STREET AND DOCUMENTARY

People working in a small, dimly lit food stall or kitchen, with one person wearing a white headband looking over their shoulder.
S1010206.jpg
A silhouette of a person walking on a bridge or walkway during sunset or sunrise, with a cityscape in the background, in black and white.
Person standing at a street crossing during twilight in an urban area with tall buildings, a traffic light, and a dark sky.
People waiting on a train platform at night, with some recording the train with their phones, while a red train approaches in the background.
Person with black hair, wearing a light coat and carrying a black bag, crossing a city street at night on a zebra crossing, with blurred moving cars and illuminated buildings in the background.
Two people standing in front of an illuminated ticket booth at night, with a parked rickshaw in the foreground.
Chef concentrated on preparing food in a kitchen, seen through a small window.
Night scene of a brightly lit bridge with two silhouetted people standing on a bridge. The background features illuminated buildings and signs.
Nighttime street scene with a black taxi cab parked on the side of the road and pedestrians crossing the street.
A man sitting on a bench at night, wearing a hat and dark clothing, with a shopping bag beside him. There are several people in the background walking or standing in a dimly lit outdoor area with trees and buildings.
Aerial view of three men walking down an outdoor staircase and a pathway in an urban setting, with shadows cast in the sunlight.
Two women wearing traditional Japanese kimonos are standing close together, one is taking a photo with a smartphone, in a dark setting with sunlight illuminating their outlines.
A person extending their arm and hand with a paper bag in a dimly lit or smoky environment, with two blurred individuals' heads in the foreground.
Night scene outside a Japanese restaurant with illuminated signs, people standing at the entrance, some wearing face masks.
S1030203.jpg
S1030233.jpg
S1030261.jpg

STREET IS JAZZ. YOU CAN PRACTICE AND BE OPEN TO CHANGE, BUT YOU CAN’T ANTICIPATE THE UNEXPECTED MOMENTS. ALL YOU CAN DO IS BE READY WHEN THE GOOD STUFF HAPPENS.

Close-up of a spray of steam or smoke with part of a gas stove or pipe visible, seen through a small window or opening.

01

Street

A woman in a white coat with a black backpack walking across a crosswalk at night in an urban area.

02

After Dark

Black and white photo of a metal fence at night, with blurred lights in the background creating a bokeh effect.

03

Noire

Two women wearing traditional kimonos, with one taking a photo of the other, surrounded by people in a crowded outdoor setting.

 STAY IN TOUCH

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

journal

Behind The Lens

SEAN HARDIE

Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a camera in my hands. I started out with a Kodak Brownie and my workhorse camera during high school and university was a Canon A-1. Work as a college photog followed with a lot of work doing concert photography. Professional work as a photographer was shelved while I traveled, racking up thousands of rolls of Ektachrome, Kodachrome, Velvia, Provia, and my beloved Tri-X. I started ticking off countries one by one and as I traveled I started to slow down and wanted to stay longer and longer to achieve a depth of understanding of where I was. Part time photographic work in Japan and some limited success in small-scale competitions started to pay the bills for new equipment and lot of experimenting in prints with the latest Japanese technology. At that point I got serious about the craft of photography as opposed to the technical side and became more concerned with the feel of an image in contrast to showcasing photographic technique in landscapes and cityscapes. None of this experience has gone to waste and these days it’s all about telling stories - the equipment doesn’t really matter. I’ll spend whatever time is necessary in front of the computer (or still, in the dark room) but for me it’s all about the experience of taking the picture - the final result is a happy by-product.

Learn more