I’m based in Berlin, which is the perfect place to be in order to take awesome „Urban Phramez“.
According to my perception, as a photographer you are like a return ticket into former times. Capturing moments of unmediated chance encounters and random incidents instantly become a snapshot, which will never come back that way.
Street photography can expose the brutal reality, the ugliness or bizarre moments. On the other hand, it can reveal little beauty things, enchanting moments or unique stories you never would have spotted. You just have to look closely and be in the right place at the right time to keep those moments eternal.
Nearly all of us own a mobile phone, which usually is equipped with a great camera and most of the people are taking pictures every day, sharing them on social media with friends or relatives.
That is why photography has become general knowledge more than ever. Moreover, it reminds us of beloved humans who passed away long time ago, it keeps us aware of certain moments in history and preserve it for future generations, and it evokes memories we probably would have forgotten.
Photography enables discovering the world from another point of view, it makes you meeting people you never would have met, and it is also a unique way to tell your own story which has influences on emotions, values, or beliefs.
I truly believe that you don’t ”take” a photograph, you ”make” it!