Wednesday, September 21, 2016 // The Statement
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V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T :
P A Y N O M I N D
T R Y I N G T O C A P T U R E A N D L I V E I N T H E M O M E N T
This summer, I photographed about 20 or so concerts of everyone from The 1975 to
Johnny Depp, and yet I don’t think any of them I would consider a favorite among all I have
seen. Not because the performances were bad, or I wasn’t close enough, but because
when you photograph a concert, the experience becomes something different. Talking
with other photographers after a show, no one is talking about the artist. It’s always
“look at this shot” or “I wish the lighting was different here.” It’s because, to a concert
photographer, it’s not about the performance, but how the performance will look through
the viewfinder.
BY ZACH MOORE
Father John Misty performs at Mo Pop Festival
in Detroit on July 25.
Florence + the Machine perform at DTE Energy Music
Theatre on June 11.
G-Eazy closes out day one of Mo Pop
Festival in Detroit on July 24.
Louis the Child relax backstage after playing to a massive
crowd on day two of Governors Ball in New York on June 4.
M83 closes out Mo Pop
Festival in Detroit on July 25.
The 1975 perform at Meadowbrook
Music Theatre on May 21.
Festival goers relax after a long festival weekend before the
final performance from M83 at Mo Pop Festival on July 25.