From the publisher
In addition to reports on the Labor Day weekend events during DCA’s championship weekend and the DCUK and European Champions, along with other miscellaneous articles and features, this issue has a gallery of additional photos from the 2022 DCI, DCA, DCUK, and BYBA seasons.
Every summer season I receive literally more than 10,000 images submitted by the 24 staff photographers who get sideline -- and sometimes press box -- access to capture the great photos I’m able to showcase in the issues all year long. However, the percentage of photographs that are actually used is normally only a small percentage of the total.
Back in the 1970s, I produced several all-photo magazines and tabloid newspapers that, at the time, offered significantly more than any other publication.
I thought with the marking of the 50th anniversary of both this magazine along with Drum Corps International, it was a great summer to get back to a “normal” schedule of competitions and exhibitions. It seems only logical to share more of the collection with readers on 39 of these pages, representing 122 active drum corps, drum corps-like groups, and other groups in this edition.
Steve Vickers
