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.

Never Too Old To Play

May 5, 2022

New York City NY | Hester St. Playground | Feb 2019

New York City's China Town area is a treasure trove for street photographers and cultural experiences.

Teamwork

April 26, 2022

Greenville, SC | N Main St | January 2022

Walking on Greenville's, SC, Main Street, I saw these two workers repairing a wall…

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.

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.

black and white image of a man with a hat walking in the snow in front of a church — 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.

Book Review: Lost London 1870-1945 by Philip Davies

March 14, 2022

How A Photo Book With Old Images Impacted My Photography

I was lucky enough to stumble upon this book while browsing the bargains area of Barnes & Noble. It is a photo book with old images from London, United Kingdom, taken between 1870 and 1945, providing a unique insight into how the city and its inhabitants looked during those years.

black and white image of a womon with white-rimmed sunglasses walking on a street downtown Greenville, SC. Because of the glasses it reminds of Henry Cartier-Bresson's image of a girl with white sunglasses taken in New York, 1960.

Hello Mrs. Cartier-Bresson

January 24, 2022

Greenville, SC | S Main St - W McBee Ave | January 2022

When I saw this lady walking towards me, I almost froze. Where did I see those sunglasses before?

black and white image of people at Lincoln Monument, Washington DC, taking images of Lincoln and taking selfies. One woman in the middle stands out because she is focused looking at Lincoln's statue.

Paying Attention

January 17, 2022

Washington, DC | Lincoln Memorial | August 2014

One of the joys of street photography, actually the reason I think most street photographers do what they do, is observing people…

Passersby

January 10, 2022

Greenville, SC | S Main St | September 2021

This black and white image of two people in silhouette in downtown Greenville, SC probably depicts one of the most interesting parts of street photography…

black and white image of a man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench, both staring straight ahead

Conversation

January 3, 2022

Greenville, SC | S Main St - N Court St | September 2021

As a street photographer, I always wonder about the background of the people in my photographs: who are they,…

Why Subjects Need Space

November 1, 2021

To Crop Or Not To Crop, The Question Is

I need to think more about when to crop my images and when not. Reducing what the viewer can see of the subject of an image to the bare minimum can take away from the message that I want to share.