The Streets: Observing life without interfering

I have always been drawn to black and white. In my photography, removing color is rarely about nostalgia. Colors often talks too much. They flatter, decorate, and occasionally distract. Strip them away, and the image has fewer places to hide. Without the seduction of color, the eye lingers differently. It settles on the tension of a glance, the weight of a posture, the geometry of a passing moment.

I’m fascinated by people, particularly when they’re not doing anything remarkable. I rarely approach strangers or ask them to pose. I prefer to observe, occasionally exchanging a glance or a smile before we both move on. The photograph might capture only a fraction of a second, but for me, it preserves something larger: the place, the atmosphere, and the memory of that brief encounter.