This video is my foray into your channel. The focus on using a series of images to tell a story - as opposed to seeking one heavy-hitter image - is really important and a great reminder! Thanks so much.
This was a great video on street photography that has “focus”. Instead of random clichés you have story. I feel that story is lacking in modern street work.
Really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you bringing the story telling aspect to your photojournalism assignments. I images you made were very impactful.
Love this snippet at 6.19 "I'd sit on light and wait for a moment". The concept of sitting on light and then adding a moment of complementary action is brilliant advice.
@@AskMOTT This was a well timed video, I'm off to shoot street photography in Budapest next week so this was perfect to get me in the right mental zone!
A confirmation that the best photographers have always been great storytellers. It’s never been about the gear for them, but the ability to tell a visual story which engages with the viewer. For me, Hanoi has always been a more truthful and aesthetically pleasing place than Saigon, so no surprises that you have chosen it for your home, Justin. As always, your followers are lucky to have a talented professional photographer, who is prepared to share his experience and knowledge with an engaged audience. Thanks, Justin.
Damn that was intense! I hope to see more of your street work! Im just a hobby photographer so really i dont know a lot of big names or work of many "real" photographers - i just go out and shoot and watch sometimes yt videos about photography... and for me the intensity and emotion in your street work i just saw was similar to intensity and emotion Estevan Oriol creates in his photos. Would love to see more about it and hear how you "work the scene" when you walk around. Great video!
loved this episode. definitely more stuff like this! my last trip was to cambodia pre pandemic. really looking forward to getting back into some travelling with a camera again. your photography is so inspiring to me. cheers, rod
Hi Justin fabulous content and I am sure like me many people would love to hear more about your photo journalistic work and the approaches you took and some of the stories you covered. Great stuff. Regards from the desert. Steve. Dubai.
Such powerful images. The slideshow at the end/outro music was great! It's really nice to see more of this side of your work. As for my street photography setup - I enjoy using the Leica Q2 with the 28mm fixed lens, which allows you to crop because of the 42mp sensor. However, if I want something with more reach I love using the Fujifilm X-pro3, with the 33mm 1.4 (roughly 50mm FF equivalent).
This is my favourite episode of you so far. I'm in awe with some of the photographs and to me they are definitely your most interesting work I've seen so far. I don't want to take away from the other stuff but these are just so vibrant, so creative, so authentic and you can tell a bunch of passion and 'magic' went into (making) them. I would love to learn more about your process, but also just 'story time' is really great. Hearing your stories on some of these series and your professional challenges and how you overcame them (like the drug users story) is really nurturing. But I would also love to learn how you blend in / win trust with a f*cking 5D + L series in your hand :D As a final tip - and only read this if you are up for it - and I'm not sure if it's a good tip or not - but I would love it if you breathed more during recording. More sort of a belly breath thing going. For me your current speech tempo feels a bit crammed and stressful. Perhaps it's necessary to hold attention, but personally I'd prefer a more zen style. Mattias Burling comes to mind as a relaxing speaker. I'm grateful for your work and for you sharing it like this. This episode really inspired me as a semi-professional too.
I truly appreciate that Bart and thanks for taking the time to write to me. Many people tell me to slow down, many also say they love my fast talking so it’s hard to decide ha ha. Talking fast comes natural to me but I totally understand your point of you and I’m trying to consciously slow down, typically depends on coffee intake and timing :).
@@AskMOTT You're welcome man, and thanks for getting back to me. I guess underneath the speech tempo is stuff like 'groundedness', 'embodiment' and mindfulness. These are all things that help me be really present when talking so that I don't go into overdrive (ADD person over here). But that has to be your cup of tea and/or an area of interest. Personally I took some public speaking classes in uni and this really helped me getting from *total blackout nightmare* to getting an A. The true trick for me is to keep connecting to my presence in the moment. Anyway, you do you :-) Cheers man, take care and thanks for your work.
