From the day
Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight
The afternoon sun catches the amber sheen of a new Bakelite bangle on a passing dame's wrist, just as I adjust my lens to capture the vibrant, lifelike hues of an Autochrome plate. Any chump can snap a grainy black-and-white, but the real art is in these rich, layered colors reflecting off the shop windows. Between the headlines screaming about the Haywood trial and the rhythmic thrum of an electric washing machine working its magic in the laundry basement, the street feels electric. I frame a shot of a newsie clutching a stack of papers, his silhouette sharp against the summer haze, standing right where the light hits the pavement just so.