There's a moment at every show where I almost put my camera down. The set's winding down, I think I've already got the shot, and my arms are tired from holding a lens up for an hour. That's usually when the best photo happens.

An artist leans into the crowd for the last chorus. The drummer stands up. The lights cut out and a single spot hits the singer mid-breath. These moments don't announce themselves — they just happen, and you either have your camera up or you don't.

I've learned to never stop shooting until the house lights come on. The encore, the bow, the moment the artist walks off and the crowd is still screaming — that's where the emotion lives. The planned parts of a show are designed to look good. The unplanned parts are designed to feel something.

Some of my most-shared photos are from the last 90 seconds of a set. Not because the composition is perfect, but because the feeling is real