Category archives: street photography
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Last weekend I took a trip to Berlin. Someone (it may have been me) may have forgotten (I definitely did) to take their camera battery with them. This meant I was bereft of my best travel buddy. Almost. Because I still had my phone with me, and although it's pretty ancient, it still has a camer[...]
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Say "Munich" and the first thing most people think of is "Oktoberfest". And secondly "Beer". And then maybe "Pretzels". Or as the true Bayern would say in Boarisch (Bavarian); "Wiesn", "Breze" und...well, also "Beer". And for just over two weeks a year, the four do indeed go hand-in-hand.
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There exists in Situationalist theory the concept of the dérive, or "drift". It is defined as the 'technique of locomotion without a goal' but is far more than a walk without aim or attention. The walker allows themselves to be drawn by attractions and encounters of the city, observing the psycho[...]
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“A brief, evocative description or account. A small illustration or portrait.”
One thing was clear from my time in Korea: looks matter. Job applications must include photographs, and it is no secret that they play a huge role in the recruitment process. Passport photos would be photosho[...]
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There are very few things that will get me out of bed - enthusiastically - in the morning; but unbeatable photographic opportunities is one of them. Case and point, the aptly-named Early Morning Market in Ubud. I have twice voluntarily risen before dawn to seek out the golden hour.
The market,[...]
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It's sad that one of the things I love most in the world - travel - stops me from getting one of the things I want most in the world - a dog. But, along with my third love - photography - I can combine all of my favourites by seeking out the world's most adorable subjects: street dogs.
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- Could there be an image more iconic of India than a busy street, filled with yellow rickshaws, hazy skies and amidst all the chaos, a cow wandering down the street against the flow of traffic? A recent NY Times article estimated there are approximately 280 million cows in India. These bovines, spe[...]
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- I mentioned in an earlier post that I found it quite difficult to get a handle on Rome, and was struggling to deal with my lack of inspiration. Is there such a thing as "lens block"? Certainly there was an emotional factor behind this, but I was also struggling with subject mat[...]
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- I had just come back from two days riding camels through the desert landscapes outside Bikaner. It had been a wonderful, peaceful experience completely different to the constant noise and movement of the Indian cities we had been enjoying. But napped and showered I was feeling restless, [...]
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- Ah Rome; The Eternal City, the City of Love, the City of seven hills... This Easter was to be my first visit and with a reputation such as this how could I fail to be wowed into photographic inspiration? Unfortunately the mind is a complex thing.
I arrived in Rome with a troubled heart and a t[...]
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- God bless Google, and all who use it; it sure did come up trumps for me in Madrid recently. This was likely to be my last visit to "the big smoke" before I move on from Spain, so I wanted to make the most of it. Last year I did a pretty amazing job at charging through every bloggers[...]
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Reflecting on the matter of personal space in my previous post got me thinking and reminded me of one of my favourite street photography moments from a trip to Florence, Italy.
I had already lifted up my c[...]
