Ive had an interest in urban street photography for sometime now but its doesn’t pay the bills. Its a “for the love of it” style of photography for me. I shoot what I see. There’s no format to what I look for. It just what leaps out and grabs me. Often it can be the simplest subject matters. A splash of colour, some movement, people or just a simple shot that conveys a story that has caught my eye. Look hard enough and you’ll always find a shot somewhere.
I travelled to Vancouver recently. which I found very clean, very modern with some interesting areas to explore and walk around safely. There’s an element of concern for me when I travel to a major city that Ive no knowledge of so Ive eyes in the back of my head all of the time. Here’s a street shooting tip for you. Keep an eye on who’s around you and be careful if your pointing a camera too close to the subject matter. It might be the case that someones in your potential shot thats not too keen on his or her photo being taken. Lets refer back to a shoot I did in Marrakesh. (http://www.rickdavy.co.uk/blog/marrakech-a-photographers-guide) Some useful tips here.
Anyhow, shooting in Vancouver was a dream even though it rained most of the time that I was out and about. Enclosed within this post are a select of random based urban street imaging. I hope you like what you see.
NOTE: All of the enclosed images were shot on my Hassy 500 C/M and my Leica M6. My film stock of choice was Provia and Ektar and as usual, all expired….