Photography — Street Photography

“Dead Traffic” photography project by London-based photographer Kim Thue is a beautiful yet grim series on Big Wharf, the largest slum in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Thue originally went to the politically-fraught region to document daily life at a charity hospital but found it difficult to create work that went beyond the stereotypical images of poverty. In search of broader photographic opportunities, he ventured into Freetown and ended up in Big Wharf. Many of the residents of Big Wharf had first come to the city in search of better opportunities and, not finding them, ended up in an area ravaged by poverty,...

Caption- Afternoon Chat, 1959, by award-winning director and photographer Fan Ho, who is regarded as one of the great masters of black and white photography Pro tip - Strong sunlight is especially good for back-lighting, creating strong shadows

Subway Story - The story at the other side of the waiting platform. From time to time, I wonder whether those pedestrians would realize your existence in the parallel platform. Would they react awkwardly, seeing your camera pointing at them. For that whole week, whenever i got down to subway, I always carried the camera around to capture those waiting moment. Some people talked with their friends, some just listened to music, and some gave the goodbye kisses.