Hacker Summer Camp 2025 - People, Places, and Things

A little photo diary of Hacker Summer Camp 2025.

caseyjohnellis

15 Aug 2025 — 3 min read

RSnake, Mattj, and I at the Investors and Innovators Conference.

Bugcrowd OG meetup at Rhythm and Riffs.

This was easily the hardest talk I've given, but apparently it landed well.

Post-BSidesLV talk with Austin, Josh, K3r3n, Karl, and Munish.

Austin, Karl, and I prepping for the fray.

Greg Martin!!!

Me and the legendary Bugcrowd CEO David Gerry.

It's bigger this year...

Gesticulating all the things.

Bugcrowd!

Me, Haddix, Dark Tangent, Phil Wylie, and Jason Shirk.

The man and the legend, Trey Ford.

Sir Haddix.

Me, Austin, and Famo.

The Honorable Jack Cable of corridor.dev.

Lisa Wiswell, Hack The Pentagon OG.

Me, Fergus from Hacking Games, and the inimitable Weldpond.

Speaking on good-faith hacking at DEF CON Policy.

Speaking at the AIxCC Village.

It was a busy week.

Get yourself some ride or die buddies.

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