street candids / street portraits
Walking the streets of towns and cities, we sometimes feel the almost imperceptible breeze of strangers who walk next to us yet are separate from us. They are shopping, arguing, wandering, performing, trying to remain incognito.
They are poor or rich, employed or unemployed, housed or unhoused, religious or atheistic, content or miserable.
They are poor or rich, employed or unemployed, housed or unhoused, religious or atheistic, content or miserable.
They are us
Let's start to see them as truly human.
Let's start to truly see them without passing judgment.
Let's start to truly see them.
Since I was a child, I have been drawn to those whom I do not know,
wanting to penetrate the almost impermeable barrier of the Other.
wanting to penetrate the almost impermeable barrier of the Other.
What I do is slow time down to highlight the people by whom I pass, whether through candid shots or street portraits. By making their images, I can form these connections and bring the Other to life for whoever views the photographs
We can get rid of the divisions that dominate our country and abroad.
We can get rid of the divisions that dominate our country and abroad.
Making connections is not only invaluable to our emotional well-being, but also vital to our survival.
Learn to acknowledge those who surround us.
Promote
empathy,
unity,
and understanding
Promote
empathy,
unity,
and understanding
