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Beyond the Cars: Photography as a Window into the People and Communities that Surround Car Shows

May 9, 2023

How Photography Can Tell the Story of Car Shows As A Social Phenomenon

Since their conception, cars have captured the interest of all kinds of people: those who are interested in design, those who are interested in racing, people who are interested in mechanics and engines, those who like to show off with fancy cars, and individuals who collect cars, to name a few.

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In Art Info, Essay, Photo Background, Photography Info, Project Info, Social Documentary Tags b/w, bringing people together, black and white photography, black & white photography, documentary-style photography, observing in photography and project management, car shows, vintage car shows, observing people
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black and white image of an office desk setup with laptop, calculator, fountain pen, and Leica M4 camera

Photography Skills and Project Management

February 20, 2023

How my photography makes me better at my day job

Working with people is essential to my day job and documentary-style photography. From one-on-one meetings to global zoom meetings, from capturing a general street scene to documenting protests. Therefore…

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In Photography Info, Project Info, Social Documentary, Photography Skills Tags documentary photography, documentary photography skills, social photography skills, social documentary photography, social photography, documentary-style photography, lessons learned from photographers, paying attention, skills to see the bigger picture, photography skills, project management skills, photography and project management skills, vision, observing skills, people skills, seeing patterns, creativity for photography and project management, solution skills, observing in photography and project management, bringing people together, stimulating out-of-the-box thinking, seeing and listening to stories, the skill of telling stories to explain things, explaining through story telling, why to stay open-minded and objective in photography and project management alike
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black and white image of four young women with fancy hats at Saratoga Springs horse race track

Finding Focus

January 30, 2023

THE NEXT STAGE IN MY PHOTOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION, OR: HOW TRYING PURE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY HELPED ME TO FIND MY ROAD AHEAD

While I explored different photographic genres over the years, since moving to the US and being driven by my passion for people, I have come home to my true passion: documentary-style street photography and essays.

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In Art Info, Photography Info, Social Documentary, Street Photography, Project Info Tags decisive moment, documentary photography, documentary photographers you must know, Elliott Erwitt photography, focus, hybrid photography film and digital, z, evolution, photographic evolution
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Forever Young

April 4, 2022

Washington, DC | 11th Street NW | July 2014

Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Alphaville, and probably many others sang about it. Movies have been made about it.

Staying forever young: a wish that many people need to have.

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In Photo Background, Street Photography, Social Documentary Tags analog photography, b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, black & white photography, mo, candids, candid photography, candid, documentary photography, decisive moment, ilford delta 400, United States, the search for meaning, USA, urban photography, women, Washington, Washington DC, forever young
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black and white image of three elderly ladies sitting at a table outside a Taperia restaurant in madrid. One is talking and two are listening. Bottles and glasses on the table.

Madrileñas

March 28, 2022

Madrid, Spain | Plaza Platería de Martinez | August 2019

Something that always strikes me in Spain is the strong and articulated women. Irrespective of social status or age, they are Present, with a capital P.

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In Photo Background, Social Documentary, Street Photography Tags b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, black and white photography in Madrid, black & white photography, behind the scenes of a photo, candid photography in Madrid, candids, candid photography, candid, decisive moment, eating out in madrid, film photography, ilford delta 400, focus, shooting with a Leica M4, woman, women, what to do in Madrid, paying attention, Madrid, Spain
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Image courtesy and copyright Amei Manten

Not The Decisive Moment

March 21, 2022

Street Photography Is Social Documentary Photography

Writing last week's blog posts about the book Lost London: 1870-1945 made me realize that there is an easily overlooked aspect of street photography.

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In Photography Info, Street Photography, Social Documentary Tags b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, people, film photography, monochrome photography, urban photography, anxiety, Eygelshoven, the Netherlands, decisive moment, social documentary photography
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