Shibuya Nights

I tend to live in remote areas away from civilization and subsequently don't take a lot of street photography. While its not really my forte, I do find it fascinating. I pulled this shot from my archives for the 'Take it to the Streets' photography contest run by Wes West (aka Deranged) from @derangedvisions (contest link here).

I you have not bumped into Deranged yet, it's amazing what he has been able to achieve on Steemit these past few months. It's worth reading his steemitnamechallenge post here, it might change your perspective on what you have had to endure in this world.

I love the streets of Tokyo and have been there over a dozen times in the last decade. This shot was taken on a particularly wet and shiny night at Shibuya crossing. At one point it was said to be the busiest crossing in the world and can have over 1000 people attempt to cross at a time. It was made famous in the west in the early 90's by a scene in the cult film Baraka, Ron Frick's non-narrative documentary masterpiece.

If you would like to learn a little bit more about my background in photography you can read the interview @photofeed did with me here

Robert Downie
Love Life, Love Photography

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