I just rescanned this image and it’s better than the last scan. I suppose I shouldn’t sequence my images in such an obvious way, but that’s always been one of my faults. One of “Street Photography’s” biggest assets is that there is usually truth in each picture. I’ve never met a “Street Photographer” who would stage his or her images. Of course some may stoop that low, but that is their business and they have to live with their forgeries. This picture as it had once been suggested, was not staged…
All Photos © Matt Weber
Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber 
even the obvious way you did post both of photos, still great great shots !
same posture but different feeling.
for me I love both of your photos
You are a a true arteeste.
MUCH THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU!
your art is pure genius. street photography is poetry.
That’s very nice to hear Kirk…Thanks
dirty dirty ;D
So much irony 🙂
These two pix should be always displayed next to each other.
Matthew, I can’t help myself sometimes, but I do have a feeling that certain pictures do work better side by side. Like certain songs on a rock album.
After listening to “Heartbreaker”, I must hear “Living Loving Maid” or something seems terribly out of wack…
I love the pairings, especially when we have to figure them out for ourselves. In fact, after noticing your themed approach to posts I started using it myself on my site. Since I rarely add written commentary on the people in my images, it’s a way for me to exercise a little editorial fun.
Mark, The only problem is when one relies on certain techniques such as paring images, too often. Then the images aren’t taken seriously on their own merits. I have often gotten carried away with repetition in many different parts of my life…
@ Matt, you are definitely right on about that. I remember when I got my first (and thus far only) star-point filter and obsessively used the hell out of it…I decided in short time that I can never again shoot another photo with such a filter, as to look at one of those photos now is tantamount to my waterboarding myself. Gag City.
And I felt that I had to shoot every homeless person in Manhattan at one point as a way of bringing attention to their plight. Luckily, a handful of the pictures turned out to be good documents of the city during tough times. Now the tough times have returned, but unless something very unusual occurs, I don’t take many pictures of the destitute anymore.
Repetition isn’t all bad though. Through repetition, one develops a style which otherwise wouldn’t exist. It’s finding the happy medium which is important…
Ok, so I have a craft question. When you see a background image like those billboards that have such potential, do you just plant yourself and grab a handful of images looking for one that work in a figure/ground way, or do you just happen to be in right place / right time?
While some pan for gold, others look for the motherload.
I’ve been quoted saying that I could care less about the stock market, but when it comes to hunting for pictures, I’m very greedy…