20(ish) Hours in Boston
The gift of creativity allows one to see opportunity within a fleeting moment, the skill is knowing what to do when the moment arrives.
The beauty of street photography is that you never know what you’re going to see, what you’re going to experience — that’s the thrill for this genre of photography.
On this day I was looking for everything and nothing at all, which is really the poetic part of the journey. Some perspective, we just arrived in Boston and my focus was on securing an almond milk iced latte, photography was intended to be a byproduct of the search for caffeine. Our hotel was situated somewhere downtown, adjacent to what I think is Boston’s theater district and financial district, but there were Asian markets and businesses — I have no clue about Boston’s districts.
While my quest for a quality iced latte was disappointing, snapping photos along the 15 minute walk from the coffee shop honestly made me forget how terrible a cashew milk latte can taste. (BTW, you can’t trust a 4.8 rating on google anymore)
As we made our way throughout the neighborhoods I kept telling my Wife how this was a much more enjoyable photography experience than when I’m in NYC, specifically Manhattan. The energy of Boston was the perfect pace for street photography, it’s almost like the moments froze for me to create. There were at least 3 instances where I took a photo of someone, recomposed, and took additional photos without missing the moment — or disrupting them.
I was in Boston for about 20 hours or so, we dropped in for the Wu-Tang concert and to celebrate my birthday, we brought Da Motherfuckin’ Ruckus and hit the “Mass Pike” after brunch the next morning.
This trip really inspired me to embrace candid street portraits and scenes that feature people, I’ve been so focused on architecture and metropolitan textures. As I reviewed these photos during the drive home I realized how much value people add to the scenes, from their energy to their attire, their presence in the photograph really rounds out the story of the moment.
I genuinely hope you all enjoy these photos.
Peace!
