Morning photography in Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs is known for its iconic Art Deco architecture, vibrant colors, and striking natural elements. With these features in mind, I set out early as I wanted to capture a slightly more angled light to highlight the way shadows played on the Art Deco architecture and natural forms I encountered.

One of my favorite aspects of urban photography is the unpredictability of what you might encounter and how it will look under different lighting conditions. I find it a good artistic exercise to sometimes not have a specific plan or route in mind, kind of going with the flow. Besides making the photo session almost like a meditation, I find it helps keep my mind open to new compositions and thus sharpening my skills for future photo outings or shoots that demand an unstructured approach.

On this outing I aimed for a more abstract perspective, emphasizing the elements, shapes, and shadows that define the landscape.

Below are some images from that short morning photo session along the main drive.

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Exploring London through street photography

On a recent trip to London I wanted to approach this vibrant city by photographing it in a way that highlighted the excitement and bustling energy of it’s streets as much as possible.

I realized the best way to effectively translate some of that energy into still images would be by capturing longer exposures to highlight some of the movement and to focus on isolating specific colors and monuments in my scenes. Layering compositions with abstract shadows creates a sense of storytelling I often find very appealing as well. I also felt that the color red was especially present throughout much of the city and it seemed to be an ongoing theme in many of the scenes I encountered so I decided it would be London’s true color and be featured throughout.

Below are some of my favorite street photography finds from my explorations in the British capital.

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