Exposure: Kelly Ryan

City Sidewalks

All photos ©Kelly Ryan. All rights reserved.

"My photographic roots are in skateboard photography. I have been shooting for skateboard magazines for over ten years, contributing photos of professional and amateur skateboarders doing what they do best on the streets and sidewalks of Philadelphia. My interest in urban street photography naturally evolved from my love of photography and the amount of time I was spending out on the streets. This type of shooting really appealed to me. My magazine images required technical precision, precise exposures and mixing of strobe and ambient lighting. So shooting the type of photos you are seeing here gave me a chance to be more spontaneous, letting the camera’s auto exposure system do the work so that I could be a lot quicker, shooting from the hip and while in motion. These photos are less about photography and more about the urban moment, non-hesitation, and awareness. They are also about seeing beauty in the daily and sharing with others what you saw or felt or encountered in the course of your day in the city of Philadelphia."

Technical: All photos were shot with the Yashica T4 and TMAX 100 or TMAX 400 film.

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