From the day
Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound
The street is a bully of a place today, thick with the smell of horse manure and the frantic ticking of telegraph keys falling silent behind grimy windows. I’m adjusting my lens to catch the light on a newsboy’s corduroy cap as he shouts about the strike, his voice rasping over the clatter of a passing trolley. A group of girls in stiff linen dresses skip past, humming "School Days" while clutching fresh loaves that cost a full $0.05. It’s a bally shame the wires might go dead tonight, but the way the sun hits those new brass buttons on the sidewalk makes for a capital shot.