Street photography is like a mysterious foreign lady. She speaks a language that few understands let alone speaks yet she remains mysteriously attractive and dangerously beautiful. Street photography is old, as old as photography itself and sure enough it will continue to be practiced as long as there are streets. Street photography is more than just bringing a camera and taking a few photos in the street. It requires a sharp eye for spontaneous connection and in the same time a sense of purpose. all of this in a blink of an eye. Just study the works of the great masters like Henri-Cartier Bresson, Garry Winogrand and see this sense of purpose in their work. The purpose that binds all the components in a photograph and made a clear message.
How hard this could be you say? Well, some time back I was deeply interested in this arcane art and gave it a try. I took a one-day trip to Penang dreaming to get the perfect 'decisive momment'. The reality is the momment is more elusive than decisive. I must admit that street photography require lot of practice and patience. Lot,Lots and lots of it. Of all the photos I took form the trip this is the only worthy one to show. Well this time I learned that street photography cannot be mastered in one day.
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