New York: Second Avenue and 10th street
Inspiration: Sometimes I do something my photography teacher told us not to do. That is, taking a photograph without understanding why you are taking it. Here is one such photograph. Not sure why I took it but I quite like the jumble of bicycles. If you look carefully, you'll see one bike is lying on top of the mangled remnants of another . . . I suspect that one doesn't always have to know exactly why one is taking a photograph as long as there's an instinct or gut reaction behind it. What do you think?
Very nice!
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Posted by: Valentine_avoh@yahoo.com | May 8, 2011 at 02:19 PM
Two words - photographer's instinct = great results such as these.
Posted by: the nyanzi report | May 8, 2011 at 02:43 PM
I never think why I take a photograph, I just take them, and often I take many i a row and then choose the best. :)
Posted by: Alex York | May 8, 2011 at 03:06 PM
I think you must follow your instincts no matter what when you are a photographer. They details on the "whys" will become evident once you see the photograph. But if you don't follow your instinct in that moment, the photograph might disappear forever -- which can happen in street photography. Just my 2 cents.
I love the photograph, by the way, I see the mangled bike you are talking about. Great black and white contrasts.
Posted by: Alain | May 8, 2011 at 04:33 PM
A bicycle reborn from the grave. Always follow your instinct. You don't have to know WHY you take a photograph...simply take it.
DJ
Posted by: How To Make A Guy Want You | May 8, 2011 at 06:45 PM
I love random photographs as much as deeply composed ones. Something obviously caught your eye. That same something makes us viewers stop and stare.
Posted by: The Foolish Aesthete | May 8, 2011 at 07:35 PM
I like this photo, love the b/w!
Posted by: annawithlove | May 8, 2011 at 09:53 PM
I agree with your philosophy ;) And your instinct is always right, as we can all attest to!
xx
Posted by: Brigadeiro | May 9, 2011 at 03:22 AM
I love your philosophy on photography and I love this photo!
I often don't know why or have a reason for why I chose a shot but once I open it up and see it on the computer or in print.. I usually find the reason later. Sometimes it has to do with an emotion that it evokes or sometimes it just felt right to click... but even so, I often find that the ones I take on a whim without any photographic sense or boundary are the ones I love the most!
Posted by: Brooke | May 9, 2011 at 07:45 AM
Absolutely. If your eye is drawn to it, then it means something to you, visually. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if anyone else agrees with you... because it's your point of view. Unique.
That's why I love your blog. I appreciate your point of view!
Posted by: Alice Olive | May 9, 2011 at 08:13 AM
It sometimes make sense to take a picture that reflects an emotion. The whole world cannot be intellectualised without some meaning being lost in the process. Emotions are important. There are pictures I understand after seeing them printed or on screen. Most photographers know that feeling! (Cartier-Bresson certainly did, too) I woudl go as far as saying that the emotion faced with something (a bit of colour, bicycles...) is a form of understanding; just not a form of 'intellectual' understanding.
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Posted by: davidikus | May 9, 2011 at 11:32 AM
great!
Posted by: Eline | May 9, 2011 at 02:10 PM
I think it works both ways but sometimes it's just shoot first and ask questions later. I like this bike pileup
Posted by: Don | May 10, 2011 at 12:02 PM
I do like it. sometimes we can't say why does something catch our eye.
lovely b/w on this one.
Posted by: Sylvie | May 11, 2011 at 03:56 PM
I think you snap first and look later! That's what I do anyway!!
Posted by: Leanne Lembo | May 12, 2011 at 08:28 AM