Street photography ...

I absolutely love street photography!
I like the immediacy of street photography. You have to be quick on your feet, and I like that! You often don't have time to think about composition, lighting and camera settings. It’s like shooting solely on instinct.
I like the fact that it is a constantly changing, never to be repeated back drop, with a plethora of intertwined characters. It's like a movie that never ends; one that can be played whenever I want.
I like capturing moments shared. A chance meeting between friends, kindness between strangers or a passing smile. Anything that screams 'I’m human'!
I like to juxtapose, by placing subjects against contradicting backgrounds, or by framing them against architecture, in such a way that they fit in.
No matter where I am, I always enjoy walking the streets and shooting. I love talking to the people that I meet (and offering them photos). Everyone has a story to tell!
​If I'm out walking, I mostly shoot with my trusty old Nikon D80 and a vintage Nifty Fifty (50mm f1.8) prime lens. I’ll occasionally use a telephoto lens, but only if I want to sit in one spot and shoot.
I also run around with a Nikon AW 120. It's waterproof, dust proof and shock proof (like me). The best part is that it fits in my pocket!
I shoot mostly black and white, which I think is perfect for street photography, but I will occasionally shoot in colour.

I've taken more than 10,000 images over the last decade.


Here are a few ...

Consider this for a moment. As we move throughout the city, hundreds of video surveillance cameras are taking shots of us every single second, minute and hour of the day. The cameras are often hidden. It is surveillance at its best! Privacy is not something we can expect in today’s modern world. At least not in public spaces. By walking out of our homes, we essentially consent to being filmed and photographed by any number of unknown entities, with motives that we will never know. At least a street photographer is making photos out of some interest in art.