Here is something for people interested in Rankin, BBC documentaries or Africa. Rankin is a famous fashion and portrait photographer who goes on a personal journey to Republic of South Africa to explore it's photographic tradition. It's 60 minutes in HD so you can go full screen which is something I sometimes miss when watching documentaries on Youtube.
Read MoreI met Joe during one of mine photo walks around Fremantle. It's not difficult to see why he makes for such an interesting subject. He was painting a graffiti at WA INK TATTOO at 7 Point Street in Fremantle.
Read MoreA few oldies from the bottom of the drawer/Lightroom ;) All of them were shot with my trusty Nikon F100 - my last film camera. Street portraits are portraits of strangers, which means I know nothing of people I photographed... We as people actually like looking at others but social conventions make it nearly impossible. Only children and "mad ones" are completely unrestricted in this regard.
Read MoreI photographed the girls at the top in Fremantle Markets. They were a bit shy at first but got over their fear very fast. The laughing women posed for a second and I took one shot, she moved away but I continued shooting this is why she burst out laughing. The "evil stare" happened in the Markets as well, it's such an interesting scene. So much is going on there.
Read MoreAnyone interested in Street Photography knows how important it is to follow one's gut feeling or rather impulse to take a photo. The reaction time has to be very short and doesn't allow for much thinking.
Read MoreGarry Winogrand always waited before developing his film. He wanted to be detached and therefore more critical when it came to editing (in this context editing means selecting the best shots).
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My lesson from this week is: sometimes a photo is not worth the hassle... When you see something good, fire away by all means. However, if it's not pure gold worth a Nobel prize in street photography, delete it - all the shouting feels like a wasted time if it's quite an average shot...
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I wasn't feeling it today... It had nothing to do with the place or time. It was Saturday and Perth was full of random people, doing random things. The stories were there but I just couldn't find them. I've found energy instead...
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Photographing an event like this requires razor sharp reflexes and nerves of steel ;) The second most important event of the year after Oscars - Fig Staff Party. They work hard and party even harder.
Read MoreAnother dose of street shots (mostly) from Fremantle.
Read MoreFremantle isn't Metropolis and things happen mostly around Cappuccino Strip which is a main street of Fremantle. People on weekends are a bizarre mix of tourists, locals, people from Perth CBD, teens, buskers and performers and random crazy people. I am quite often taken for a tourist when I am out shooting (as long as I get the shots-I don't care)
Read MoreA casual and fun shoot with Jess. The idea was to center the session around the Sky Umbrella from MoMa which as you can see didn't quite happen. Things go this way sometimes - you start with one thing in mind and finish with something different :)
Read MoreWide angle would allow me to get a bit closer but there isn't much point in thoughts like that. The best camera and lens is the one in your hands...
Read MoreHas Mary gone to get some water for flowers or is the chair is just a reminder...
Read MoreI was on my way home when I saw those trees... Fremantle Cemetery was on my list of places to see but I never got round to it.
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This are the photos that give news and articles a face. Dry and non personal information on far away and past conflicts becomes real. They force to think and question world around us...
Read MoreThe common denominator here is David Burnett - great photojournalist who shot quite a few iconic people and events of the last 40 years.
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