Great video, Justin. I’ve been doing street photography for over 20 years and studio work for 15, and they both can inform and compliment one another. Keep on keeping on
thank you for this video, ... when do you know or feel that you like to use b&w or color for streetphotog? when is the right time to use b&w or color? love more videos like this thank you
That’s a great question Timothy, if it’s an assignment I typically have to shoot color and if it’s personal I depends on many things such as the colors or lack of colors of a location or the mood I’m going for.
Really liked this episode, looks like a lot of it was shot with a zoom? Not a 35... some photos here I'm surprised aren't better known, terrific thanks. PS: whatever happened with slide shows? (Instagram killed 'em?)
Thanks Kevin. Just about to was shot w 35mm or a 24mm, I rarely if ever shoot w a zoom. Nothing wrong w it, just doesn’t work for me. About slideshows, yes I agree, Instagram murderer them. I’m trying out these 1 minute slideshows on Instagram starting tomorrow so I’d be curious to hear your thoughts when they are live.
In southeast Asia in general, do you feel comfortable walking the streets after dark. Do you travel with friends in such situations or is after-dark photography simply a no no? How do you sense when you're entering a questionable "part of town"? What do you look for?
You're an American and, relatively, you're a big guy. Do you always ask for permission before you take your street photographs of people on the streets of Vietnam and southeast Asian countries? I can imagine that, you're being a foreigner, the consequences of your pissing the wrong person off might be severe.
I didn’t say low price Richard , it’s an intense one on one leaning experience with weekly calls and assignments and daily messaging for creative and technical help. Many workshops cost the same and last 2-3 days and you share the experience w several people so if you take a second and consider it’a great value for people that are willing to put time in.
Justin, BEST UA-cam episode ever! Amazing image captures & storytelling. Thanks ( more street photography), Dan
Wow, thank you Dan, is it cool if I pin this comment to the top:)
@@AskMOTT absolutely, big fan of your content and persona. I’m a New Jersey guy and enjoy your storytelling, photo skills & swagger.
@@danfiorephotos I'm a New Jersey guy too!
@@danfiorephotos Thank you Dan, I was just back on the east coast visiting my family in RI :).
@@danfiorephotos I’m moving to NJ next month. Maybe we’ll run into each other 🙂
This video is my foray into your channel. The focus on using a series of images to tell a story - as opposed to seeking one heavy-hitter image - is really important and a great reminder! Thanks so much.
Thank you for watching Bradley, I love talking about sequencing and photo stories so expect more videos like this soon.
This was a great video on street photography that has “focus”. Instead of random clichés you have story. I feel that story is lacking in modern street work.
Thanks Lucas and funny enough Lucas I’ll be talking about what you mentioned in a new video coming soon.
Love, love , love! So many fantastic images. Thank you for sharing a bit of your history and process. More please!
Thanks so much , I was hoping this episode would be better received but this makes me happy :).
Great! Gives me new sense and inspiration for doing street . Thank you.
My pleasure Gustavo thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
it was a very good episode, Justin. I would love to hear more and more around this kind of photography. Thnaks!
Thank you Martin, I’ll be brainstorming some similar episodes soon. I appreciate you taking the the time to comment.
Fabulous Justin, really enjoyed hearing about your work as a photojournalist and seeing your amazing photography. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Simon, I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
I'm only 2/3 of the way through but I'm finding this to be one of the most helpful and insightful videos you've done to date.
Kind words Richard, thank you and how have you been ?
I really love this episode. Very much enjoyed it. I'd favour more episode like these. Keep up the good work
Much appreciated Paul, I didn’t expect so much nice feedback. You guys have motivated me, thank you.
Really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you bringing the story telling aspect to your photojournalism assignments. I images you made were very impactful.
Thank you Pam.
Hi Justin, love this video, and fantastic shots! Very inspirational. Thanks Man, i'll look forward to your next video.
I appreciate that Liam, more coming soon brother.
Great video. You have just nailed it that street phoyography must focus more on the story than having technical perfection.
