"From Behind the Music" (Creative Project 1) by Kristin Gutierrez

In these photos I wanted to show the life of a man that is near and dear to my heart and a drummer in a local Albuquerque band. As a musician, especially a drummer, most people don't see the hard work and dedication that goes into making a band successful. Most people see instruments as guitars, drums, or piano but their are many more instruments that are used to make a band. In the pictures I show some common instruments and in others I show more unconventional instruments; I shows things like the instrument of the mind, the instrument of the cigarette, the instrument of clothing. All these things make a band in one way or another and in most cases Nick is the one that holds it all together. While he is in the background as the drummer he contributes in many ways to make the band successful. I made the images black and white and low key for this reason. In the dark background he shines out from behind for his music.