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.
Our first night in Porto, exploring backstreets and the quite places. The hustle and bustle fades away, crowds gather along the main avenues for dinners and drinks, the secondary arteries largely forgotten. Yet, it still feels safe. The streets are lined by lesser venues, closed for the night. Silence and dim streetlights dominate.…
Surprisingly, another opportunity for a candid shot presented itself today. I watched this traveller come down from the walls of Sintra’s Pena Palace and sit down for a rest. I imagined the shot, but did not want to be intrusive. I decided that if he sat like this for a longer period that…
I’m always observing, but cautious of being intrusive when photographing people in public. This shot just about created itself. As I was sitting in the shade of a tree in Lisbon’s Rossio Square, I could not help but notice this street beggar wandering the square and asking for spare change. One person finally…
I love the hidden stories of the city, the mystery of the abandoned. This building, in a busy square sits abandoned while its neighbours are clearly occupied and modern. There are stories here of lives lived and day-to-day routines. I think of these doors opening at the start of the day, children laughing…
I still recall capturing my first tram photo in Lisbon last year. I stood patiently on the corner for just the right moment, figuring that the opportunity may not present itself again. Much to my surprise, after a few more days here, trams are everywhere, on most of the streets of Baixa, Santa…
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 | restlessjo on “Wash Day” – Lisboa |
| restlessjo on “Praça da Figueira 25E”… |
| restlessjo on “Pause” – Pena Palace,… |
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