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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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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…

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In Photo Background, Street Photography Tags b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, black & white photography, candid, candids, candid photography, SC, Greenville, United States, reviewing photos, USA, urban photography, workers, man at work, yeahthatgreenville
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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 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.

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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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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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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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