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Posts from November 2007

Pink glove

This post is dedicated to a shot I missed: of a woman riding the bus gripping on to the rail with her hand tucked inside a pink glove. The bus overtook me and I had no chance of catching up. But it did inspire me to stand around and wait for a few ops shooting […]


New life

I suspect there’s a lot to say about New Belgrade. Trouble is, I can’t really find much info on its architects.
This is a shame, because New Belgrade has a certain feel about it - of austere modernity (the product of communism?), something nostalgic in its faded glory, and like in many parts of Belgrade, that […]


To the church

Unlike in street photography, at weddings you’re expected to take photos, and people ignore you.
Where on earth can you practise photography in the streets and not feel conspicuous? I suspect somewhere like Tokyo, or maybe Cuba, where everyone’s so used to it.
I suspect the price you pay for exploring is the stare of the granny, […]


Word up

Who wants to read yet another quote about photography? No? Perhaps like me you’re a bit bored with people trying to define the subject, particularly on Flickr: it’s a dance, a bunch of lies, something that can’t but tell the truth, a stolen moment, the art of selection etc etc.

Well, here are some quotes instead […]