Jonathan Grado

Photographer, Creative Director

Austin, TX

9:33:14 am

Overthinking at 3am.

the title for the photography series Provided You're Still Here by Jonathan Grado

Provided You're Still Here

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images

two vacuum stations at a retro car wash at night
Man in front of a colorful jukebox at a bar at night

“Provided” explores the longing, seclusion, and hopefulness that the other is waiting for you through solitary scenes. Presence and absence.

Three bar stools in a dark and closed bar
Neon garage sign in the dark
Empty green booth with a shadow of a person
Hot donuts neon sign at night from the side in Austin
Empty chairs at night under a single light
432 Park Ave skyscraper building with sunset behind it in New York City
Air conditioner unit in a pink wall
Waffle House on a hill at sunset

Provided You're Still Here explores the longing, seclusion, and hopefulness that the other is waiting for you, capturing the delicate balance between longing and the fear of being forgotten. Presence and absence.  

Provided examines the anticipation of someone's presence through solitary scenes. At the heart of the series is the concept of time, not just how one may be erased due to the passage of it, but how waking thoughts pull time to its limit.

During quiet moments circling 3AM these thoughts often become amplified. This series, shot between sunrise and sunset, captures the dreamy ambiance of late-night musings, when one's mind wanders and the presence of the other is felt most intensely. There is always a flicker of hope at a Waffle House.