#instaoverit

The question always comes up with photography: How much is too much?

I've been attending a few music concerts lately and despite the fact that I take band photos for professional purposes...I still deem it necessary to snap photos and video throughout the concert when I'm trying to have a good time.

Last night at the Avett Brothers, I decided enough was enough. As great as it is seeing musicians jump around on stage and lights and fog swirling around, I can't be 1/10000 images that will be taken at this show. So... I could document it and share it later. Perhaps I'll upload to instagram or post a video to my Facebook. Someone, somewhere will like it. At Bon Iver a few nights ago, I recorded the entire performance of "Skinny Love" with every intention of posting it to my Facebook.

But the truth of it all is that I can't very well enjoy the show if I spend every moment of it trying to record it. And any quick search through instagram hashtags after an event will prove that exactly 1000 other people got pretty much the same 20 pixelated photos you now possess in your iPhone archives.

It's the same reason I feel awkward taking Statue of Liberty photos...or why I cringed taking a photo of the Bob Marley sculpture in Kingston a couple of weeks ago.

The photos are taking up space on my hard drive and even as I write this...I'm just gigabytes away from needing an upgrade.

And let's face it. I care about your Egyptian pyramid photos about as much as you care about my Statue of Liberty. We all know what it looks like. Think about that the next time you upload a facebook album full of gothic buildings and graveyards...and the pic of you standing next to the local #police.

Now... enjoy my poorly recorded video of Bon Iver. You can ironically only share 40 seconds of video at a time... ?

Above photo by @ncrain20 (follow me on intagram?) (yes, that's Green Day)(don't judge)

Thanks to Itay Rahat for bringing me to all of these awesome shows!