You Are Here
by ubique

Comment by mariuca:
Paul, not all improvisational theaters have same quality. Your is one of a kind.
Street photography is about showing up with nothing in mind and This essay is about what occurred to me – what I reacted to

If someone would like again to shake you long and hard to extract more explanations, you just show this magnificent essay of yours.
With your kind permission, and I know that I have it since your essay is in public domain, I might produce it each time I lack "le mot juste", the concision or the sparkle to shed some light on this subject.
I marvel at the image-word coexistence.

I take another snippet: photographer is imposing a transformative personal influence on reality. - we do see what we can according to our internal mechanism - I stand by what I believe: I see, therefore I am a seer. We stand before the same subject that is never really the same for everybody. I am not sure that we influence the reality as you stated but that whatever we call reality has facets and we can never totally absorb it in its entirety. We are both seekers and seers.

I find a privilege, a great joy and a feast for the mind to look at anything you post.

You Are Here
by ubique

Comment by posthumous:
By making it personal, you make your thoughts and ideas credible on a human level... you escape didacticism. Really really inspiring.

You Are Here
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Comment by insteps:
Paul, this is a wonderful contribution to DPC and street photography in general. It’s rare to see this much insight into how an image was created. We agree that better images find you and not vice versa. I also enjoy taking and viewing what you’ve called Gonzo photography. If done well they can be eye openers. That being said I feel documentary photography has more staying power. Maybe even better with time like a fine bottle of red wine. This classic style of street photography will always have its place. How we evolve as a society needs to be documented. All those classic shots by Frank, Cartier-Bresson, Erwitt and many others were once just candids of what happened everyday. Even with their documentary style you can see a little Ganzo here and there. I appreciate both and always enjoy your contributions to DPC.

jeune
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Comment by bspurgeon:
Posted as an example yet it deftly brings life to the moment. Beautiful.

emptying into white
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Comment by tph1:
I need to download some Cat Stevens.

OBJECTS ARE CLOSER
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Comment by Melethia:
A penny for his/her thoughts. This makes me smile!

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Comment by cutout:
would be great to see them all in a row

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Comment by tph1:
damn iPhone.

Nice work.

Message edited by author 2014-01-26 13:08:09.

OBJECTS ARE CLOSER
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Comment by Violetz:
great capture, one of my favs!

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Comment by Ammie:
Great shot where was this photographed? Ok edited after I've read the details. Thought as much. We're going to visit there in April. Cannot wait.

Message edited by author 2013-12-26 01:34:22.