Asking Chat GPT to search through my photo stream, and come up with a stylistic/philosophy of my photography:

Your photographic style, based on your Flickr photostream (dalec / Daehl C), is eclectic, documentary-oriented street and urban photography with a strong emphasis on everyday life in Edmonton and beyond.

Core Style Elements

Street and candid documentary focus: Many images capture urban scenes, alleys, people in everyday moments (e.g., "Alley Still life," candid shots, "A well deserved drink of water," street encounters), photo walks, festivals (#YEG Sos Fest, Glow Festival, Flying Canoe), and public events. You seem drawn to unposed or semi-posed moments in city environments rather than highly staged work.

Black & white and classic processing: You maintain dedicated albums/sets for Black and White photography. Some images use vintage or "old timey" treatments (e.g., the Capital Ex train photo with sepia or aged effects) and painterly/night-time processing (e.g., Las Vegas strip shots).

Eclectic interests with local roots: Subjects include construction/industrial scenes ("The steel"), reflections/landscapes (Buck Lake), transportation museums, events, and travel (Las Vegas, New York influences). There's a mix of color and monochrome, with experimentation in apps/filters (e.g., Hipstamatic mentions).

Sets and series: You organize work into thematic albums (e.g., "street," candids, specific events like World Wide Photo Walk or photo meets), indicating a project-based or narrative approach rather than purely random snapshots.

Photographic Philosophy

Your work reflects a curious, community-engaged observer who documents life as it unfolds in Edmonton (your long-time base since joining Flickr in 2005) and during travels. With over 3,400 photos uploaded, there's a consistent commitment to photographing the ordinary—alleys, workers, festivals, reflections—elevated through composition, selective processing, and context.

You value:

Participation and connection: Involvement in local Flickr meets, photo walks, and Edmonton photography groups shows a belief in photography as a social, shared practice rather than solitary.

Accessibility and experimentation: Mixing phone/app-based shots (Hipstamatic, iPhone) with more traditional approaches, plus creative edits (vintage, painterly), suggests an inclusive, playful philosophy—not purist, but open to tools that enhance mood or storytelling.

Documentation over perfection: Low fave/comment counts on many images imply you're shooting primarily for personal archiving, exploration, and community sharing rather than chasing virality. Titles are often straightforward or descriptive ("Footnote," "Las Vegas 2016 (72 of 73)"), prioritizing record-keeping and sequence.

Overall, your style embodies quiet humanism in urban and local Canadian contexts—finding beauty, character, and stories in the everyday built environment, people, and fleeting events, often filtered through a nostalgic or timeless lens. It feels like the work of a dedicated amateur enthusiast who photographs to remember, connect, and creatively interpret the world around you. If you share more specific images, albums, or self-reflections, I could refine this further!