My problem, in viewing Jeff's images, I took this type of photography when I was 14 and had just been given a Praticka 35 SLR camera. I rushed about everywhere snapping away and ' creating' the same type of photograph, tilted, blurred, out of focus, black cat in a coal cellar, graduated , as all first year art/photoraphy students do, to a pin hole camera. Used the tiny 'fish eye' that allow you to see your visitors without opening the door, mention the bottem of wine bottles and I was working out how to cut the wine bottles, greens, browns, I learnt to develope film with home made chemicals, my fingernails had become brittle and stained with a variety of chemicals, but Education beckoned, Jean Paul Satre, Occam's Razor, Adlerian principles regarding compensation began a totally different concept of images and photography.(posted 8641 days ago)So, when I ask about the motivation and reason for a style after the 'author' has given part explanation, "the waiting at a certain location for a 'scenario" to develope" I would like to know the motivation, be it purely looking at the young ladies, attemting a new chat up line, seeking a photographic concept but please don't insult my intelligence with a ' my inner being took over and suddenly I found I had taken a photograph', we all have inner motivations, but usually these are within the confines of rational behaviour.
How does the old saying go, 'In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.'
Tom & James, thank you for your concern, I'll dig out some people street shots that date back to 1966, and some that were taken quite recently.
Regards
Jack.