Written by Khrishna
One day I felt as if the walls within my home were closing in on me and I was itching to shoot something with my camera. Photography has been an escape from my everyday stresses of life. I have admired the work of other photographers and their talented ways of capturing the world from the streets. I believe that this type of photography is an art of observation. And on this particular day I decided to try doing some street photography.
Armed with my Nikon D100, a 50 mm lens and my little digital point and click Lumix I headed for the streets. My target on this day was Little 5 Points in Atlanta. It's a colorfully busy area with interesting restaurants, store fronts and unique people. Before stepping out of the car and onto concrete of the parking lot I pre-set the modes on each camera. Doing this would make it much easier for me to turn my attention away from my equipment and I could concentrate on capturing my reflection of this street world. Not to mention that this also helped to silence the stressful thoughts floating in my head. My disquieting thoughts were like a distressed child finally falling off to sleep allowing the parents a moment of relief. The stillness inside my head permitted my eyes to peacefully soak in the surroundings.
"Street photography is a renewable resource. If you don't like what you see wait 5 minutes or walk a hundred feet." - Craig Coverdale
It was like poetry without words. It was poetry for the eyes. With every step I took there was click of the shutter. It was as if the streets possessed my camera and came to life in every frame taken. The day ended with my mind happily reminiscing about every moment on the street that was caught by the lens of my camera.
