As I walked up on this scene, I knew I could be interesting. In my recent work, I have been attempting to explore subject separation. I want to make sure that if I have a full scene, like this one, that I have each subject separated such that a viewer is not distracted by bunches of people.

In this work, I accomplished by waiting. And that’s the subject of this blog. Waiting.

In street photography waiting can be the most rewarding and frustrating thing we do, simultaneously. My impulsiveness wants to get the best image as fast as I possible can. In these situations I have to force myself to wait. I have to wait for the scene to develop. I have to wait for the subjects to be exactly where they should be.

For me, this is almost a meditative process, and is likely the basis for why I consider street photography as my personal therapy. The waiting forces me to consider the entire scene. The waiting forces me to conceptualize the ultimate image I will present.

More importantly, waiting forces me out of my head. The process of waiting for a scene to form forces me to not care about anything around me. Is my PTSD causing me to get frustrated with too many people around me? I have found the my waiting game tends to negate that feeling, because I have to process so much, I have to have a singularly important focus. The final image. All else fades away. I find that helpful in my life.

I hope you’re journey with the photographic medium has been as helpful for you as it as been for me.

Maurice