The Metropolitan Europe

ustedalen

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Hi folks.

I've had a project for a while now, called "The Metropolitan Europe". It's a street photography project where I try to cover as many big cities in Europe as possible. It will probably be a lifelong project, but I love doing it.

When I'm doing street, I'm looking for the esthetic picture. Not only the situation. Here's a few of my pictures.

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Warzawa - Poland
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Krakow - Poland
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Sopot - Poland
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Oslo - Norway
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Oslo - Norway
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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London - England
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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London - England
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Milano - Italy
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Rome - Italy
Rolleiflex 3.5F

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Venezia - Italy
Leica M6

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Venezia - Italy
Leica M6

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Rome - Italy
Leica M6

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Firenze - Italy
Leica M6

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Firenze - Italy
Leica M6
 
Panache means confident style (in a postive way).

Personally, I like the one of the couple on the tree stump the best. Photographing the big cities in Europe seems like a wonderful project.
 
Some great shots in there. Rollei really shows some detauil, doesn't it.
A couple of shots (especially the man between ruins) remind me of this famous Bresson photograph:


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I applaud the intent, but there is something about the execution that doesn't quite work for me.

Why set out to photograph as rich and varied a topic as the big cities of Europe and then produce a body of work, some of which could have been taken anywhere?

Please don't take this to mean that I was expecting "This is Paris - here is a shot of the Eiffel Tower", but when I read your intro I thought I was going to see a series that captured the essence of some of the great cities and their inhabitants. I like some of these shots but they do not ring out with a sense of place or belonging.

Regards,

Bill
 
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