck Midnight on my 35th birthday. It was only the 7th concert I ever photographed, but the journey to get there started back in 2009, a decade before I ever picked up a camera. 📸 1. May 26, 2023. My photo of @taylorswift performing “Miss Americana...” opening The Eras Tour at MetLife Stadium 2. November 2009. The first thing I ever saw Taylor do (I’m so serious 😂). Immediately bought Fearless, and never stopped listening. 3. July 2011. My ticket stub from the first time I saw the Speak Now Tour. Sat in the last row of the Prudential Center alone—it wasn’t super cool to like Taylor just yet. 4. July 2013. @lderosa07 and I at The Red Tour at Gillette Stadium 5. July 2015 @lderosa07 and I at The 1989 Tour, Gillette Stadium 6. July 2018 @amandahudsonschulze and I at The Reputation Tour, MetLife Stadium 7. March 18, 2023 An instagram story I posted on my personal account after opening night of The Eras Tour 8. May 22, 2023 @lderosa07 and I, a little older now, crying in the second to last row of Gillette Stadium as soon as the opening chords of “Fearless” started. An hour before I got the email from Taylor’s publicist saying I was approved to shoot the show the next week. 9. May 26, 2023. Me in the photo pit of The Eras Tour 10. “Never be ashamed of trying” 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 #taylorswift @taylornation #theerastour #tstheerastour #theerastour2023 #theerastour2024 #taylorswifttheerastour #erastourmetlife #erastoureastrutherford #tstheerastoureastrutherford