Street Photographs 1988-2002

Many of my heroes have been street photographers - from Andre Kertesz in the 1920's through to Lee Friedlander in the 1960's and more recently Jeff Mermelstein and Tom Wood. They are people who have captured telling moments in everyday life undetected by their subjects.

Street Photography is a loose term that to me means photographing the world as it is rather than setting a scene up for the camera. Pictures jump out at me every day. I try to take a camera wherever I go because it's painful to see a picture and not capture it for ever.

The late French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson is well known for his 'Decisive Moments' but there is a lot to be said for 'Indecisive Moments' as championed by his friend Elliot Erwitt. A 'moment' may be something as simple as a passing facial expression or an interesting juxtaposition.

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