Words | Jacqueline Samaroo
Music has always been one of life’s greatest pleasures for photographer David Fritz Goeppinger, his safe space during the emotional growing pains of adolescence and a reprieve from the never-ending pace of adulthood.
This is why, when he went to his first concert after a two-month hiatus, Goeppinger’s innate reaction caught even him by surprise; his eyes instinctively searched for the nearest exits instead of the stage. He felt less like he was returning to a safe haven and instead more like he was entering unfamiliar territory.
Goeppinger was a survivor; just a couple of months prior, in November 2015, a friend had gifted him tickets to an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan, an event that would become the site of the deadliest terrorist…
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