Louisville has three ends. There's the East End, where the white people fled to with the official "end" to segregation. Then there's the much maligned and neglected West End, which the East Enders are terrified of and largely refuse to go. Finally, there's the South End, in which I currently reside. It's the nearest thing to a melting pot this town has, with a wide range of people and cultures living side by side trying not to get shot. Thankfully, the East Enders think it's almost as sketchy as the West End, which keeps them away almost as well.
One of the biggest challenges doing street photography in the South End, and Louisville more generally, is how car oriented everything is. There's lots of people tucked away in all the neighborhoods abutting the main roads but by and large everybody's running around in their cars. Tends to reduce the 'volatile proximity' that makes for great street photography.
Doesn't eliminate it though. Saw this sweet ride turning onto the street and had to get a shot. When they saw me doing that they stopped in the middle of the street and I wasn't sure if that was good or bad.
Ended up being a good addition to one of my projects I'm working on. Had previously been thinking of calling the project "Walk-up Portraits," but with this one driving up I'm going to have to come up with a new title for my collection of solicited shots.
Speaking of projects, can't hardly go for a walk with my camera without getting something to add to the phone project. Riding a bike with a kid strapped to the back while having a video chat has got to unlock some sort of achievement. Definitely made it my new favorite phone photo.
Street photography is sort of like deer hunting. You can wander around all day and still not see hide nor hair of what you're looking for but if you post up in the right spot and wait, it may well come to you. Along Southern Parkway there's a gazebo next to a fun five way intersection that serves well in lieu of a tree stand.
Sure enough, only had to wait about fifteen minutes before the mythical helmet wearing motorcyclist appeared.
