GoingCandid

85mm and the City…
Traveling
For the sake of street photography I could travel to a lot of different cities so
far. For the last two years I was travelling only to places where I could also
take photos in the street. I love exploring new cities and document life in such
foreign places. Together with the local food it’s an experience I would never
want to miss. I cannot understand why people prefer hanging out at the
beach…
Where to go…?
I like the big cities where there are a lot of different people. Depending where
you live this may be the capital of your country. I don’t think that there is a
best city to shoot in. “The bigger the better…” is the message. We normally
like places which look different than our home city. Photos of people from a
different race, wearing different fashion or looking different in any way, interests
us. That’s why I like the tourist places in the cities of my country. There
you see other faces which are unusual to the normal inhabitants. Like that I
can shoot some Indian looking people and I don’t have to travel to India. The
same happens to the Chinese and Japanese tourists in Zurich and Luzern.
What to do…?
First of all you just explore the city yourself. The first few hours are the ones
which really hit you in a new city. You should keep this experience for yourself
and really enjoy it. After one day of exploring a new city you should also try to
meet local photographers. I always try to hook up with street photographers
through Flickr, Facebook and other platforms. For me this is part of the experience
and I want get to know new people, get new views on street photography
and can share some of my knowledge.