Despite what it looks like, Tim wasn’t playing hide and seek with the well-dressed men wearing bow ties.
Tag: street photography
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An Insta-meet, a bridge, a beam of sunlight, and a man. All the ingredients for an interesting shot!
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The tram pulled up in the city and before the doors opened I heard a beautiful voice. The workmen sitting on the steps appreciated the beautiful voice as well.
163: Faces of Melbourne #11
He was sitting quietly, outside the library, waiting for someone.
He was a bit taken aback to be approached but said yeah sure enthusiastically, if not a little quizzically. As soon as I took the shot, his friend arrived and I left him explaining to her what had just happened.
This is Toro.
162: Faces of Melbourne #10
I hung around near the State Library, again scouring faces in the crowds crossing the road, sitting on the steps, wandering into the library.
I saw her crossing the road, and the young man she was with was very quick to say yeah sure.
I asked her if she wanted to see the photo, but she said if I see it and don’t like it I might ask you to delete it. Best that I don’t see it. So I didn’t show her, but I’m pretty confident she wouldn’t have wanted me to delete it.
This is Amal.
161: Faces of Melbourne #9
He was Albert’s mate, bubbling through the mall.
You on Insta? he asked. I am, but I’m not sure how I might find you, I stumbled, feeling my age.
He took my phone, found his Instagram account and pushed the ‘follow’ button. There I am! Now, when I finish talking you say, ‘keep it Jaggy’. I look puzzled, until I realised he was making a video of us to beam out to his fans (of which I was now one), and on cue I told them all to ‘keep it Jaggy’.
Our photo shoot was far longer than the usual one-minute interaction I generally have with the strangers I shoot, and by the end of it I was exhausted. I told him he looked terrifying in this photo, and he laughed delightedly.
All the way from Sydney, this is Ian aka Jaggy.
160: Faces of Melbourne #8
He was exuberantly posing for photos with his friend in the mall, and I must admit I hesitated, but then decided to be brave.
He didn’t just say yeah sure, he cried exuberantly we has a fan!
He directed the photo shoot: take one of me full-length, Sharon; take one of me on two phones, Sharon; send them all to me, Sharon …
All the way from Kenya, this is Albert.
159: Faces of Melbourne #7
I caught her eye and she smiled.
I indicated with my camera. Yeah sure, she said, taking her headphones off.
This is Bella.
158: Faces of Melbourne #6
I couldn’t just walk past … not with that magnificent hair and beard.
Can I take your photo?
Yeah sure, he said, in what turns out to be a slightly Texan accent. We sat and chatted for a while, then he went back to work.
This is Junior.
157: Faces of Melbourne #5
He was sitting on the steps leading to H&M, listening to a busker. He was wearing sunglasses; I got brave and asked him if he’d mind taking them off.
Yeah sure he said.
This is Manny.
Musings from the cold 