Here are the people in the neighborhood
I can’t resist a good bout of street photography. If it’s ever offered, I’ll be first in line for a computerized camera in my eye so I don’t miss a thing.
In Cusco, Peru, as we explored the Plaza de Armas and San Blas neighborhood, I shot from the hip to capture these photos of Peruvians at their most candid and spontaneous.
Peruvian woman wearing many sweaters
Carrying a sheaf of grass up a hill in the San Blas neighborhood
Schoolboys walking together in the hills above Cusco
An old man and dog nap on a bench in a plaza
A nun, a church, a taxi
A schoolgirl walks home through Plaza de Armas
Sleeping it off in a blue doorway in Cusco’s San Blas neighborhood
Bread sellers taking a break near Arco Santa Clara
What do you love most about street photography? Is it the candidness? The lack of toothy poses? Something else?
Love the pix – especially the guy napping on the bench! I also enjoyed taking pix in the main plaza in Cusco when I went 3 yrs ago – very picturesque!
Thanks Raul. People watching is one of our favorite travel activities.
I love street photography especially in ancient cities like Cusco. When you can capture a blend of the old and the new it is really quite compelling.
You’ve put it exactly right, Marisa. A little old, a little new, a little borrowed…no wait, that’s something else entirely. But photos, or a series of, that capture a contrast are often the most compelling.
We love taking candid shots because it gives a truer image of a place, however we have discovered the hard way that we need to be very discreet while taking them.
The hard way? Oy, that sounds like you have quite the story to tell! You probably noticed that my candid shots tend to be of people walking away from me, or of folks hanging out in very public spaces. The best tip I have for taking candid photos is to turn off your camera’s auto-focus helper light, which pretty much screams, “I am taking your picture!”