Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Easy Rider.


The freedom of the road.


Caught whizzing past flat footed pedestrians, this Malaysian Easy Rider powers through down town Kuala Lumpur.

Anti drugs billboard - Cambodia.


Removing all doubt! (in case you had any ... )


This remarkable billboard not only shows you the consequences of making methamphetamines, it shows you how to make them - just in case you had any doubts!

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Maximising your chances.


How much time do we have to spend finding photos?


I live in a place away from street photo opportunities and I might get onto a street with my camera once a month. When I do, I like to maximise my chances of success. When I was in Kuala Lumpur last year, I came across this fellow selling bubble machines so I leaned against a post, did my best to blend in and waited to see what photos might come my way. I got a few shots (including this one). Unfortunately the composition is not very tight, but sometimes you have to take what you can get.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

The unwanted portrait.


How do you say, "No, thanks!"?


While trying to be an "unobtrusive and anonymous witness", as Jorge Torralba has put it, you sometimes get seen. No matter how small and "non-professional" your camera looks, that it is not shiny and new, that you only hold it to your eye at the last moment matters little. Sometimes someone sees you and decides to pose. I'm sure there is a genre here that could yield wonderful photos, but it is not what you want. As someone trying to engage in street photography, you want to say, "No, thanks!", but then you look again and take the shot. It is still a moment, it is just not the moment you wanted.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Tuk Tuk.


Fast.

Social conscience.


Ronald is no stranger to the streets of Bangkok, but he is rarely seen in back alleys. Stenciled graffiti, back alley, Bangkok.

Ink.


Tattoos for the feint hearted. A Harley Davidson tattoo in henna.