Be patient

Statues

Just two

The moment

My move

Lone bagpiper

Bagpiper on Lambeth Bridge with the London Eye in the background. The pavement (sidewalk) was very narrow!

Unposed

On the prowl

I try and avoid taking photos of photographers, just like I try and avoid photographing people talking on cellphones, since it feels a bit too easy and cliched. But when I saw this fellow-photographer crouching at a street corner in Soho waiting for a subject to come by, I decided to make an exception. He noticed me at just the right moment.

Standing apart from the crowd

Back in March I snapped this guy watching the crowd of shoppers in Soho passing by. Looking back at it I wonder who he is and what he thought of the scene in front of him.

Hard at work

I took this on a sunny afternoon in Madison Square Park. This kid seemed to be very industriously playing in the sand with no-one paying any attention. I like his solitary sense of purpose and the way the shadows of the trees fall on the sand, getting down low really helped with a sense of depth.

Books on the street

In the summer Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is lined with book sellers setting up out on the sidewalk. The one I talked to let me take his portrait (and yes, I did buy a book).

Martial arts

Over the weekend I went down to Columbus Park in Chinatown and took this shot of three guys doing martial arts practice. Getting a good action shot took a while.

I'm going on holiday for the next few weeks so there won't be any updates until mid-April, but I plan to take a lot of photos while I'm away!

March for Tibet!

A few Saturdays ago there was a loud march by supporters of Tibet going uptown a block away from our apartment. When I heard it I went out with my camera and a zoom lens to try and get an "in the midst of the action" shot.

The hat makes the man

Live in Soho

These singers attracted quite a crowd in Soho last weekend, apparently they're regulars -- I showed this to another photographer and he immediately said, "yeah I've seen those guys". As you can see, the lead singer realised I was photographing him and gave me a good shot!

Delicious Refreshing

Street lunch in Soho

I was out in Soho on Saturday with a photography group and took a lot of people photos, somehow being around other photographers brings out my competitive streak! It will take me a while to work through them, but to start with, here's a shot of some guys eating lunch on the street that happened to catch my attention.

Entertainment value

Two days without sleep

Down on the Lower East Side my attention was grabbed by a store with a mirror on the back wall that reflected the other side of the street. As I was taking some photos this guy came out and we started talking about the neighbourhood, and then I asked him if it would be okay if I took his photo. He suggested the title.

Running in the park