My genre project is centering around street photography, specifically during the holidays. Christmas (and Hannukah for Marlee) is literally my favorite time of the year. I start listening to Christmas music as soon as it gets cold outside and I have a small, lit christmas tree in my room almost year round. Anyway, street photography is often candid pictures of people in their natural environment. I like it because it can often be funny or ironic and it captures the bustle of everyday life.
This is one of the few pictures that I have found that really embodies street photography and the holiday spirit. This man is destitute and homeless and his face shows his pain...or he's Jewish. No matter what, this is exactly the kind of candid shot that I hope to capture.
As I mentioned before, street photography is often amusing or ironic. I love how the man in the picture is completely oblivious to the fact that he is the subject of a joke, and the photographer is the witty prankster. This embodies the candidness that street photography often entails. I think I'll have fun with this project.
