Who is a coward?
Somebody that is afraid of change? Perhaps the coward is the person that seeks comfort without disruption. Somebody who is afraid of new ideas?
Street photography is a game
Like any game, practice makes perfect. How do you think Kobe Bryant got so good at basketball? He outworked everybody else that touched the court. You have to play the game harder than anybody else to get good at it. Practice is so important in street photography. There’s no excuse not to have a camera with you at all times. The street is the court and your camera is the ball. Now go slam dunk!
SPEED
My workflow is much faster since using a Ricoh GR and iPad. No need for Lightroom or processing photos anymore. I come home and import my files to the “Photos” app right away. Culling is simple and straight forward viewing small thumbnails. Uploading files and videos to WordPress and google photos from my desktop. Simple point and shoot that gives me an artistic photograph straight out of camera.
All photos are available for download here.
Pride
From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”).
- The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one’s own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
- A sense of one’s own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; rejection of shame
- Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.
- That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female animal.
- A company of lions or other large felines.
- “festival for LGBT people”
Take the road less travelled
Who will you meet today? What is out there? Where will you go? The old saying, “take the road less travelled” is something I firmly believe in. There’s an unlimited amount of experiences and situations that you can find yourself in at any given time. Don’t take the easy route in life. If you follow a basic travel guide for photography, you will come home with cookie cutter photos and it will be obvious that you took the familiar route. My favorite road I travelled ironically enough is the the familiar path of Jesus, from Jerusalem to Jericho. Just take the leap and see what you find! Don’t forget to bring a camera.
Jericho, The City of the Moon
Jericho. The most incredible city that I have experienced living in. The lowest elevated city in the world. There is something about the history, the biblical stories, and the environment that make me feel so connected to the place. Water is flowing from the east side of the temple.
“The deepest valley rift in the world is the Arabah in the Holy Land. The waters of the river will flow east through the Arabah into the Dead Sea.” – Ezekiel 47
I made this photograph within the valley rift, hiking through the Arabah desert.
