this street

this street is alive. lives, moves, crawls, breathes. people, exiting buildings, putting out cigarettes, holding their lovers' hand. mass street, i photograph it occasionally, every time i do it's difficult. maybe because i believe it's all been done, it's a dead horse, so i let down standards and settle. or maybe it's just that i'm not seeing it. it's there, there's light all over this street. people, drunk and in love. but i'm photographing for the paper, i can't shoot that.

last night i started filling the quota for what amounts to be file photos of lawrence, iconic images of different parts of town that the paper can pull up when necessary. so, i have my street photography assignment lined out for infinity. no real assignment other than to photograph an area, which i interpret as photograph how this place feels.

interesting because i dont feel like street photography is my strong suit. lets face it, it's not. but standing there, with only one camera body, one lens, trying to figure out this city block corner, it felt right. the assignment was photograph ninth and massachusetts, and although the 'street' or 'intersection' pictures didn't turn out, it was still ok. i hope to post these images as they materialize... this street... i think i feel an actual thread coming on.

i have a feeling i'll like this street... lets see what happens