Hoverfly flyby

I've got more and more shots like this appearing in my archives. I must pay attention to what might be happening. Maybe I should play around with some sequencing and see what I can come up with.

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Street Photography Print Swap and Market

I wonder if it's time to consider some sort of fringe Photo Art Fair type event, with decent photography and affordable prices and sensible sizes. Perhaps at a low key venue like a good pub, or a pop up gallery, or out in the open somewhere. 

We photographers could have a print swap and make some prints available to collectors. Rather than have loads of stuff on walls, we could have prints spread out on tables so that people can browse. Perhaps the prints on the tables could be laminated for durability with prints for sale held safely in boxes. Prints could be about 12x16 and priced under a 100 quid, open or limited edition.

Much of what seems to excite collectors is really pretentious and shit. Superb quality technically but content wise, mostly rubbish. Or perhaps I just don't get it. Maybe I'm too much of a street photographer to understand the artier stuff despite having gone to art school.

I took part in the Slide Slam at Host Gallery a while back. It was great. I also screened at Slideluck Potshow at Shoreditch House and that was fun too. My wife and sons came along and the boys got to see themselves on a giant screen.

These events were and are terrific but no one makes any money and no one comes away with anything tangible.

It's very difficult to sell prints online and I'm sure there is so much wonderful work that the gallery scene just misses or isn't interested in. There are loads of photographers whose work I would love to have on my walls. Various In-Public members, several of my friends and lots of people on Flickr have marvellous photographs that should be suspended vertically on walls across the land. Lots of photographs that I would like to live with and interact with every day.

So shall we gather and invite some people who might like to spend a few bob and decorate their spaces with dynamic, vibrant, intelligent street photography and more besides?

Each photographer would take care of his or her own sales from their own or shared table. I guess this would have to be a cash based event. Or perhaps photographers could use a log book to track I owe yous and later bill via PayPal for example. Hmmm, perhaps not. Cash.

Lets bounce some ideas about. What say you?

My prints are at paultreacy.com/printsales.htm

Busy scene on warm spring day in London

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I happened upon this scene this afternoon after a meeting. Rather, I happened upon the ingredients for the potential shot that ended up being this image. I waited around a little and watched the various players in the scene work their way into these positions. The guy with the broken leg brought it all together.

I think with this shot I found my street photography mojo again. I just knew something lovely would come from this mix of elements.

I'll be back soon with more.
- Paul.
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Updated and abbreviated portfolio

I've just updated and edited down my portfolio in an effort to show work that you'll unlikely see elsewhere. Less of the street photography and more personal work. Please take a look at paultreacy.com. I've included this shot which is growing on me. It has a mysterious edge, I think.

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- Paul.

Dawn light on tulips and something giraffe like.

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This is what I saw as I sat for my morning coffee early one morning last week. The dawn light streamed in over my left shoulder through the kitchen window.

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