by Tony Karp
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![]() One of my very first efforts at photojournalism. I shot this on the subway, late at night, with a used camera that cost me $5. ![]() ![]() It won an Art Directors Award. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You have to be patient, waiting for just the right moment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many photographers think of street photography as a kind of hunting. Use the longest lens and shoot from as far away as possible. Or you can take your camera in close and directly engage your subject. This construction worker was enjoying the moment as much as I was. ![]() ![]() At the Peppermint Lounge, 1969, doing The Twist with Chubby Checker. This picture was shot with a lens that I build from surplus WW II optics. It's only sharp in the center. ![]() ![]() Intermission at The Music Man. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here's an idea for a photo story. Find a group of kids playing in the street and follow them for an afternoon. Let's see how it goes. ![]() Just hanging out. On this day, I was carrying just a single rangefinder camera with a 28mm wide angle lens. Very non-threatening, compared with the giant DSLRs that some carry today. ![]() A group portrait. Working in close and cropping out nonessential details. ![]() unmatched for capturing close-in action. ![]() ![]() One of the cameras I used back in the golden age of photojournalism. This is a Canon Model P rangefinder camera with Canon 35mm lens. Note the two strap lugs on the left side of the camera. This helped to keep the strap away from the lens when shooting. Marty Forsher added them for me in 1962.
Copyright 1957-2023 Tony & Marilyn Karp
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