Dispatches from a shy street photographer

When I travel I like to take a camera loaded with 35mm black and white film with me to capture the city I’m in. I don’t live in the big city, but I love street photography, and I like to try my hand at it when I get the chance. The problem is that I am very shy and I HATE being intrusive. So there is this very strange dichotomy going on inside of me when I do street photography.

As I looked through the photos from my recent trip I realized that this might make an interesting series for my photography Friday posts. So here is my first post in the series. The first few will be from my recent trip to Barcelona and Dublin and then the rest will be from other places I’ve traveled, as well as Portland, the largest city near me.

This particular photo was taken in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. I really loved the narrow alleyways in that city. I could’ve wasted rolls and rolls of film on them.


Geeky Bits

Camera: Olympus XA
Film: Arista.edu 400
Stand developed for 1 hour in Adonal.

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6 responses to “Dispatches from a shy street photographer”

  1. Dave Avatar

    That’s no waste! The waste is travelling and not shooting enough! lol

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    1. Moni Avatar

      True! 🙂

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  2. Photobooth Journal Avatar

    Agree with Dave. Looking forward to seeing more from your travels.

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    1. Moni Avatar

      Thank you! 😀 ❤

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  3. shutteringthrulife Avatar
    shutteringthrulife

    Very nice shot! The more you shoot people on the streets, the easier it gets.

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    1. Moni Avatar

      That’s what I’m hoping….

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