Street Photography: Nicolas Alejandro

Created by: Rip Bains

Joe Newman on Nicolas Alejandro

❖ In an article featured in the Huffington Post a few months back, writer Joe Newman discusses the work of street photographer Nicolas Alejandro. !

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❖ Alejandro’s work centers on candid, action portraits taken of strangers on the streets of Buenos Aires.

Up Close and Personal❖ Newman’s discussion focuses

on one picture in particular of a young woman. !

❖ He claims that what makes this photo intriguing is that the proximity to the subject gives it the necessary intimacy to fascinate the viewer. !

❖ He claims that by getting into the woman’s personal space, Alejandro has allowed us to feel a personal connection to her.

Snapping Subjects❖ Alejandro snaps picture with a fairly

wide-angle lens, so he tends to move right up on his subjects. !

❖ He also never asks permission to take a picture of anyone, apparently believing, as Newman puts it, “it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.”!

❖ Alejandro says that if a person realizes that they have been photographed and are unhappy about it, that he deletes the picture. !

❖ However, most people will allow him to keep it despite any encroachment they feel.

More About Alejandro’s Photography❖ Despite having only been

interested in photography for over the last two years, Alejandro has really given his all to prowling the streets of the city with his Olympus OM-D E-M5 looking for the next shot. !

❖ He has published some of his exquisite work in an e-book entitled “Passenger Train.” !

❖ Alejandro’s fearlessness with approaching his subject is only matched by his eye for light and composition.

Check Alejandro’s Flickr stream , or check out the original article on the Huffington Post.