#through a lens

I haven't been to a gig in about 6/7 years and because of that I noticed a few things yesterday.

I've always taken a couple of photos and videos of acts, usually the videos are terrible because I'm bouncing around and are mostly me singing my lungs out so please understand this isn't a judgement but a genuine question.

So many people yesterday were not dancing and singing because they seemed to want the perfect video. Why?

For me, being at a live music show is to soak it up. It's one of the few times I genuinely feel like I live in the moment, with no thoughts other than the words to the music and the connection with the rest of the crowd. Being surrounded by cameras recording whole chunks of the show disrupted that connection a little.

I still had the best time but I want to understand why people choose to experience it all through a lens.

Blink and you’ll miss the beauty of the world around you

Cycling stories, Barcelona