I followed an old man 2

I followed an old man 2, originally uploaded by Paul Joseph Photographs.

Shooting on the street between meetings i kept running into this fellow. I think we were both walking in circles.

Let a smile be my umbrella

Atop the Musée d'Orsay
This photo always makes me smile.
Today, here in Vancouver, it's pissing down. Let a smile be my umbrella.

Elvis has left the building...and is taking requests at the curb

I have been having an immense amount of fun as of late photographing in public. I've always thought of myself as primarily a colour shooter. So I'm somewhat surprised by my inclination to interpret these results in black and white and not colour. It's a welcome reminder that an open mind is the best attitude with which to approach anything. The challenge of this type of work is that I'm relient upon my ability to recognise, compose and execute a photograph almost instantaneously. I don't have the luxury of pondering solutions to a photograph, I must quickly and effectively react to the events around me. Sometimes I fail and sometimes I succeed. I do not know at the time. I am trying to see, and this what i have been enjoying as of late. There is no client, this is simply a selfish act, a self-indulgence. It is joy.

The End of Summer

The end of summer is here.
Working the games at the Pacific National Exhibition

Forage

Forage, originally uploaded by Paul Joseph Photographs.

The wasp that had coffee with me this morning.

Doris and Sven

Two of my favorite portraits of two of my favorite people. Photographed in Paris between June 8th and June 10th, 2006. Paris just had this amazing light that flooded the shade.

Children's Fair, Paris

pjoseph_20060611_6379, originally uploaded by Paul Joseph Photographs.

I'm going through the photographs I took in Paris in June of 2006. There is something to be said for allowing a little distance between the shoot and the edit, though 3 years might be a tad excessive. I think the passing of time allows for my expectations to diminish and I am able to see what I caught more clearly and honestly.

This photograph of children at a street fair in Paris is one of my favorites. The colour and the light are extraordinary to me. You can see more of the photographs I took on that trip  here