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Street Photography - About |
all images ŠAlan Wilson 2004 |
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I can't remember a time
when I wasn't interested in photography. In my early teens I taught myself the basics of the black & white darkroom, but it wasn't until much later, around 97/98, that I took up street photography with something of a passion. About 80% of my photographs are taken with a 28mm lens, I like to get in close, to make a connection with my subject and hopefully draw the viewer in as well. There's nothing I like better than to wander around town, camera strapped to my wrist, ready to react when something unexpected comes my way. As for influences, well I started out on the path laid down by the likes of Eugene Atget, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and then took a lot of diversions by way of Garry Winogrand, Bruce Davidson and a few of the Magnum photographers, in fact I'm discovering and re-discovering photographers all the time, but in spirit I'm probably closest to Atget. In February 2007 I bought a digital SLR and for the moment at least I'm not shooting any black & white film, a few colour pictures have been added to the site. |
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Equipment |
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Cameras: |
Nikon FM3A
Yashicamat 124G - used for the Topography series Nikon D80 Nikkor 28mm f2.8, Nikkor 50mm F1.8, Nikkor 100mm f2.8 Series E Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED DX llford FP4 & HP5, Kodak Tri-X & TMax 400 CanoScan 2700F to begin with, now making do with an Epson 2450 Photo |
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