Anime Detour, the social event of the season for the Minnesota anime community. Something about Detour makes people try their hardest to have fun. After 6 months of cold, snow, and no conventions, people are ready to cut loose in a big way.

This was my 5th Detour, but my first as a photographer. I haven't taken many pictures since Daisho Con, so I was worried it may take me a while to get back into the habit. Boy, was I wrong. That special something about Detour hit me hard, I found myself with my head on the floor trying to get the angles right, I woke up early after a late night of partying so I could take pictures before the hotel got crowded, and I constantly pushed myself to take more pictures and interact with more cosplayers.

I had a lot of fun, and learned a ton. I took about 1,500 photos over the course of the weekend, and spent at least 20 hours editing the gallery.

The photos you see here are just the highlights, and represent about 1/6th of the gallery I have on Flickr.