What is the proper subject of street photography? Some people seem to equate street photography with stalking the homeless. Maybe they think photography isn’t authentic unless it’s gritty, and it isn’t gritty unless it portrays suffering.
Tag: Black & White
Motherhood
You may have noticed a hint of irony in the title for this post. Normally, we think of motherhood as this joyous life-sustaining institution. But the expression on this woman’s face, her whole demeanor, suggests a more realistic (demystified?) account of motherhood. The word “melancholy” comes to mind. I think Betty Friedan would approve.
Police Carding in Toronto
There’s been a lot of talk in Toronto about the practice of “carding” where police stop people on the street and ask for ID. A number of events have converged to make it a hot-button topic.
#Wallnoize7
On Saturday morning, it’s as if the graffiti army showed up: kids (am I showing my age?) lined up on either side of the tunnel, traffic cones at either end of the tunnel, ladders, boxes of spraypaint, and a guy with a clipboard doling out paint and telling people where to go.
Bathurst Street Bridge
For the first time in years, I walked under the Bathurst Street Bridge. This is the old iron bridge that goes over the rail lands south of Front Street. Now, a chain-link fence blocks access, but there’s a gaping hole in it that looks to me like an invitation.
Men At Work 2
More men at work to supplement a January post on the same theme:
College/Spadina Streetcar Track Repair
The College/Spadina intersection was blocked this month for streetcar track repairs/upgrades so I went over a couple times to catch the mess.
Richard
This is Richard. I was climbing the stairs from Ted Rogers Way to Huntley Street and he was sitting on the top step so I stopped and we chatted. The conversation was rambling, driven by a free-association game that Richard seemed to be playing with himself.
Meta Photography
One of the easiest targets for street photography is other photographers. We get so wrapped up in what we’re shooting that we ignore everything that’s going on around us–including the presence of other photographers.
Court House Skateboarders
Shot some kids shooting video of themselves skateboarding by the University Ave. court house. Part of the reason they were skateboarding there is that it has some of the city’s last remaining benches that don’t have slats to keep skateboarders from doing grinds on them.
Long Shadows
The photo gurus tell you that, as a rule, you get better outdoor shots the further you get from high noon. The reason is that shadows get longer and contrast gets higher.
First Weekend of Spring
This weekend was, at least for Toronto, the first real weekend of spring. The sun was bright, the sky was clear, the temperature was comfortable, and people poured into public spaces to enjoy the change. Their happiness was palpable and I was fortunate to capture some of that with my camera.
Brick Road Beside St. Lawrence Market
I shot this in the morning as people were going to work. I’m looking south from Front St. beside Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market. They’ve recently replaced the pavement with brick and when it’s a little wet, it produces a lovely reflection.
Bullet Proof Vest at an Art Show
So Saturday we’re driving down Highway 27 from Haines City towards the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at the corner of Thompson Nursery Rd. It’s 32 degrees Celsius which is a far cry from the sub-freezing temperatures we left behind in Toronto. We pass a sign advertising a gun show this weekend.
Maple Syrup @ Williams Farm
The sap is running at Williams Farm in Wyebridge, ON. March offers a sweet spot (so to speak) when the temperature rises above freezing during the day and dips below freezing at night.