Thank you Chris :)
Love this snippet at 6.19 "I'd sit on light and wait for a moment". The concept of sitting on light and then adding a moment of complementary action is brilliant advice.
Thanks Tom, lots of waiting for me , made me patient :)
@@AskMOTT This was a well timed video, I'm off to shoot street photography in Budapest next week so this was perfect to get me in the right mental zone!
that's now going to be one of my photography mantras
@@TomHadleyEarthStories Enjoy Tom, sounds like an incredible trip.
@@AskMOTT maybe I’ll tattoo “sit on light and wait for moment” on the back of my right hand. 😉
A confirmation that the best photographers have always been great storytellers. It’s never been about the gear for them, but the ability to tell a visual story which engages with the viewer. For me, Hanoi has always been a more truthful and aesthetically pleasing place than Saigon, so no surprises that you have chosen it for your home, Justin. As always, your followers are lucky to have a talented professional photographer, who is prepared to share his experience and knowledge with an engaged audience. Thanks, Justin.
Yes, more pictures please and info like this.
You got it :)
Damn that was intense!
I hope to see more of your street work!
Im just a hobby photographer so really i dont know a lot of big names or work of many "real" photographers - i just go out and shoot and watch sometimes yt videos about photography... and for me the intensity and emotion in your street work i just saw was similar to intensity and emotion Estevan Oriol creates in his photos.
Would love to see more about it and hear how you "work the scene" when you walk around.
Great video!
Thank you Moses, I’m hoping to do more episodes where I take the viewer w me on the streets :)
Great insightful video with great shots, Justin
Thank you Larry , love your name by the way.
Love this new content! Please keep the story telling!
I will , thanks for taking the time to comment.
I've only found you in the last few weeks.
But! Now when I get the notification I make a coffee and settle down to enjoy.
Thank you Para, I’m happy to be able to share your coffee time w you :).
loved this episode. definitely more stuff like this! my last trip was to cambodia pre pandemic. really looking forward to getting back into some travelling with a camera again. your photography is so inspiring to me. cheers, rod
I appreicate that Rod, thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Where to for your next trip?
@@AskMOTT It will be Mexico in December 2022 thanks to Redbull Illume 😁
Hi Justin fabulous content and I am sure like me many people would love to hear more about your photo journalistic work and the approaches you took and some of the stories you covered. Great stuff. Regards from the desert. Steve. Dubai.
Hello Steve in Dubai, thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment :).
Such powerful images. The slideshow at the end/outro music was great! It's really nice to see more of this side of your work.
As for my street photography setup - I enjoy using the Leica Q2 with the 28mm fixed lens, which allows you to crop because of the 42mp sensor. However, if I want something with more reach I love using the Fujifilm X-pro3, with the 33mm 1.4 (roughly 50mm FF equivalent).
Thank you so much Gary, I appreciate that. Also, great set up you’ve got there :).
New viewer (and now subscriber) and really enjoyed the video. Cheers mate.
I appreciate that Jay.
Beautiful photos Justin. Very creative 👌
Thank you Harry :)
Fabulous episode!
Thanks Juanita, they are fun and easy to make so more coming soon.
Always great to hear your thoughts Jason. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thank JJ, if you’re going to get my name wrong I’m giving it back to you ha ha. Thanks for watching :)
This is my favourite episode of you so far. I'm in awe with some of the photographs and to me they are definitely your most interesting work I've seen so far. I don't want to take away from the other stuff but these are just so vibrant, so creative, so authentic and you can tell a bunch of passion and 'magic' went into (making) them.
I would love to learn more about your process, but also just 'story time' is really great. Hearing your stories on some of these series and your professional challenges and how you overcame them (like the drug users story) is really nurturing. But I would also love to learn how you blend in / win trust with a f*cking 5D + L series in your hand :D
As a final tip - and only read this if you are up for it - and I'm not sure if it's a good tip or not - but I would love it if you breathed more during recording. More sort of a belly breath thing going. For me your current speech tempo feels a bit crammed and stressful. Perhaps it's necessary to hold attention, but personally I'd prefer a more zen style. Mattias Burling comes to mind as a relaxing speaker.
