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this article so it reaches more deviantsEXTREME STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - VII
Are there places were street photography is impossible? Are there countries easier than others, or harder than others? How is it street shooting like in exotic places, or places you never visited, places that are completely different from what you are used to? I asked a few street photographers around the world to share with us their experiences.
This article was written for us by Doug Richards aka 
from New Zealand.
from New Zealand.“I always thought that inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. You sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don't have to invent the wheel every day. Today you'll do what you did yesterday and tomorrow you'll do what you did today. Eventually you'll get somewhere. Every great idea I ever had grew out of work itself. If you’re going to wait a around for the clouds to open up and lightning to strike you in the brain you’re not going to make an awful lot of work.”
Which, to me, is a long way of saying “Just do it.” And that’s pretty much how I operate, some days I’m feeling tired and weary of trudging the streets but I head out the door anyway. Why? I’m not really sure. Why does a bird sing?
Street photography isn’t well known in New Zealand. There are a handful of really top street togs here and a few who have made it internationally but generally it’s almost unknown by the public. The few ‘street photographers’ I see online are often not shooting real street photography but portraits, photojournalism and the usual random people walking down random streets and so on.
And yet this must be one of the easiest places to indulge in the craft, the law is fairly relaxed www.police.govt.nz/faq/what-ar… as are most people here.
After decades of taking street photography I instinctively know when not to shoot, I’d rather pass on what could be a good shot than get into a confrontation. However I’m pretty fast on the trigger and most people aren’t aware I’ve taken photos. Which could be why I’ve never been abused for taking photos here.
Downtown Auckland, where I shoot 99% of my photos, is usually full of tourists and is a very multi-cultural place so a guy taking photos is not out of place. I find it more difficult to take photos in the suburban area where I live, but there’s much less interesting scenes there anyway.
Recently I read on a local photography forum a couple of guys chatting about street photography, one said something along the lines of “Oh, you can’t take good street photos in Auckland, you have to go to New York or London.”
Well I’ve got news for you, buddy – I think Auckland is a street photographer’s paradise!
