If there is one colour I am drawn to more than any other, it’s yellow. A quick sift through my photos testifies to that, which is why I thought I’d bring the best ones together for a collection of its own. They’re taken from places including Copenhagen, Venice, Morocco, Lisbon, London and Oxford, using either the Nikon D60, Fujifilm x70 or Fujifilm x100f. Enjoy!
Walking like Jesus
Expect the unexpected. That’s what’s I’ve come to discover with street photography. Walking the streets, wherever it may be, is full of surprises – and that was certainly the case last weekend in London during a photo walk with my street photography group. We arrived at Trafalgar Square where Christians were beginning to gather for an outreach event that involved preaching, praying for people and telling others about Jesus. As a committed Christian myself, I was suitably intrigued. I even bumped into someone I know! I was thrilled at what they were doing, and over the next couple of hours I chatted with people, prayed for them, joined in with some of the singing – all whilst capturing a few photos. A selection of these are below. All are taken with the Fujifilm x100f with the teleconverter attached. Enjoy!
The West End, Soho and Chinatown
Scrolling through The Guardian’s homepage one afternoon I stumbled across an article on street photography by Anita Chaudhuri. It was part of the paper’s ‘Get Better for 2019’ series. Anita explains in the piece how she went on a workshop with Valerie Jardin in Paris to help her become a better street photographer. Needless to say I was inspired. My interest in street photography has grown in recent years. I love the way it can capture the beauty, routine and vulnerability of everyday life. On occasion I’ve enjoyed taking to streets with my Fujifilm x70 but I’ve never had opportunity to learn more about the art and receive feedback on my shots.
So a couple days later after reading the article I hit the internet to search for nearby workshops (Paris is slightly beyond my budget). I immediately found StreetSnappers, run by Brian Lloyd Duckett, and he runs workshops in places such as Lisbon, Liverpool and — to my delight — London. His photos are ace and the reviews of the workshop are very positive. So I booked up and last Saturday I headed to London. There were six of us in total on the workshop. It was a great day. I learned a lot and came away suitably inspired to get onto the streets more often and with purpose. Even the rain provided opportunity to be more creative with our photos! A selection of photographs from the day are below. Enjoy!
