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The slum district along the railway tracks leading out of Phnom Penh through Toul Kok is rumoured to be developed after all the people are moved out.
It is an area I have documented quite a bit over the years and I thought I had better go take a fresh look before it disappears under concrete and glass. Apparently, there are plans to redevelop the railway lines that run through it and the people will be required to move.
I walk a lot around the city of Phnom Penh. It’s a big, colourful and in many places a dirty city. Most of my images document the happenings in people’s everyday lives, where they lives and how they display their wares.
Phnom Penh is a great city for colourful photography, it’s big, dirty and in your face. Street photography is a pleasure. The people are generally friendly and rarely object to having their picture taken.
Humanism in photography is all about images that show empathy and the ability of human beings to empower each other. A photographer who injects humanism into their photos puts the spotlight on human beings. The centre of attention is always the people.
I would consider myself to be a humanist photographer rather than a ”street photographer” although much of my work happens on the street. People, how they live and survive are what really interest me, the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
Humanism, a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
I have always had an appreciation for fine pieces of engineering, be it cars or cameras or even phones. I can feel the urge biting at me again, having recently found a very competitively priced (used) Fujifilm X Pro 3 with a couple of decent lenses. As is always the question, at these times, do I need it, what will it do that I cannot already do with the cameras I already own.
I already own the X Pro 2, which I admire greatly and does the job I require of it, it takes great pictures with great colours. So why am I considering the X Pro 3 ??
There is, as far as I can tell, no real rational explanation for GAS other than I want, I have the cash and I love the design. Yes the XPro3 has a slightly larger sensor, and does things that the XPro2 cannot, but none of them are deal breakers. I just want.
I must say, I do like the idea of not chimping all the time, which I have a habit of doing, as the main screen is hidden as to make this more difficult, not impossible, but less likely. Giving a more film like operation to the camera. Making you think before you soot, slowing you down a little, getting things right before you click the shutter. Sounds like I am trying to persuade myself, and I probably am. Even used, it is a very expensive item for me.
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It certainly won’t make me any better of a photographer, but will encourage me to get out and take pictures because I have robbed the bank manager of all that cash. LOL. Watch this space as I have not bought it yet.
Deposit left, collect on Friday, great deal. Trading in one of my XT’s for this icon
Early thoughts, this camera and the way it produces colour is simply amazing
The possibilities are endless.
With good post-processing or even processing in the camera such as in Fujifilm bodies, making high quality monochrome images, (maybe not in the league of dedicated mono sensors as in the Leica) but more than enough quality for the average pro/hobbyist.
a world without pictures is like coffee without cream and sugar, bitter 