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Decisive Moment

In a way I liked it. I was reminded of a scene from Daido Moriyama’s documentary. Diary of a Stray Dog. He was walking through a part of Tokyo that looked seemingly deserted. He seemed at home there. He photographed what he saw. Everything’s art, everything’s a memory.

- Josh White

The GRD takes you where no camera can, it smells the dirt of the street and is always hungry for more.

- Yours truly

In a lifetime, a father can provide a son with many things: a home, food, support, advice and opportunity are just a few of them, but the gift of a Leica might just be one of the most important.

- Roger Coulam

Every image feels more vivid, every step more pronounced. I used to see faces. I see details now. I see actions and mannerisms.

—  Josh White

Photos are not only the images you consciously take . . . once you recognize them as photos, these are photos.

— Daido Moriyama “Stray Dog of Tokyo”

This is the beginning. Almost anything can happen.

— Billy Collins

To me… the kind of street shooting that I love has nothing to do with the street… it has everything to do with the moment that the souls of two stranger’s souls collide.
There is some ‘magic’ and incredible beauty in that moment.
Those moments produce images that invite the viewer to ponder and linger… those moments invite the viewer in to write their own version of the story.
As a street shooter, those are the moments I’m always hunting for.

- Viewminder

For me, photography is not a means by which to create beautiful art, but a unique way of encountering genuine reality.

— Daido Moriyama