Jonathan Grado

Photographer, Creative Director

Brooklyn, NY

03:41:54pm

Overthinking at 3am.

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

Provided You're Still Here

10

images

two vacuum stations at a retro car wash at night

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

Man in front of a colorful jukebox at a bar at night
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.