With 2020 finally over, I’m ready to start the new year with a new project. I’m going to take one good photo every day and post it on social media. I will use either my iPhone, my Ricoh GR III, or my new Fuji XT-30. The photo has to have been taken that day; I won’t save up a few…
What a year. I knew, going into 2020, that it was going to be a tense, traumatic year. After all, it was an election year, and the thought that Donald Trump – the sleaziest, slimiest, most vile and corrupt president in the history of this nation – could be re-elected already guaranteed a high level of stress. Little did I…
BONUS IMAGE: I found this one from my Ghana collection that I had not posted.
I’ve gotten very into street photography this year, reading lots of books on the topic. Alex Webb is a well-known photographer, as is his wife Rebecca, although neither is really thought of as a ‘street photographer’ in the same way as Joel Meyerowitz or Garry Winogrand, for example. Still, with this book being part of Aperture magazine’s Photography Workshop series,…
Henry Carroll writes small, very helpful, very useful little books about photography. A few months ago, I read his book about taking great photographs in general, and I really got a lot out of it. In this book, he focuses on taking photos of people. In his very clear, encouraging style, he points out some basic rule or technique, and…
Once I get a new tech-gadget, I tend to buy a few accessories to either safeguard my investment, or to make it easier or more fun to use, or both. The Ricoh GR III digital camera is no different. I usually worry about cracks and scratches on any device that has an LCD screen. I’ve been an iPhone user from Day…
Joel Meyerowitz is an amazing street photographer. He’s has published more than 25 photobooks and has had exhibits in museums and galleries all over the world. In his clear, concise, very relatable manner, he gives his inspiring philosophy on photography, along with dozens of photos that illustrate his points and display his skill and talent. The message really resonated with…
Until recently I’ve relied on my iPhone 11 Pro exclusively for my photography. It’s been great for landscapes and architecture. The portrait mode is fantastic, providing varying, controllable levels of bokeh (that beautiful background blur). It shoots very good videos, as well. My main use of the iPhone, however, has been for ‘street photography’. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts,…
After I purchased the Ricoh GR III it rained heavily for two days straight, preventing me from going out and taking my first photos. On the third day, it was beautiful and sunny, so I headed to Chinatown and the Lower East Side, two neighborhoods with a lot of character. My initial camera settings for that day were: Single frame…
The Ricoh GR series of cameras has had a cult following among street photographers since the first one was released in 2013. The Ricoh GR II, released in 2015 was a notable improvement and was super-popular and much loved by the street photography community. The Ricoh GR III is the latest version of the camera, released in March of 2019,…
I’m proud and honored to have had one of my photographs selected to be showcased in Urban Street Photography’s Highly Commended Photos of the 4th Week of October. The photographers included are : Arnold Plotnick, Charles Yiu, Craig Dandridge, Gerry O’Brien, Graham Long, Hyun Suk Chung, Jayaraj Tp, Mario Barrela, Mashimo Kei, Mike Sidofsky, Nicola Motroni, Oğuz Arat, Patrice Carré,…