• A monochrome photograph of a man wearing a white sun hat, sitting at an outside table in front of a bakery, reading a newspaper. Copyright Urban Camera.
    Life

    Striding Out of the Comfort Zone

    What exactly is the Comfort Zone? Where does it begin, and where does it end? During my long working life I have rarely had to consider what I am happy doing and what would be too much of a change or challenge for me. We all sign up for a specific type of work, are told what it entails, and follow it, hopefully to the best of our abilities.

  • A monotone photograph of a young woman eating a hamburger with what appears to be her father berating her over something, while a smaller child sits on the man's knee. The young woman has the typical "leave me in peace" look on her face of all teenagers when a older person tells them what to do. Copyright Urban Camera.
    Commentary,  Travel

    The Reverse Dangers of Restaurant Reviews

    Although a great lover of travelling and eating out, I rarely write reviews of the places I visit, the restaurants where I eat, the hotels I overnight in. It is enough for me that the food was enjoyable, that the room was comfortable, that the city or town had places of interest.

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  • 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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