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Untitled This photograph was taken near a construction site in Lower Manhattan. I remember that it was the gestural black-and-white painting that first caught my eye. It seemed to me as if a giant artist had chosen to use the side of the building as a personal sketchpad.When I looked more closely at the scene, I was also intrigued by the relationship of the construction site’s blue barrier to the building. After positioning myself at what I considered to be the best spot, I took several photos while people passed along the busy street. I thought that several of the pictures were good, but decided that the one of the man in the red hat was best. Location: Manhattan, NewYork, USA. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 24-105mm f/4 lens at 40mm. Exposure: 1/500sec at f/11 and ISO 200 epetphoto.com
City Hall, NYC (2016) ☛ When you’re paying attention, sometimes life and
serendipity offer you amazing, unexpected gifts. This is how I feel about this photo, taken in the arcades underneath NewYork’s City Hall. Normally, I never pass by that spot, and this is the only time that I’ve photographed there. By lucky accident, I happened to be passing by at the exact right time of day, when the slanting sunlight was briefly reaching beneath the ceiling of the arcade. I lingered for about ten minutes, and did not shoot more than 15 frames. This was almost the last one. As I was getting ready to leave, this incredible coincidence occurred – two acquaintances happened to bump into each other, and the light and shadow created this uncanny mirroring between their extended hands, one catching the light and one silhouetted in darkness. Location: NewYork City, USA. Camera: Leica M9 with 28mm f/2.8. Exposure: 1/180sec at f/2.8 and ISO 400 @dimitrimellos
“The light and shadow created this uncanny mirroring between their extendedhands” DIMITRI MELLOS
Stop 2011 I had driven past this brightly coloured wall several times, as it was very close to home. One afternoon, things looked slightly different. The stop sign had fallen and the workers happened to be dismantling part of the hoarding. Naturally, I stopped the car to see if I could turn the situation into a picture and proceeded to stand there capturing the bizarre scene as it unfolded. Location: Melbourne, Australia. Camera: Leica M6 with 35mm f/2 Summicron. Exposure: 1/500sec at f/8 and ISO 400 on Fujifilm 400 Superia @_jessemarlow
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