John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees) amidst freshly falling snow
What does it mean to take the complexity of what it means to be human, to truly be alive, and represent it for each person in one singular moment? When i shot more concerts, I became obsessed about the gesture or facial expression that defined that person. As I age, I am more interested in moments of non performance when someone just absorbs life and lets it in.
I am actually a fairly shy person with people I don't know, especially musicians I admire. So, I have seen John Dwyer perform many times in different states even (Texas, California, Illinois) but I've never had an actual conversation with him. Yet, I love how he always stands on the side of the stage for the openers and really listens actively. Here he is during the Adult set watching. Usually, I see him taking photographs of the other bands from the sides but I think he didn't pull out his camera because it was snowing this day.
Sometimes, you want to believe the dream that the musicians you care about are kind and filled with wonder in real life and you can't risk meeting them in case that just turns out not to be true. I think in Dwyer's case, it's probably true.
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John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees) amidst freshly falling snow
What does it mean to take the complexity of what it means to be human, to truly be alive, and represent it for each person in one singular moment? When i shot more concerts, I became obsessed about the gesture or facial expression that defined that person. As I age, I am more interested in moments of non performance when someone just absorbs life and lets it in.
I am actually a fairly shy person with people I don't know, especially musicians I admire. So, I have seen John Dwyer perform many times in different states even (Texas, California, Illinois) but I've never had an actual conversation with him. Yet, I love how he always stands on the side of the stage for the openers and really listens actively. Here he is during the Adult set watching. Usually, I see him taking photographs of the other bands from the sides but I think he didn't pull out his camera because it was snowing this day.
Sometimes, you want to believe the dream that the musicians you care about are kind and filled with wonder in real life and you can't risk meeting them in case that just turns out not to be true. I think in Dwyer's case, it's probably true.
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**