Street Photography

If you’re here then you more than likely are enjoying a coffee drink of sorts from Sidecar, and I do hope it tastes good. Something I really enjoy about street photographs is that they, when done right, can tell an entire story from the simplest of scenes. So, I thought that rather than label and try to describe each of the images I have printed I would make this page to elaborate on some of them.

If you want to watch some Youtube videos I have put together that show the camera’s point of view while shooting these photos you can do so here.

If you would like a custom framed print of any of these, feel free to reach out and I’ll get you a quote.

As for cameras, unless noted these were all shot with the Fujifilm X-pro3 with either a 23mm or 35mm lens. All printed on Canon Pro Luster photo paper.

Italy

Bologna, Itay

Bologna, Itay

Lucca, Itay

Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy

It seems like most people who partake in street photography gravitate towards certain things - colors, straight lines, etc. I’ve realized my niche is umbrellas.

Florence, Italy

So I came across this demonstration outside of one of the government buildings in Florence, and I couldn’t tell exactly what was happening. All I know is there were flags all over the place with the hammer and sickle, and the cigar smoking communist man was really into it.

Florence, Italy

If there is a road in Florence that you wouldn’t want to stand in while trying to read a newspaper, it’s this one. Tourists flood the sidewalks no matter the time of day, so I found it so great that this man decided to do his daily reading here.

Florence, Italy

Birds can be street photo subjects too.

Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy

Piazza di Santa Croce.

Florence, Italy

Don’t smoke, kids.

Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy

This man was either taking a selfie with the city or taking a picture of me - either is good by me, he seemed to be having a good trip.

Florence, Italy

This is one of my favorite street images I’ve taken. There’s a lot of ways you could interpret this priest’s face, but the construction equipment and barricades make it all the more interesting to me.

Florence, Italy

With my landscape work I am a perfectionist - as the time allows. I think what is appealing about street photography is that my perfectionist side goes away. This image is pretty bad by most metrics, but the priest and homeless man locking eyes is so wild to me.

Florence, Italy

A good strategy for getting photos of elderly Italian people on the street is having a toddler on your shoulders.

Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy - GFX 50sii Digital Medium Format

Florence, Italy

Switzerland

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

For the most part cell phones have made street photography worse in my opinion, but it kinda worked out here.

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

United Kingdom

Cirencester, UK

Oxford, UK

Netherlands

Haarlem, Netherlands

Haarlem, Netherlands

Haarlem, Netherlands

This guy was either jumping really high or sitting on scaffolding, I can’t remember which.

Haarlem, Netherlands

When your sunny summer days are in short supply, you bring your chairs out to the plaza.

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark was such a strange place for street photos. It’s pretty boring as the people are quite reserved, but the chances for bike images are never-ending.

Malawi

Mpyupyu, Malawi

Zomba, Malawi

Spain

Pamplona, Spain - Sony A73

I got to tag along with some friends doing the Camino de Santiago several years ago, and came across this artist in Pamplona. I should have asked for their info.

Austria

Vienna, Austria - Sony A7r2

Not very much of my street photography has been with wide angle lenses. But cars wreck cities and sometimes you have to shoot it wide. This was with a 15mm on full frame.

Landscape

Alpe di Siusi, Italy

Also called Seiser Alm in German, this is a fantastic alpine meadow that is essentially car free so it’s super quiet. This was taken on the Fujifilm Medium Format GFX 50sii

Wengen, Switzerland

Wengen is a totally car free village in Switzerland, and it gives a great view of the whole Lauterbrunnen valley. This multi-image panoramic was taken on the Fujifilm Medium Format GFX 50sii

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

This image of the main church in Lauterbrunnen was taken on the Fujifilm Medium Format GFX 50sii with a 10 stop ND filter.

Tuscany, Italy

I like to think that taking pictures of super famous locations isn’t what I do, but I let this one slide. This scene (called Podere Belvedere) has been photographed a billion times, but there’s a good reason for it. This was taken on the Sony A7r2.

Arches National Park, Utah

Sunrise of some rock formations near the entrance of Arches. I also shot 5 rolls of 120 film on this trip, but failed to remove the dark slide so they were all just black. This was taken on the Sony A7r2.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

This panoramic was shot on a previous trip to Moab. Myself and the one and only Bradley Rees had left our wives at the campsite for some sunset photos, but the storm cloud we were having a great time photographing was moving fast. When we got back they told us that they had to hold the tents down in order to keep them on the ground. Multi-image panoramic taken on the Sony A7r2.

Mayrhofen, Austria

This was taken on the Sony A7r2.

Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont, France

Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont is best known for being liberated by the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day.

The Beaches of Normandy, France

Taken with the Sony A72

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California

Taken with the Sony A7r2

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Credit for this photo happening goes to my dear wife. I had the camera all packed up in the car, but when we saw these leaves she convinced me to bring the camera back out. Taken on the Sony A7r2

Salzburg, Austria

This was on a trip with my mom, and she was very kind to wait on this bridge in freezing temps for probably an hour waiting for the light to get nice. Taken on the Sony A7r2.

Wierschem, Germany

Sometimes Tim Dodd and I go on castle trips, and it’s open invite so please come on the next one. This photo is from castle trip #1, and for whatever reason this was the only good autumn foliage we got from the whole trip. This random chapel is at the entrance to Berg Eltz. (Fun fact, the Eltz family still runs the castle, and has since the 12th century) Taken on the Sony A7s

Fripp Island, South Carolina

I’ve learned that one of my favorite kind of landscape photos to take are ones that have sneaky small birds perched within them that aren’t easily seen. Taken on the Sony A7s