Photography

  • Monochrome photograph of an excavator with spare and supplementary shovels lined behind it, beside a main road, awaiting work to begin shortly. Bremen, Germany. Copyright Urban Camera.
    Commentary,  Photography

    The Pressure of Impatience

    There is one simple killer for anyone who believes they wish to take photographs, the difference between a wonderful image, and a snapshot: Impatience. In a world where everything is done quickly, from fast food to internet connections, Patience is far more than simply a virtue, it is one of the lost virtues no longer practiced. We need to hurry from one place to another, always one step ahead of time, always experiencing the best of life as quickly as possible, so that we do not miss the next experience. With so many short films on various social media web sites, it is important that we weigh our own lives…

  • Monochrome photograph of a large tree standing above a market place with small stands and sales areas for a weekday market.
    Commentary,  Photography

    Photographic Abuse: Loopholes in the Law

    Street photographers who make their living, or pursue their hobby, in search of the perfect spontaneous image out in the wild have enough problems with the law and with the belief in a private sphere for those who could become the subject of their work.

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  • Black and white photograph of a group serving coffee to homeless people at Bremen railway station. Copyright Urban Camera.
    Opinion,  Photography

    Criticism In Photography: A Reckoning

    It is that time of year, and has been for over a month, when we look back over what has happened, in photography, on television, in politics, world-wide. A rash of programmes come out on the various visual media telling us what we should consider to be

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