Street Portrait (for and of Kenny) #1, 2013
So the day before yesterday saw sunshine briefly bathe Kingsway in a frigid yellow glow. In certain places it manifested itself as a harsh spotlight. When I saw Kenny I legged it to the middle of the road and took as many shots as I could between passing pedestrians and rumbling traffic.
We had a brief chat – and Kenny very generously agreed to having his portrait taken. Did I mention it was perishing cold? Anyway, thanks Kenny! Hope you like your picture.
Street Portrait (for and of Kenny) #2, 2013
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If you want to see all the street portraits to date in one place, go here: http://tfipmremix.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/london-faces-remix/
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Love the close-up! Very ambiguous expression and nice composition!
Thanks very much, Jennifer!
These are superb, Richard.
That first image is magical in a way – full of stories and teetering adventures. These images could be a hundred years old…
Yes I agree with that statement – magical and timeless. Nice.
Thanks very much, Deanne – as usual, I was a little nervous of posting them.
Thanks very much, Karen – I love your last sentence – that’s such a nice thing to say!
Fantastic shots (I like very much the composition and light) and a real story behind!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much, Santi! The light that day was real Winter sunshine – brief and intense.
Heart wrenching emotion, wonderful composition. Powerful.
Thanks so much, Elena.
Wicked image, Richard. Up there as one of your best, if you don’t mind me saying! Candid, heartfelt, emotive, cracking! 🙂
Of course I don’t mind you saying! 🙂 That’s very nice of you, Richard! Thanks. BTW – struggling with your theme 🙂
Haha… If ti’s any help, so am I! 😦
😦 🙂
Powerful emotion. I love the distance from the subject in the first shot. Great set.
Thank you very much, Chris. I couldn’t get exactly where I wanted to be because I’d have been run over – so it’s a slight compromise. The next day, a man drove his car into the side of a UPS truck and completely blocked the traffic going both ways – which would have been perfect for the shot:) (Nobody was hurt)
To my eyes, it worked out perfectly. Don’t get run over. We all enjoy your photos too much!
Outstanding, Richard. Very stirring images.
Thanks so much, Melanie. I take that as a huge compliment. Thanks!
¡Excelente Richard!, lo que más me gusta de ti es que no solo haces la foto si no que hablas con ellos, les pides permiso, ¡eres un monstruo!, besos
Ha, ha! Thanks very much, Manoli! I love talking to people – it’s one of the pleasures of doing this – with the portraits, I feel like I’m learning a little bit more about my city each time. Thanks!
I really love the first image – the sense of isolation and quiet desperation. Fantastic intimate shots.
Thanks so much, Terry. The first one was one of those moments that Patti Kuche has talked about where you’re virtually screaming inside, “Don’t move, sun stay where you are”, etc. Kenny was really great about the shots – I wish I’d had more time with him.
so impressive photograph… I loved it dear Richard. Thank you, have a nice weekend, love, nia
Thank you so much, Nia! That’s very nice of you to say. Have a great weekend!
Somehow, the pictures give off the frigidness (is that a word?) of the day? 🙂 Amazing, eh?!
Thanks very much, MJ! Yes, it’s unusual for sunshine to make no difference to the temperature – that day has nothing on today, though – I think Winter has finally arrived.
Greetings from Australia,
This is a beautiful and thought provoking photograph. The man with his head in his hands before a doorway, makes me feel like walking up to him and asking him “Would you like something to eat”, wow that touched my heart.
God bless you
Hi! Thanks very much! That’s very nice to hear (for all sorts of reasons) – I’m really glad you like it. Love your blog by the way – I’ll be back.
I hope Kenny does like them Richard, I think they are fantastic.
Aw, thanks so much, Leanne! I’m quite pleased with them – they took the portrait idea somewhere new. I think I’m going to work on the idea…
This photograph tells me that you are equally comfortable and intuitive with social commentary. No surprise there since you capture mood and character so very well in your portraits. You should pursue more of this kind of photo journalism.
Thanks very much, George – that’s very nice to hear (and a great compliment). Yes, it’s an interesting area – off to the courts now to see what’s going on.
Great compositions and a nice piece of social commentary.
Thank you, Sir!