life through a lens...

I am in a total work funk today ( no editing getting done at all ), so decided to write this as Ive been meaning to for a long time. 

Ok its been a while I am sorry, life is just flying by at the moment :) which actually makes this post very relevant.

 

I was very lucky to recently work down at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trusts annual gigs, during the week I also got to got to some of the concerts  ( pretty sweet job really ;)

Now there is a reason Im telling you this ( not just gloating honest ), during the gigs I noticed a good number of the audience were filming the set, and not actually 'being there', they weren't actually enjoying the artist and performances, they were watching it through a lens. Ok Im not explaining myself very well, but what I am trying to say is I find that my generation especially, with their smart phones and digital cameras aren't enjoy life's moments; right then right there. They are so worried about making a record of that moment that its essence is missed and the moment has passed them by...

I am quite aware this could sound very hypocritical, because out of most people I usually have a camera in my hand and actually encouraged people to make films about "their lives" for a living! I have hard drives full of photos and videos, that I never actually look at. But I would like to think that now I know when to put it down and just take in what is going on around me, definitely not sitting at a gig checking through my camera to see if I got "the shot!"

Tomorrow you might forget the exact details, but it doesn't matter!

 YOU WERE THERE, YOU FELT IT, YOU LIVED IT 

and that is what matters.

Please just enjoy your moments, most of the time they only happen once! 

Be present...