Friday 1 May 2015

Photography and the Human Condition

First off lets get the definition out of the way.
The human condition encompasses the unique features of being human, particularly the ultimate concerns of human existence. It can be described as the unalterable part of humanity that is inherent and innate to human beings and not dependent on factors such as gender, race, culture, or class. It includes concerns such as the meaning of life, the search for gratification, the sense of curiosity, the inevitability of isolation, the awareness of the inescapability of death and the capacity of humans to be good as well as evil and whether or not this makes us worthwhile beings. In essence, the human condition is the self-aware, and reflective nature of Homo sapiens that allows for analysis of existential themes.
Capturing the human condition on camera is to me the essence of Street Photography and what I have been striving for lately.  You need patience and a certain manner with which you behave in your surroundings and also with other people.  
If you want a proffessional example as well as my amateur version check out