100 Travel Stories
Documentary Photography: Subway
Toronto Subway Photos
Snapshots taken in the Toronto subway – a Ryerson University documentary photography project.
By using a small HQ camera I was able to capture moments in time and emotions without intrusion and preserving the surprise factor most of the time.
“I fell in love with the process of taking pictures, with wandering around finding things. To me it feels like a kind of performance. The picture is a document of that performance.” – Alec Soth
About the Camera
Ricoh GR
Ricoh GR
- 28mm fixed focal length
- CMOS sensor
- 16 MP
What is a snapshot?
The basis of shooting photos is the snapshot.
What drama awaits one second in the future? That ability to react is the appeal, and depth of a photo. In taking snapshots, there is no such thing as a pro or amateur. The important thing is sensibility and instantaneous force. Snapshots born of those ingredients embody the aggregate of true pleasure.
Always carry a camera that can respond quickly, and capture high quality images.
“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” – Ernst Haas
- The logo of “100 Travel Stories” has been inspired from Ricoh GR elements. Read more about the deconstruction of a logo in “Ricoh, Kanji, Enterprise & Merlot” story.
