Category Archives: Photography Articles

Do Photos Really Tell Stories?

Posted on May 21, 2020 by The Lazy Photographer

Here’s my latest article for Petapixel Magazine. Simply, I raise the question, do photographs tell stories, and I attempt to make the argument that they do not. At least not single photos. A group of images that make up a … Continue reading →

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Streetcar

Posted on April 28, 2020 by The Lazy Photographer

Shot this three weeks back. He’d stopped for the lights at Queen & Yonge and I was crossing in front of him. I just dropped low and snapped off the shot really quickly. I’d planned on converting it to b/w … Continue reading →

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My latest article for Petapixel Magazine

Posted on February 22, 2020 by The Lazy Photographer

So I wrote another article for Petapixel. This one’s about dealing with confrontation when out making street photography. You can read it here. Be sure to scroll through the comments. The trolls were really active on this one. Very entertaining … Continue reading →

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My latest street photography article

Posted on January 25, 2020 by The Lazy Photographer

So today Petapixel Magazine (an online photography magazine) published my second article, Street Photography: Risk and Reward. Give it a read and let me know what you think. Or better yet, give it a read and if you like it, … Continue reading →

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Street Photography and Photographing Children

Posted on August 11, 2018 by The Lazy Photographer

Street Photography and Photographing Children A little good news. Petapixel, a very popular online photography magazine, has published the piece I wrote about photographing children in public without the parents’ permission. I’m pretty pleased about it. Give it a read … Continue reading →