This video starts off slowly. Unless you are interested in photography you will click away.
Back in the day I roamed Philly with a Nikon F. There was no name for the photography I did back then, now it's called "street photography".
I always had the camera by my side. I was known as the guy with that dammed camera.
I walked small streets and alleys just like the guys in the video. I felt safe because I could run fast. It was in an alley in North Philly when I realized maybe that was an illusion. A scary looking guy with one eye stood just in front of me saying "I got a gun." He was a cop in plain clothes. The gun was pointed at a Puerto Rican guy who had a radio with a dangling cord under his arm.
I hung out with students and friends that went to the PA Academy of Fine Arts & some TV news cameramen. I worked in commercial advertising photography studios & the University of PA Museum.
Some friends were involved in Vietnam War protests. I knew Father John McNamee (Diary of a City Priest). I have a few photos of Dave Lynch. Early South Street, Earth Day, a lot of good photo opportunities. A lot happening then even in the relatively sleepy town of Philadelphia.
I would still be doing "street photography" but I can't walk very well right now.
These guys know what they are doing. I like their thought processes. Watch the video to see what I mean.
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