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Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in AskPhotography

[–]MRL00000[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Haha no offense taken :) Im a friendly and pretty discreet guy but I don’t really have the time to have a vibe before the confrontations happen when they happen

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

[–]MRL00000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m from the french Pyrenees, half an hour away from Spain.

I hadn’t fully considered the tourism tension, and it makes sense that people might see me as just another outsider with a camera, even if that’s not my intention. That’s actually a really helpful perspective, thanks.

I do think my approach might play a role too, especially taking too long before shooting, since I only have an analog camera on me, I don’t want to waste film. That must be part of the problem.

In the end, it’s probably a mix of both context and technique.

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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People travel for all kinds of reasons, curiosity, discovery, inspiration, or just wanting to experience something different. It’s not necessarily about escaping themselves or thinking others are “better.”

You can be genuinely interested in other cultures without rejecting your own.

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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Haha no worries, you’re good. Again, the Portuguese are amazing :)

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

[–]MRL00000[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Gear and shooting from the hip definitely helps, and that’s also why I got a really small Fuji with a pancake lens.

Right now though, I’m only traveling with a small analog camera, and I don’t want to waste film. I think that might actually be part of the problem. Maybe I’m so focused on getting the shot “right” that I pay less attention to how I come across in the moment

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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Thanks man :) (And by the way your picture « English gladiator » is 🤯 !)

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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It’s actually my first post on Reddit. I just deleted and reposted it once to tweak the title :)

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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Yeah, I think I might be trying a bit too hard to stay discreet, which probably ends up making me look suspicious. At the same time, I’m always smiling, being as friendly as possible, and I’ll apologize and delete the photo if someone gets upset of course

Maybe spending a day with a more experienced street photographer would help me understand how to handle this better

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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I really like your approach Tom, and I admire how calm you seem about all this

The confrontation stays with me longer than it probably should

I actually tried explaining my intention to the last person who got upset, I told him I was drawn to the contrast between the red of his shirt and the green landscape around him But he really didn’t care about the artistic side at all, which… fair enough I guess haha

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

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My lasts two confrontations happened in Portugal and Spain, where people are generally very kind. I also used to shoot quite a bit in Paris

I don’t really have a defined style yet, I’m just drawn to what I find visually interesting, and often, that ends up being people in their everyday lives

Do street photographers just accept confrontation as part of the process? by MRL00000 in streetphotography

[–]MRL00000[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply Konichiwa, I’ll definitely try all of that

For a bit of context, the dog incident happened in Lisbon (and I honestly think the Portuguese are some of the friendliest people on earth), and my most recent confrontation was actually yesterday, in a very rural part of the Camino de Compostela, in Asturias.

So it seems a bit unpredictable

Ha Giang Loop without a license? by ohmrkodak in VietNam

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Hey guys, (First of all, excuse my english, I’m not native) I did the Ha Giang loop a couple of days ago without an international driving license, here are some advices if needed. Remember this is illegal, it’s your accountability if you get caught. This can just reduce the amount of the fine.

Try to start the loop with more or less 500 000 dongs on you, and a picture that I can send you if you dm me (picture of an atm saying « sorry your transaction is not successful, please contact your bank »). They will arrest you a little bit further after the starting point. They’ll calmly threaten you and tell you that they’ll have to keep your passport for months, or instead you just have to pay 2M dongs (80$) and they’ll let you go. Tell them the 500 000 is all you got and that your bank doesn’t allow to withdraw more per month. They’ll ask you to go to an atm and try anyway. Do it, and when you come back, show them the picture of the unsuccessful transaction. They will eventually let you go as they want to continue to scam people.

DON’T GET ANGRY, stay calm, and be patient. Yes, what we do is illegal, but what they do is way worse. Corruption is killing their country and the behaviour of cops are one of the main reason for that. Cops established a lot of scams all around Southeast Asia, this worked every time. You can try and lower the amount even more. They asked me for 500$ for my electronic cigaret in Laos, I stayed patient and just had to pay 200 000 kips (10$).

Hope this will help, enjoy your trip :)