Street photography helps me to slow down and be
aware of the world around me. It is a sort of natural curiosity of who and what
I am occupying this space with. The photographs here are momentary images of
people who depict my style of street photography. It is a journey capturing the
faces that I find while exploring on weekly photo walks.
While I am the photographer -there is an emotional
attachment with those who cross my lens. They are brief visual introductions of
a man with a camera and my chosen subject. Unfortunately, I don’t take the time
to chat with the subjects ...so they are simply clicks of the shutter capturing
them in a momentary period in time - and I move on. If you choose to embark on street photography
it is a question of how psychologically you are willing to explore this world
around you? There is a certain element
of invasion of your subject’s privacy and you have to be aware of this element
of street photography and willing to accept it.
As far as the technical aspects of my shooting, I
use a Sony A7II because it is light and unobtrusive. I never use flash and depend basically on the
light I find at the location to keep a natural effect. I choose my subject sometimes because of
other elements residing in the shot such as signs and at other times it is just
the location of the place I find my subject in.
