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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.

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In Photo Background, Street Photography, Gear Info Tags b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, candid, candids, candid photography, monochrome photography, United States, USA, urban photography, street candids, New York City, New York, xangqi, China Town, what to see in New York's China Town, black & white photography, black and white photography with the Fujifilm X100F, playing games, what games to play, Hester Street Playground, xiangqi
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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?

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In Street Photography Tags Greenville, South Carolina, SC, United States, USA, b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, black & white photography, monochrome photography, candid, candid photography, candids, people, urban photography, woman, yeahthatgreenville, Henri Cartier Bresson photography, sunglasses, street life, street photography, street candids, daughter
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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…

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In Photo Background, Street Photography Tags black and white photography, bnw, b/w, b&w, street candids, candid, candid photography, crowd, focus, attention, Lincoln Memorial, Abraham Lincoln, Washington, Washington DC, United States, USA, people, selfie, selfies, taking selfies, paying attention, street life, street photography, candids, woman, leader, leadershipo, leadership, monochrome photography
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Passersby - black and white image of two people in silhouette in downtown Greenville, SC

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…

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In Street Photography, Photo Background Tags black and white photography, Greenville, street candids, silhouettes, strangers
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 Image of a woman holding a sign up
 Image of a woman holding a sign up

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.

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In Photo Background, Photography Info, Street Photography Tags black and white photography, social documentary photography, lessons learned from photographers, street candids, the search for meaning, non-violent demonstrations, aspect ratios, is cropping allowed, when to crop your images, when not to crop your images
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Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

In Focus: Bargain Found

May 27, 2021

The Joy of Finding a Bargain at a Madrid Market

This image was created during a stroll in sunny Madrid, Spain, in August 2019…

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In Art Info, Photo Background, Street Photography Tags black and white photography, monochrome photography, street candids, market shopping, shopping in Madrid, what to do in Madrid, candid photography in Madrid, street photography in Madrid, black and white photography in Madrid, where to shop in Madrid, shooting with a Leica M4, social documentary photography, shooting film, film photography
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Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

In Focus: Food Envy

May 13, 2021

Pre-Pandemic Diners In The Hague

We all remember those carefree pre-pandemic afternoons and evenings when we could stroll the streets…

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In Art Info, Photo Background, Street Photography Tags black and white photography, monochrome photography, park centraal hotel the hague, humphrey's restaurant scheveningen, dining, street candids, COVID-19, Fujifilm X100F tips, Fujifilm X100F tricks, ilford delta 400, how to use a Fujifilm X100F, the hague get-aways, eating out in the hague, where to stay in the hague, what is gezelligheid, dutch gezelligheid
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Watering Hole.jpg

In Focus: Watering Hole

January 6, 2021

Street Photography As An Urban Safari

Going out with the intent to create street candids sometimes reminds me of being on a safari…

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In Street Photography, Art Info, Photo Background Tags street photography resembles a safari, urban photography, street candids, fountain in Greenville, Falls Park in Greenville SC, where is Falls Park At The Reedy
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