 |
| Jericho Beach - 13 June 2025 |
I bought my first camera in 1958 in Austin, Texas. On a school trip to Washington DC I took my first photographs which now would be defined as street photographs. By the time I returned to my then home in Mexico City I took more street photographs.These were interesting as I went to beautiful towns in Mexico.
From being a street photographer, by the time I married my Rosemary in 1968 I started taking portraits. She was my first nude. But mid 70s with limited equipment and no lighting I photographed wealthy Mexican families for good money. Our neighbours in Arboledas, Estado de México attempted to persuade me not to move with my family to Vancouver in 1975 as according to them I was making my living as a photographer.
Once in Vancouver I stopped taking street photographs and began my career shooting stills at CBC variety shows and from there stills for CBC dramas like the Beachcombers.
I found Vancouver, in comparison to Mexico dull for street photographs. I was friends with Fred Herzog and admired his Kodachrome street shots. I equally admired the street photographs (Paris and Vancouver) of Alan Jacques who died on June 9th. I feel privileged that he sent me a messaged on that day telling me that dying was not an easy thing.
Today as in most days that I cycle (a 3 speed bicycle) to Jericho Beach I take my Fuji X-E1 equipped with a Lensbaby and shoot was interest me. I guess these are street photographs in a way.
When I made trips to Venice, Florence, Buenos Aires and Mérida I did also take street photographs. In Italy I used both a Widelux (with Kodak Infrared Film) and a Russian Horizont with colour negative film.
Italy - Horizont My former talent in Mexico, etc
So yes, sometimes I am a street photographer. My confession here.
