street fashion

we took a class trip for the photo plus expo in new york city today. it was great to be back in the city. i realized how much i missed the fast pace life out there and the expo was very overwhelming.

i always try to think of new and fresh ideas for my personal work. i was inspired by amy arbus after i picked up one of her books while i was waiting for a friend at a book store a long time ago. just like her mother, she photographed random people all over new york city but focused on fashion.

during the expo, i met up with an old college friend for lunch and he later walked me back to my bus. while we were on our way, two guys walking towards us caught my eye. their style was completely opposite from each other. one had an old fashioned style (which i absolutely love), while the other was more urban. i asked if i could take some shots of them and the old fashioned one surprisingly said, "yes! i have ALWAYS wanted to model!". his name was david.

here are the shots:






david's friend, elliott:




i can't wait to go back to the city to continue this project, along with many others. new york is such an inspiring city for photography.

(images slightly sharpened, shot with the Mamiya 645AFD II medium format camera with the Leaf Aptus 22 Digital Back and natural lighting)