Melissa Golden

CLIENT WORK: Air Guitar

The 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, DC - photographed for the Associated Press.

Ryan Layman, stage name Stryker / Dreamcatcher, of Denver, Colo., competes in the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
   
Cami Phillippi, stage name Airisol, of Minneapolis, Minn., competes in the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
   
Matt Cornelison, stage name Romeo Dance Cheetah, of Chicago, Ill., stands backstage before competing in the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
     
  
Kevin Bair, stage name Glitz Gunner, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., competes in the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
   
Matt Cornelison, stage name Romeo Dance Cheetah, of Chicago, Ill., competes in the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
   
Justin Hypes, left, stage name Steve Lavender, of San Francisco, Calif., reaches out to an audience member during a free-for-all audience participation air guitar version of the song "Free Bird" at the end of the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
     
  
Andrew Litz, stage name William Ocean, of New York, N.Y., poses for a picture after winning the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Litz will go on to compete in the world championships in Finland.
  
A member of the audience shreds an air guitar on-stage during the free-for-all Free Bird portion of the end of the show at the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
   
Chris Paxton, stage name Sanjar the Destroyer, of Chicago, Ill., competes in the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
     
  
Lance Kasten, stage name Shred, of Severna Park, Md., throws up the sign of the beast post-performance.