Digital Photo Gallery of Ted Szukalski
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Old man at a bus stop

This elderly gentleman had a very good look at my camera as I was passing him at a bus stop. I wondered how many stories does his photo album tell?

Not sure

Often, when I photograph people I know what the situation is and my comments relate to that situation. However, being real street candids my photographs capture people as they are without any real context. Take this couple for example. They are having an expressive conversation. I have called this photo “I’m not sure” as the gestures seem to indicate a decision and indecision. What do you think they were talking about?

Embrace

I saw these two girls talking to each other in the middle of Hyde Park foot path. I was not planning to take a photo of them until I saw them embrace each other with obvious joy.

Half the man, Double the man

A men sitting next to Sydney Town Hall. Behind him a glass wall fencing of the entry to the railway station. By a curious light and half reflective nature of glass he gets halved and doubled at the same time. Naturally, to capture such photo you need to select your position where the angle of view creates strongest mirroring effect.

We hear the expression that beauty is only skin deep quite often. Looking at this gorgeous girl you would think she is a top model and belongs on a cover of a magazine. And yet, she is a volunteer for the Stop AIDS Now campaign trying to gather research funds at Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall. I admire her beauty and I’m full of respect for her activity.

Where would we be without our mobile phones. The convenience of instant communication became inseparable necessity for both work and for social contacts. With the SMS (Text) and MMS (Multimedia) services the phones are well equipped to pass almost any message. Sent a photo to a friend or even a music clip.
This very pretty Asian girl is reading a text message which has just arrived.

so after a dramatic post something a lot easier to swallow.

After being called a coward by a well known photographer, Mr. Petteri Sulonen for using the telephoto lens I decided to try the other end of the focal length today.

This is a common scene in Sydney a still pose artist somewhere where tourists gather:

So, how close can you get to get a good portrait. This coward got to less than a foot away:

Full images here:
Full posture photo of a still artist in blue

Portait of the sill artist in blue