Philip Bloom

nice stuff. i used to live there but not been for years. cannot wait to go back and shoot there.

Hi Ben,

It's actually not as easy as it looks. Getting people to feel comfortable, finding the right people and creating the right mood and feel. This was actually shot at 1600 ISO. No way is 6400 usable on the 5dmkII.

For myself and many people i know my People Series really captures the feel and mood of these cities. It's just fun personal project for me.

I also think you do the Vimeo bunch a disservice. Yes most are very polite but if they don't like something they simply don't post.

Thanks for taking the time though. I do appreciate your comments.

Ben, I thoroughly recommend reading the blog linked at the top. It explains much, in particular how the lifeguards upsot was accidental as had no idea the mic would pick it up at that range.

But my People series will continue. I enjoy it and they are simply personal projects for me. A series of personal snapshots of cities...