The problem is that I'm not one of those build-a-trusting-relationship with-your-subject type of snapper
~I've got a day job~
So I'm not gonna be the embed-myself-in-the-community-and-wait type of street photographer
2022 Seville, Spain
Wham-bam-and-go is what works for shy old me, but you do you of course
2024 New York City, USA
And that's how I've got these shots over the years, from China to New York and beyond
2025 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Point, shoot and walk away
2016 Moscow, Russia
The title says that people have been upset
2013 New York City, USA
'Upset' is probably too strong a word, except in the case of the angry Fringe Festival raver in Melbourne back in the 90s
1999 Macau, China
I mean what drug was RaverBoy on to be such an angry young man, especially whilst dressed in Smiley Face Manchester Summer-of-Love gear?
1993 Prague, Czech Republic
Oh and also bar guy in Seville in 2022. He calmed down pretty quickly when I bought him a pint of Cruzcampo lager
2011 Tunis, Tunisia
For that matter the groundsman at the Old Prague Jewish cemetery was pretty drunk and did give some kind of slo-mo chase as I walked briskly and left. I was young so was probably not as scared as I should have been
2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE
The thing is that if I politely ask "can I take your picture?", the absolute best that I'll end up is an awkwardly posed dull shot, and I've got *plenty* of those from family and friends pictures over the years
2009 Windsor Castle, UK
So just be a street version of yourself, and if you can’t then just pretend
