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Shanghai incense vendor displays his wares on the street in front of the guardian golden elephants at his front door.

To everything, turn, turn, turn,
There is a season, turn, turn, turn,
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late

I wanted to shoot a scene with a yellow cab in, and there's other images where I have managed this. But this one had the two guys starting to party by the sid eof the road which to me gave the shot some life and realism

Didn't stick around too long. There were four of them after all. As a trained (but lapsed) First Aider and RLSS Life Guard, I didn't fancy jumping in to rescue one of these guys.

I live in a small community (90,000 total pop.). When I post photographs of my street photography on social media I get nothing but praise from subjects and other photographers. However, there is an under-current of aggression from a small but significant section of non-participants. I'd like to anchor these threats of violence have led to some exclusions from FaceBook. People say things like, 'Invasion of privacy...', in public place? All images come with a disclaimer as in (Please do NOT Tag or try to name subjects in my Candid Street Photography. No sale or profit made.), so I believe I don't need to get a release signed from each subject. They also say, 'I would be very annoyed if it appeared on social media....', even though they have significant numbers of family photos on their page.

What are your experiences in this area? Can you give me any advice? Paul

All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of truth
To a river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the night

A 'Toy Town' which is really a real city, photographed from a bridge and given treatment to look like a model. I accomplished this by blurring everything but the center region of the photo, then using a surface blur on rooftops, etc. to make real houses and cars appear to be toys.

Call me (call me) on the line
Call me, call me any, anytime
Call me (call me) my love
You can call me any day or night
Call me

Every Friday 13th there is a huge gathering of Motorcycle enthusiasts in Port Dover, Ontario. They pretty much take over the town for the day...and a lot of them pass right by my front door.....PHOTO OP!

Cleaning is a constant job in Beijing with a population approaching 20 million and growing at 44% for the last decade. A major public awareness campaign tied to the Summer Olympics has increased recycling and decreased littering. Many teams of 1-5 uniformed workers were dispersed ubiquitously throughout the city.

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This sugarcane, this lemonade
This hurricane, I'm not afraid
Come on, come on
No one can see me cry

A young girl plays peekaboo with her younger brother around a park bench inside the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The family was visiting during the equivalent of Chinese Memorial Day.

It was so busy, there was no chance of waiting for the right composition.

Little darling
It's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling
It feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say
It's all right

Here comes Johnny Yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He's gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where'd ya get that lotion?
I've been hurting since I've bought the gimmick
about something called love
Yeah, something called love.
Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens.

You're holding on to every little thing so tightly
Till there's nothing left for you anyway.

Taken in Detroit Michigan US. This gentleman musician was happy to be entertaining the passerbys. So grateful he allowed me to show his pleasure

Taken in Detroit Michigan US. This gentleman graciously allowed me to take his photograph.

this is the crop from the photo: Keep the distance

on the tram is the sign that say "keep the distance" in bosnian

Not sure....I may even like this one better

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Let's dance
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues

Let's waste time chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me, to find my own

Express train, 2&5 Downtown Bound 125st
NYC, NY

Shot & Edited on iPhone 6 Plus

eSantosStudios

Then you have to answer with an action

This sign was begging to have a photo taken. Was driving around Old Town this raining morning and though I have often thought I needed to stop and take this shot, this morning, it was truly a "Why Not" kind of day.

Small bells cap the clock tower in front of Royal Plaza open air mall, Oranjestad, Aruba. Strange because time is not important on tropical islands, at least so go the cliches.

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Entertaining the crowds with bubbles against the backdrop of the Old Town Hall in Prague.

This is my first attempt at street photography. It's dark so I didn't feel so conspicuous. I'm walking towards Charles Bridge in Prague, whilst keeping my distance from what looks like a stag party up ahead.

Sometimes it pays to save historic signs.

So here I was in Stirlng Castle, a spectacular tourist destination, and squirreled away in one of the rooms were these two, catching up with their social media world. Amazing.

What is missing in this neighborhood of Santorini, Greece? White washed windmill stands prominently against azure skies over neighborhood without renown blue domed Orthodox chapels.

Was learning the capabilities of my new Sony Alpha58, when on a night walking tour in Venice, near the university. This is a neighborhood plaza, common area, near the local church and the local cistern access.

This is an in camera HDR type process, which gave results better than my novice efforts.

I love the little downtown area of Pismo Beach. I was out searching for "benches", and happened upon this little guy enjoying one...so I made him part of the scene.

A woman looks for her friends while participating in the Zombie Crawl, Denver, 2015.

See all my photos from this years' crawl here.

Buskers can plant themselves anywhere downtown. Where is there a better chance at a few dollars than in the financial district?

NW C-Train station very early on a winter morning

Calgary isn't a large city (1.2M) and we have a long winter so we don't see the number of street people that other cities have. Life is tough for those that are here.

Some move fast, and some don't

From our local Brewery

Though being homeless is a very helpless state, this man seemed to of found a way to take advantage of the surroundings and looks like he is home at least for the moment.

I love the idea of shooting the old city structures in the new vibrant areas of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

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Sometimes the most random thing makes a wonderful shot. This is a statue I saw on the roof of a building in downtown Victoria BC. I almost missed it as I was a passenger and I was on the other side of the car from it and I just managed to sneak the shot through the windshield.
Glad it was even focused.

Some projects I have been working on. Graffiti wall

Walking past Mr. Clarkes house I decided to stop and knock on the door. To ask a small favor and to say hello.
His wife Delphine answered and when I asked after her husband informed me that Richard passed suddenly a few months ago.
I remember the last time I spoke to him, he was friendly and helpful as usual if a little distracted. He was a valuable and contributing member of our community and also a very kind man.
He has left behind the sweetest woman. After 35 years.
Rest peacefully Richard.

Conversion.

Framed by green the steps from home.

Cape Verde Is., just south of equator off the coast of Africa.

The strange things you can shoot while riding in the car! I just love this image! Sometimes I am pretty enamored with my own shots, sometimes.

Samsung
F 2.2
1/2120
ISO 50
4mm

Travelling as a passenger through Cowichan Bay BC

What a place!

lensbaby 2.0 passenger travelling through cowichan bay bc
This bike is affixed to the building above the door of a bakery.

couldn't decide.

Shot from a moving vehicle.

The mural on the side of one of the local restaurants, you'd think it would be called the early bird.. It's 'the Arb' to the locals and "The Arbutus Cafe" is what it says on the sign.

:/

In Almada City.

This is Dred. He's a good dog. But he's a people.

Spent last Saturday afternoon at Belle Isle Park which is located in the Detroit River. Vast improvements have been since my last visit 2 1/2 years ago...for the better!

good day for photos today, this photo was totaly posed.

Just a "little" shot of SLO Town USA.
Nikon D7100 Lensbaby CP DG50mm f/5.6 1/400 ISO 100

One I captured on the Bus, taken from my lap the young people obviously sharing a moment.

At first I thought this guy was deep in thought, then I noticed he was on his phone lol

At Bell Creek Park, there's always a group of guys who on a regular basis, engage in a friendly game of pick up basketball. Whether they are young, old, black, white, male or female, it doesn't matter. What matters more...is playing the game.

Shot at Millenium Park, Chicago, Illinois.

Shot with Lensbaby Composer Pro DG 50mm f/4

Seeing Chicago

Samsung Droid with Snapseed

This is a shot taken looking over Lake Garda North Italy, I had to sit low in the water to the point my feet were wet and I was on the point of shipping down into the drink. I'd taken a few shots when a duck happened to pass by and I thought it lifted the subject a little so I chose this particular image. Enjoy, and thanks
Peter Morley