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As a "catcher",I
am interested in recording what I see. There is something about
making of photographs in public place that resonates with me more
than any other kind of photography.I think it simply suits my
personality. It is nice,When taking pictures in the street,not
to have to participate in anyway in the stream of life passing
you by;it makes me feel special to be there but not to be chatting,not
to be shopping or not even to be heading for somewhere else.I
feel like I am invisible to the passing crowds and this in turn
leads to a loss of my sense of self which is the finest feeling
of all. This street photography,this purity of approach,is potentially
the most beautiful.Perhaps it is for the very reason that the
photographs have no meaning,no function,no purpose to fulfill,no
axe to grind,no ideology to speak of,that they please me as much
as they do.It is the simplicity of the moment,the quality of the
composition,which affect me.The fact that I saw something,a situation,that
it moved me,that I wish to photograph it, that is enough. I take
my camera everywhere because you never know when a lucky moment
might happen.I really kick myself if I miss it.Luck is important
but I think it helps to know what you are looking for.I always
have to be on the look out,you never switch off. An unknown corner
never fails to suggest it hides a wonder and so I am drawn to
that corner.When it seems that perhaps it does,I anxiously raise
me camera with the strange desire to make anticipation a trap
and a moment,a captive object. These moments have as much aesthetic
potential as any other in the universe,it is up to the self to
see something in them. My ambition is to carry on capturing commonplace
pictures that most people just don't have time to notice any more--I
don't think what I do is easy.The internet has really helped me.This
is where I discovered photographers whose work I admire and who
appreciate what I do.
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