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Focusing in on the people and the scenes of the urban park

Focusing in on the people and the scenes of the urban park

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Focusing in on the people and the scenes of the urban park

(cello music) - As a street photographer you're always looking for something that's going to be curious to you. For me, whenever I see any activity like a busker or musician, like we saw on the Highline Park, naturally that's going to be an interesting subject. (cello music) I will definitely stop, and wait, and shoot, and see what I get. (camera shutter clicking) Not just the musician himself, but the interaction of the people around him. (camera shutter clicking) I'm just wandering the Highline, all kinds of great pictures to be had, and you're one of them, it's beautiful. - At the end of the process I always contribute a little bit. - All right, thank you very much, I appreciate it. - I'm not going to pay someone before hand to take their picture, but at the end of it all, if they were okay with me shooting I will make a contribution, because I'm getting something out of the situation, and you know, why shouldn't they? We want to maintain some high ethics, because we want to keep…

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