There’s nothing new under the sun with street photography.
There are things.
There are people.
There are people.
And there are things.
There are people and there are things.
There’s no end to looking.
Camera: Olympus XA 3
Film: Kodak UltraMax 400
Category: Colour
Green Red Blue
A few colours here are worth mentioning.
Red.
Some more red.
Green.
Some more green.
Don’t forget the blue.
And it’s back to red again.
Camera: Olympus XA 3
Film: Kodak UltraMax 400
Street Colours
The street markets of Shamshuipo are very busy.
There’s a constant assault of colours.
There’s so much movement.
So much that may be hidden.
That you can’t take what you see for granted.
Every scene is a visual poem.
The camera is a notebook with which to write.
Thanks for reading!
Camera: Olympus XA 3
Film: Kodak UltraMax 400
Singapore’s Chinatown in Colour
Chinatown!
Having lunch.
Looks yummy.
This is also a space of commodity.
Though people do live and make a living here.
Tiong Bahru Pao!
Colourful drinks stall.
Yummy hawker food!
Touristy stalls.
Waiting for Tintin.
Ice cream with biscuit!
Another tourist souvenir stall.
Camera: Olympus XA2
Film: Agfa Vista 400
Penang’s Gurney Drive
I was in Penang recently with my family and many of the street pictures were taken with my Olympus XA 2, in-between vacation shots taken with my Canon 600D.
The above was taken while riding a trishaw.
Another shot, taken from a trishaw.
The Gurney Drive street food market was where we found ourselves on most days.
Fried oyster!
Yummy!
Lok lok!
Laksa!
That’s the “Chinese rojak” stall.
That’s the Indian rojak stall.
Sotong kangkong!
So yes, street food was on the top of our list at Penang.
Camera: Olympus XA 2
Film: Agfa Vista 400
Singapore: Inside Out in London
This is an exhibition of Singaporean arts in London.
Singapore: Inside Out is a showcase of Singaporean art in Beijing, London and New York City. More info here.
There were lots of announcements like this on the walls at Brick Lane.
See – it’s here.
The cyclist got in the way.
Another cyclist.
Yet another cyclist.
That’s the Old Truman Brewery, converted into an arts and creative enterprises venue.
The neighbourhood is so arty that even unadorned walls have character.
At a café while waiting for the exhibition to open.
Performance art – I confess I don’t really get it. Red and white are the colours of Singapore’s flag.
He’s leaving smoke trails on the window … is this an ironic commentary on the ephemeral nature of Singapore’s national culture at an exhibition of Singaporean art?
The overall mood, partly because of the candles, is rather funereal.
That’s an installation on which the public is invited to scrawl/doodle.
The installation is still clean … the exhibition had just opened, after all.
Info panels.
There’s a … grass lawn exhibit.
This I understand – books on a shelf.
Fortunate placement of people.
That’s the Actors’ Tour, during which the monologues of various featured artists were performed.
There’s the mention of Singapore’s arts and culture policy, and a hint of self-conscious deprecation concerning state-sponsored art.
I fired off a few shots before realizing my DSLR might be a little bit loud and distracting… I switched to my more discreet Olympus XA2 (more in another post).
The performance art again – check out the funereal-looking candles.
Thanks for reading!
Camera: Canon 600D
Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
Brick Lane, London
Brick Lane!
This was where I was really inspired.
The arty and grungy environment gets one in the mood for street photography.
Everything seems to fit.
The people and the walls go well together.
A fantastic indie label.
A self-portrait.
He was cutting grass.
Cool dude.
The colours are simply wonderful.
They saw me and waved.
Beautiful people, beautiful wall art.
The kids were enjoying the art too.
Lots of cyclists.
A smile and a frown.
Hard at work.
Another cyclist.
Cool name for a shop.
Taking a break.
Nice juxtaposition.
Another cyclist.
Mischievous dino – I thought the colours went well together.
The street art is gorgeous.
Street art is meant to be seen with and by people.
They had those in Paris too.
Just another day for her.
A reminder that I need to get closer.
At Brick Lane, the street photographs present themselves one after another.
I can’t click fast enough.
This place is a visual cornucopia.
And I saw this – an exhibition of Singaporean art at Brick Lane.
As it turned out, I bumped into Randy Chan, the curator of the exhibition. I recognized him from a photo in a newspaper report on the exhibition.
More on Singapore: Inside Out in another post.
Funny.
I couldn’t resist a final shot at the entrance of this excellent place.
Thanks for reading!
Camera: Canon 600D
Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
London’s Underground, British Museum
I was in the tube when I saw him.
Very elegant, I thought.
No one noticed.
My camera’s shutter click was inaudible in the tube.
Do I dare take another shot?
OK – last one.
Outside the British Museum.
Inside the British Museum.
At the Gloucester Road Station… or was it South Kensington?
Thanks for reading!
Camera: Canon 600D
Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
London Street Photography
There’s no method to this madness called street photography.
At Trafalgar Square: a straightforward shot.
We’re all distracted people.
Admiring Cezanne at the National Gallery.
Consuming Monet.
Blurry man against blurry painting.
Around the Bloomsbury area – the lines “made sense” to me.
A busy shot at the Covent Garden Market.
T-shirts!
Time for a sip.
Thanks for reading!
Camera: Canon 600D
Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
London’s South Bank
At London’s South Bank.
Cool dude.
Cool dude.
Life is a tragicomedy, of course.
The cavernous basement at Tate Modern.
A couple admiring Cy Twombly.
Artist at work.
A copy of a copy.
A copy of a copy of many copies.
Again, at the cavernous basement.
Two beer or not two beer … my answer is very clear.
Why is this a question?
Cool dudes.
The obligatory landmark snapshot.
Camera: Canon 600D
Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
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