Be Inspired to Inspire
Fresh produce, beautiful flowers and interesting people…this market has it all and was an important part of my daily life in Poznan. Every day, I walked through the market on my way to work and again after work, sometimes stopping for some produce or flowers or maybe even a few snaps before going home. But…
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Today, this morning, I am looking out my window watching the distant sun rise and thinking about my journey as I watch the building across from me and the lights slowly turn on, one after another, as people begin to wake to their own day and whatever realities they face in this new and unusual…
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Autumn in Poland is just so lovely and this last year we were treated to a pretty warm and pleasant one that reached all the way into November. I started this roll of Kodak Pro 100 in late September and lazily shot it with my Nikon FM2 until just before Christmas capturing moments as they…
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My dear friend Greg visited me here in Warsaw (first time in Poland) for an entire week and as he discovered all there is to offer in the city, I followed closely along and shot accordingly. Lots of shenanigans ensued along the many kilomenters crossed. Almost 20 years have passed since I first met him…
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I tend to love hearty contrast (I am certain my love for contrast comes from comic book artists like Jack Kirby and his dynamic way of drawing), heavy shadows filled with grain and have been looking for these qualities in the films I have been shooting recently. Every one of the films I have shot over the last few months have all had great qualities to them, but I still felt like I was needing somethign more. In the RPX, I think i have found it.
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Of all of the things that photography has taught me, it is how to cope and connect to my surroundings in my life abroad. Through street photography, I have been better able to understand and grow into my life in Poland and connect to it in ways that I had not really considered I could, allowing me to be surprised by how it has unfolded.
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I feel very fortunate as a photographer to grow in the direction that my work and camera continues to take me. Over the last few years I have been building up my portrait sessions and dedicating more of my time to discovering my “style” and appraoch when working with people.
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Erik Witsoe 