LCD VS Viewfinder
I believe the LCD screen is superior to the viewfinder. Perhaps I’m becoming more unorthodox with my photography, but I don’t even like to look through the screen half of the time. At the end of the day, I’m merely curious about what the camera will see. When you raise the camera to your eye, you’re limited to that view of life and perhaps it limits your perspective.
Detail shots matter
As I approach my photography in this new way, I’ve become more curious about the details on the streets. Whether it’s the reflections in the windows, the textures of the walls, the buildings, etc. I am becoming more open to photographing in new ways.
Tell a story
While the hero photo can be powerful, we must tell the full story of the places we inhabit. Because Philadelphia is my hometown, I can repeat the same walk each day and see these similar streets from new perspectives without any pressure of making a hero photo every time.
Go out there and play
When you explore the world, you should remain curious with longevity and courage in mind. Think about your legacy and how you can use photography as a way to remember things. The photographs become our memory or our stream of becoming. We can use the medium to augment reality and to create proof of our experience.
The ultimate goal is to photograph until the day you die.