Maarten Baars
Ethical Conflict
This morning on the ferry to NDSM, this man awoke my inner ethical conflict about candid street photography. Since I started something nibbles at me saying that is it not right to photograph people without them knowing. Of course it's perfectly allowed legally and I keep telling myself that when I'm in doubt. But when this man stared right into the lens I hestitated for at least a tenth of a second before hitting that shutter button. And looking at this particular portrait, I think this man will now represent the doubt in me to continue with the way I work.
Ethical Conflict
This morning on the ferry to NDSM, this man awoke my inner ethical conflict about candid street photography. Since I started something nibbles at me saying that is it not right to photograph people without them knowing. Of course it's perfectly allowed legally and I keep telling myself that when I'm in doubt. But when this man stared right into the lens I hestitated for at least a tenth of a second before hitting that shutter button. And looking at this particular portrait, I think this man will now represent the doubt in me to continue with the way I work.