Dante Sisofo Blog

Yo, what’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante, currently walking down JFK Boulevard. Who killed Kennedy? And yeah, today I’m just thinking about the philosophy of photography and my personal journey of…

COD4 sniping in 2009 was basically street photography boot camp. Map awareness = anticipating movement through space Pre-aiming corners = predicting the decisive moment You weren’t camping for the decisive…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante, currently walking around Penn’s Landing here in Philadelphia. Today I just wanted to talk about photography, treating photography as a visual diary, and essentially why…

How to create a routine that promotes spontaneity? The paradox is that when you are intentional about your routine, the more freedom you can create for serendipity.

A God wink is a seemingly small coincidence or unexpected event that feels like a personal sign from God. It’s the feeling that something happened at exactly the right moment,…

Divine fatalism is the belief that everything that happens in life is ultimately determined by God or divine providence, and that events unfold according to a predetermined divine plan. Divine…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante, currently walking around Philadelphia. Got the Ricoh GR IIIx, and today I just wanted to talk about the art of discovery in photography and why…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. Currently photographing the clouds here along Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Check out the beautiful sun up above. Yeah, when in doubt, I return to Penn’s…

About to walk along the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Gonna take you along with me on this chaotic journey. There’s so much energy with the cars, but when you look up…

The ultimate reason why the compact camera is supreme for photography is because you can extend the camera in front of you. You can move it in ways that you…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. This morning I want to share some thoughts on how using cheap materials has transformed my photography. Embracing low-resolution, small JPEG files has genuinely brought…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. To me, that’s one of the highest aims of the medium. Photography isn’t just about documenting the world. And raising everyday life to a new…

What’s popping people? It’s Dante, currently walking around Philly here at nighttime, photographing with the Ricoh GR IIIx, 71 millimeter crop mode, with the macro mode purposely knocked out of…

What’s popping people? It’s Dante, currently photographing here in Philadelphia. And today I’m just thinking about the limitless mindset, and how unlocking more possibility with your photography will bring you…

Don’t worry about the content of your street photography. What do I mean by that? When most people think about street photography, they already have an image in their head.…

Become childlike and dependent on God “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 18:3

What’s popping people? It’s Dante. I’m currently out here photographing in this mundane park, and I’m thinking today about why you shouldn’t be dependent on your location for your photography.…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. Today I’ve been thinking about systems—and why building a system for my photography completely changed the way I create. More specifically, it’s why I’ve become…

Dialectic behavior is behavior based on dialogue between opposing or contrasting ideas, where each side is examined to reach a clearer or more developed understanding. For example, instead of simply…