From Melbourne.... shot with a Leica Model 2, a Russian 50mm Lens and Fomapan 400....
May 12, 2023
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Great subject. I like graffiti photos (some digital ones here and here), but I struggle sometimes -- am I making new art or copying someone else's? I think your approach to shooting the alleyway really solves that, and I love the contrast that Fomapan gives to the shots. A gritty film for a gritty subject. Nicely done. (I do have one wider-angle shot (also digital) of Graffiti Street in Ghent here. Funny -- like you I chose a little 90s tilt!)
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The emphasis is not on the Graffiti art itself but rather the overall knowledge that 'this street' is a graffiti street. I don't like to make 'my art' from that of someone else. I like the first shot that you have of the gate handle? ...it is done well as to showcase that 'this is a gate, the bars, the handle...' ...it isn't just about the handle. Much like mine.
I like it that cities have places for graffiti to become art... Here is a digital shot from San Francisco... again, the graffiti is just part of it.