I'm grateful for your work and for you sharing it like this. This episode really inspired me as a semi-professional too.
I truly appreciate that Bart and thanks for taking the time to write to me. Many people tell me to slow down, many also say they love my fast talking so it’s hard to decide ha ha. Talking fast comes natural to me but I totally understand your point of you and I’m trying to consciously slow down, typically depends on coffee intake and timing :).
@@AskMOTT You're welcome man, and thanks for getting back to me.
I guess underneath the speech tempo is stuff like 'groundedness', 'embodiment' and mindfulness. These are all things that help me be really present when talking so that I don't go into overdrive (ADD person over here). But that has to be your cup of tea and/or an area of interest. Personally I took some public speaking classes in uni and this really helped me getting from *total blackout nightmare* to getting an A. The true trick for me is to keep connecting to my presence in the moment. Anyway, you do you :-)
Cheers man, take care and thanks for your work.
Love it. More please
Thank you Mark, I appreciate you taking the time to comment :).
amazing photographs and even better video! (from a fellow street photographer)
Thanks and you have a way cooler street photography name than I do " Raven" :)
@@AskMOTTHaha, I can’t get that enough. Happy shooting!
Great video, Justin. I’ve been doing street photography for over 20 years and studio work for 15, and they both can inform and compliment one another. Keep on keeping on
You can't argue with a guy when he's got the photographs to prove it! You've got them.
I appreciate that :).
thank you for this video, ... when do you know or feel that you like to use b&w or color for streetphotog? when is the right time to use b&w or color? love more videos like this thank you
That’s a great question Timothy, if it’s an assignment I typically have to shoot color and if it’s personal I depends on many things such as the colors or lack of colors of a location or the mood I’m going for.
Really liked this episode, looks like a lot of it was shot with a zoom? Not a 35... some photos here I'm surprised aren't better known, terrific thanks. PS: whatever happened with slide shows? (Instagram killed 'em?)
Thanks Kevin. Just about to was shot w 35mm or a 24mm, I rarely if ever shoot w a zoom. Nothing wrong w it, just doesn’t work for me. About slideshows, yes I agree, Instagram murderer them. I’m trying out these 1 minute slideshows on Instagram starting tomorrow so I’d be curious to hear your thoughts when they are live.
Thanks!
intrestinggggg ❤
Thanks Nick.
In southeast Asia in general, do you feel comfortable walking the streets after dark. Do you travel with friends in such situations or is after-dark photography simply a no no? How do you sense when you're entering a questionable "part of town"? What do you look for?
What’s your street photography set up ?
Justin, fujifilm x100v & iPhone 13 pro. Super simple
SL2-S and sigma 40mm -- didn't realize the lens was so huge. Looking to get the 65mm f2 next.
M4-2, 35mm Summicron ASPH, FP4 film
X Pro3, various lenses.
5D Classic, 2.8/40mm.
X100V / GR II
Xpro2 and 35mmf2.
What is your favourite focal length for travel and street photography if you could only choose one prime lense?
For me, everything starts and ends with a 35mm, it's so versatile.
@@AskMOTT Yes, that's the only one to bring on an island 😀
You're an American and, relatively, you're a big guy. Do you always ask for permission before you take your street photographs of people on the streets of Vietnam and southeast Asian countries? I can imagine that, you're being a foreigner, the consequences of your pissing the wrong person off might be severe.
All for the low price of $1500a month!?!?!?!
I didn’t say low price Richard , it’s an intense one on one leaning experience with weekly calls and assignments and daily messaging for creative and technical help. Many workshops cost the same and last 2-3 days and you share the experience w several people so if you take a second and consider it’a great value for people that are willing to put time in.
NYT…I am out…👎