I recently purchased the book “Copenhagenize” by Mikael Colville-Anderson. I’m only about 30 pages into it but I was immediately struck by the really cool urban photography that’s featured in the book. So, naturally, I went to OfferUp and decided to find a relatively cheap starter camera.
I found a Nikon D3300 with 2 lenses, the charger and battery, and a case for a pretty good price, so I snatched it up. I have no illusions about becoming some amazing urban/street photographer or having my pictures displayed in some museum or gallery. I can barely take decent pictures on my iPhone. But the street photography in “Copenhagenize” was so striking to me that I felt inspired to try and take a swing at it.
San Antonio and Copenhagen are two extremely different cities (obviously). And the urban fabric of the Danish city lends itself to some pretty striking photos. But San Antonio has its own kind of charm and while I’ve been living here since October 2020, I’ve found that I tend to go to the same spots in the same neighborhoods most of the time. I guess urban photography is a way for me to venture outside of the same urban tracks I tend to follow.
Another way I plan to use my new camera is in support of some of the research that I do for these articles. Google Maps and Google Earth will definitely have their place in research, but they aren’t a real substitute for getting “on location” and snapping a few photos.
To that end, I’ve set up another menu page called “Photographs” where I’ll upload some of the better photos I take while I’m out with the camera. Some of will be decent, more will likely be mediocre, but I’m going to put them up there anyway and see how much (if at all) I improve at taking pictures.
Enjoy!
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