"Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years."
—James Thurber
Category: Street
This is Street Photography
The Street Photography that I love.
Raw. Unposed. Instinctive.
What i find on the streets.
These photographs made during a day in downtown. Completely immersed in the city.
Imperfect photography influenced by the mindset.
A way of learning about myself and the others.
"Open Theme" Praxis Gallery
Delighted to be part of the "Open Theme" juried exhibition open now at Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. Curated by Carl Corey.
A Street Photography vision
In constant visual provocation inside and outside myself.
A permanent condition of my being that leads me to constant communication between the internal and external world.
Doing street photography is part of me in every moment.
Far. Close. In a sort of justified distancing depending only on the photographic action required.
Expressions and gestures. The position of bodies in space.
The construction of the frame that passes through instants.
Urban geometry and umbrellas: a rainy day in Rome
Sometimes the simplest of thematic ideas present themselves. We may enjoy many warm and sunny days throughout the year in Rome, Italy, but when it does rain here, it really pours; rarely does it merely drizzle. (Fun fact: annual rainfall in the eternal city actually exceeds that of London.) When the heavens opened recently on a mild autumn day, the city was instantly transformed: wet streets, gleaming San Pietrini cobblestones, umbrellas everywhere, and a sudden quickening of pace by Romans and tourists caught out by the storm. The Ricoh GR II doesn’t love wet weather, but armed with an umbrella and a lens hood, I managed just fine. Here are some of my favourite shots from that day.
Street Photography and being there
This year I pushed my limits. Especially in the places where I go to photograph.
A different awareness of the city and how I live it contributes. My cameras are anonymous and not flashy. My approach is careful and respectful. I am not crazy and I know where I enter, in what context, what generates the sight of someone who sees himself as a foreigner even if set. My way of walking is that of a chilango, that is, of an inhabitant of Mexico City.
For twelve years here and doing my street photography every day. Although seeing the images someone doesn’t recognize certain environments as dangerous I can assure you that not everyone can afford to go where I go. So why I go in certain, tough places? It is because certain places are able to give me what I am looking for: a raw and real portrait of the Mexican culture.
I believe that Street Photography can’t be something made only where tourists go.
This is my profession and my mission.
Al-Tiba9 magazine
StreetMax21 – A two page spread in this month’s Al-Tiba9 magazine.
I took pictures from my dream
Exploring inside a dream.
Visions of life.
FotoNostrum Magazine Issue 20
StrretMax21 featured in the latest issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Thirteen image spread with 1400 word essay.
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At the heart of the street
That immediate recognition through a moment that shapes and reveals itself to me. The moment everything tells me it’s time to press the shutter button.
It is the light. It is the position of the subject. It is my position respect to the subject.
As a writer of photography I think a lot about the condition of the photographer, about his state of mind at the moment of shooting. The ontology of the photographer, that state of affairs, the staying in the right conjunction of everything that allows me to stay focused and in a moment capture that magical moment that reveals itself to me, to you, to all of us.
Street Photography it is a constant teaching, preparatory to all my observing the world.