itchy i becomes the london i
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 10:54AM 
A little more than a week ago my friend Ally told me about this iPhone app called Hipstamatic, which mimics old camera lenses and analogue film developing processes. It gives your iPhone images the feel of old-school photographs with all it's odd colour nuances and imperfections.
I instantly fell in love with it - and at the same time I fell in love with Photography - again. I started taking candid photographs of the life and the people around me - on my way to work or when going home, or just wondering around the streets.
Because no one would notice that i take their photos while pretending I m just typing on my phone - I achieve the almost impossible. Photos that in no way interfere with the subject. I photograph reality as it happens. This has been my dream since I started doing street photography.
The new series of images will be called Every Day People. And will be a tribute to London and it's millions of colourful citizens - but also to life in general. The things we love, laugh but also loath sometimes. Because that that's life - in a nutshell - and now also in my photographs.
Reader Comments (2)
You're obviously a voyeur like me:-)
Your iphone makes it a lot easier than my SLR!
Street photography at its best. Thanks for sharing.
Ah thanks for your kind words. Yes indeed the iPhone has some advantages in terms of staying undiscovered. Of course you'll lack the creative control and some of the sharpness which a SLR can provide you with. But I think it's worth a try. You get something different, quite special in exchange. :)