Street Photography
I went to a “Street Photography 101” presentation this week.
Someone suggested that maybe I was not 101 appropriate, and maybe should be tutoring.
The first part I agree with but, not the second so much.
It did make me start thinking about photography a bit though.
Why do I do it?
What do I get from it?
What do others get from it?
One of the things that stands out for me, is that other people need to see the photos for it to feel worthwhile for me.
In this blog I am not aiming for photographic excellence, but really communicating to people I know, some of what I am up to, what I think …
Sometimes I surprise myself with a photo that I think is great.
It doesn’t need to be a people photo, it can be a, this is interesting photo, or you should see this photo.
Even just atmospheric.
Here are some from a wander on the beach at Mangawhai
It was a windswept winters day!
Then back to Auckland, and these from along the road from Fayes’s laundry
Who knew there were shops dedicated to this? I didn’t before then.
And there are Kauri tree walkways in Northcote now
Then today a wander around Newton, where I once lived.
So this is capturing a place in time, and maybe giving some thoughts about what I think about things.
Things that maybe remind me/inspire me.
Also I like things like “If nightmares can come true so can dreams”. Someone made the effort to write that there.
To make it worthwhile it has to go further than into my camera, and on to my computer. It needs to be more widely visible.
I see my friend Myriam manages this too at https://hugueny.de/blog/ in a more structured way perhaps.
Seeing something, and it also being seen by others.
Maybe these things have meaning only for me though, or maybe completely different meanings for others.
Still, the challenge to try to capture it perfectly, or even imperfectly, but in the way of documentation, keeps me doing it.
I may have more to say here later.