Ya know, you can spend days walking through malls or you can look in the other direction and immerse yourself in humanity rather than "things? This can lead to all kinds of strange and interesting experiences. A simple "I wonder whats over there" can really make for a very productive day.
A misdirection from a taxi driver and I found myself at a giant shopping mall, teaming with people. On a walk through looking for food, the true nature of the mall emerged as a front for a much vaster complex of housing development apartment blocks known as peoples park.
Characters everywhere. Live upsatirs, giant community gathering areas downstairs. Food stalls, places to just sit. Full of interaction. Life.
To be successful photographing on the streets you need to blend in and become as unobstrusive as possible. We all have our techniques and what works for me may not work for you, but this particular shoot took me an hour at least to become unnoticed. The Chinese community seems to be borglike with a shared awareness, especially of people with cameras.
Patience is a virtue, mind you so is persistance, and eventually images start to flow.
The mundane rhythm of life is intoxicating with a camera in your hands
Persist, persist, persist oh and location helps
Peoples Park Complex Singapore, the entire set can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikefrancisphoto/
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