A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

People & Street

My approach to photographing people reminds me of the famous Ansel Adams description: “he photographed rocks like people and people like rocks”. I tend to do the same when the photos are posed. I much prefer candid images, particularly those where the subject is looking at the camera by chance (often from a distance) and they appear posed. I don’t spend a lot of time shooting in urban settings, so I don’t really do what is normally called “Street Photography”. But I like my people photos to tell a story, whether it is from the look on a face, the setting, or the person’s action. Here some examples

A row of young musicians holds brass and percussion instruments while an adult director stands before them.
Several workers rise tightly packed in the open back of a vehicle, including a young man in a red jacket.
Couple in wedding attire poses under a colorful amusement-park entrance with carousel horses.
Seated Tokyo subway passengers read books, papers, and phones in a black-and-white carriage.
Man leans from a small doorway beside sandals, a bicycle, and metal walls in Tai O.
Older man in a white tank top rides a bicycle toward the camera along a narrow Tai O lane.
Black-and-white dancers link arms in a line while performing before spectators at a street parade.
Young child smiles toward the camera while seated at an outdoor table near a boat or.
Black and white street scene showing a seated man smoking among scrap materials, bicycles, and stacked.
Matching security shirts move in a tight line through a crowded Shanghai public space.
Ring of dressed scarecrows rises in a grassy field with red tents and bunting behind them.
Two performers move through red theatrical light, one suspended in fabric while another reaches.
Elevated view of a woman on stone stairs next to cemetery plots with pink and yellow flowers.
Visitors take photos with two bare chested men in green wraps under the red roof of Papeete Market.
Several attendants carefully arrange a bride's traditional kimono during a ceremony at Meiji Shrine.
Young child wearing patriotic colors leans from a red vehicle during a Fourth of July celebration.
Bronze Little Mermaid rests on a rock beside the water while a crowd watches from the.
Costumed dancers, musicians, and spectators fill a colorful parade beneath a blue sky.
Black and white street scene of two musicians resting on a bench under heavy tree branches.
Group of children in feathered carnival costumes rise and dance in a crowded street scene.
Close view of a child looking from a car window behind a colorful layered carnival collar.
A resting market vendor sits behind baskets and a large paper umbrella inside a Kyoto stall.
Black and white long exposure shows workers among vertical steel rods and scaffolding at a construction.
Workers rise among dense grids of rebar and concrete forms at an active construction site.
Woman holds a small child while two other children rise near a vivid orange and blue doorway.
Black-and-white portrait of a young man in work clothes standing against a rough brick wall.
Man rises near a flower-covered bicycle at a lush grotto entrance with dark rock and tropical.
White garments hang above pedestrians in a narrow Doha street rendered in black and white.
Children rest beside bright red and green strollers on a sunny paved area at Crissy Field.
This little costumed girl is obviously anxious to join the women's dance troupe performing in the annual.
People rise along a bridge above dark water, staring down at us as our small boat travelled along the canal.
Person in a pale blue hooded costume walks the parade route in mysterious fashion with unknown.
Woman works at a crowded table in a produce marketplace on a Saturday morning.
Benagil cave has a huge opening at the top and is open to the sea, allowing bathers to.
Bearded Man Relaxes at an Outdoor Cafe at Village outdoor cafe.
Colorful hats and clothing of beach tourists contrasts dramatically with the fishermen.
Man rises inside a cluttered workshop surrounded by bottles, tools, and a motorcycle.