From Where I Stand
When I started taking my photography more seriously, I used a very simple concept: take a bunch of photos from a single vantage point. Move up, down, and around, but limit your ‘centre’ to a single point. This technique forced me to become more inventive, it forced me to carefully consider things that may not grab my attention right away. So rather than photographing a single subject I began to look for other elements that may not be obvious. I also forced myself to make photos in fairly mundane surroundings, looking for interesting elements.
This became the foundation to much of my photography. I spend a lot of time carefully assessing my surroundings and looking for the best compositions.
The ‘tag’, From Where I Stand has also made me realize that through all the photos I have made in the past several years, I have borne witness to some pretty amazing things, and I look forward to sharing more of them here, along with the stories of their creation.
This image was created while I sat for a while in Castelo de São Jorge, perched high above Lisbon on a hilltop overlooking the city. Reaching the castle requires a bit of a climb through the winding streets of the Alfama district, but the effort is well rewarded with interesting street scenes. We…
I’m always seeing patterns. I’m wired that way. Physical patterns, data patterns, sequences in time. I notice them and appreciate them. Patterns were a big part of my working career. So, when I saw this wall in Bairro Alto, I had to pause and capture the moment. I stood there, fascinated by the…
I made this image simply because I thought it was interesting. The graffiti, which covers the entire building does not seem haphazard, there is a structure to it, not random “tagging”. At the time, I did not know that this building is fairly famous here in Porto, due to the grafitti. Apparently, it…
Back to Porto and wandering the 10th-century streets near the river, Medieval houses and gothic doorways interspersed with restaurants and souvenir shops make for quite the contrast. But, then again, ancient businesses and homes lined these very streets long ago, so not much has changed in that aspect. As I’ve said before, I…
I seem to be on a wave of mono images lately, primarily because the photos I’m making are more historic and architectural in nature and I find that black and white communicates that better, without the distraction of colour. This passageway is on one of the many winding roads in Guimarães (pronounced Gimaresh),…
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