Always carry a camera

Nothing fancy, just a camera, but if you don’t carry it, you’ll miss the shot. There are days when it is just fun to walk through an area of a city, any city, and just shoot whatever you like. People, pigeons, architecture, feet, windblown flags, reflections, and iconic symbols of our culture, like a telephone booth or a parking meter

I have found the camera to be a great cross-cultural conversation starter with people normally outside my comfort zone. I have also learned that it gets the attention of security cameras outside banks, inside rail terminals and in the produce department of the grocery store.

Yes, I have learned that it’s not about the camera, the lens, the perfect exposure or the best composition. It is totally about the moment, and if you don’t have a camera, any camera, you’ll miss the moment, forever. Thank you, Jay Maisel.