Bangkok is the home of thousands of Buddhist monks and it is a daily sight to see them wandering in the city, be it riding the bus or a boat. As for temples can be found at almost every street corner, always sumptuously decorated with gold. So imagine how orange and gold look on a […]
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First ride down the street
… next time little sister, next time I’ll do it. (click on pictures for high res) All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph
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The floating market
The floating market is another Bangkok classic, and though it has become a little bit too much of a Disneyland on water, you can still get a feel of how local merchants trade over water. A speedboat gets you there after a ride in the town’s canals. And for those of you that noticed that […]
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The true Bangkok
Bangkok is very touristy and all people tend to converge to same classic spots. Nevertheless we were lucky today to meet street photographer Michael Bialecki (inteview coming in a couple of weeks) that made us discover one of Bangkok’s traditional neighourhood. After a fun speedboat ride on a waterway, we finally found ourselves where no […]
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A street photo walk with Kristian Dowling
As you might remember, I intially met Kristian while in Melbourne (read his interview here). By coincidence, we found ourselves in Bangkok at the same time and decided to meet again for a lunch and photo walk. We headed to Chinatown where we witnessed some of the Chinese New Year celebrations. I find shooting with […]
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To wander aimlessly
“To wander aimlessly” is in my opinion the basis of street photography. Take a walk with no destination and see what life brings across your way. This series is the chronological result of a 90 minutes walk around our hotel in Bangkok this afternoon. Now tell me, if you had been looking for two elder […]
In the first installment, I wrote about the main components of a style in street photography. The aim was to help you determine patterns in your street photography, be it in terms of gear, technique, themes or vision. But in practice, how do you do it ? One method that I suggest here is to […]
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Good-bye Tokyo and a few thoughts.
It is already time for us to leave Japan after two weeks that went by so quickly. As usual, here are a few thoughts about our host country and street shooting there. Discovering the city : The first hours spent in Tokyo bring a feeling of being on another planet. Suddenly, you lose all your […]
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Sundays at Ginza
Once the most expensive shopping avenue in the world, Ginza is made of wide avenues shaded by skycrapers. Built four centuries ago for trade, it now serves the high end of the market as all luxury brands are represented here. Sundays are special since the main street is closed to traffic, giving a nice stroll […]
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Winter in Tokyo
When we added Tokyo to our destinations, we completely skipped over the fact that it would be Winter here. After 10 days of mild weather (Tokyo actually has very sunny winters), rain and snow finally hit Tokyo. And thousands umbrellas suddenly invaded the streets adding form and colors to the grey atmosphere. We are about […]