Having seen both the cities of New York and San Francisco, it’s nice to flavor both of them together! Though, while shooting in the streets, I often get asked “so for a street photographer, which do you think is better?”. Now that is a difficult question with no simple answer. And I do not want to answer either!
 
 
For the advertisers though, the urban complex cosmo audience of both these cities are probably the same.
 
 
Barneys New York @ photoduniya.com
 
 

 
 
The one thing that I do enjoy better in San Francisco is less …

Update: Faces from San Francisco (0607-001) on Photoduniya.com
 
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Its not always you could see some brilliant faces – something that stands out, something that compels you to try and focus harder, something that makes you impatiently wait to see the big final print.
 
The TIME girl @ photoduniya.com

 
 
While I was reading more on Tattoos and body art, comes this pair with not only an unique appearance, but also a complex array of outstanding …

Update: San Francisco Street Artists (0507-001) on Photoduniya.com
 
Here is another image of the ehru player. As I had mentioned before, he preferred to  remain anonymous, and so I shall not be quoting his name. Very soon he got used to the camera angles and knew how to “look up” to the lens.
 
Ehru player @ photoduniya.com
 

 
You could see more of his images on the Projects section on photoduniya.com. Shot on Nikon D200 @ 100 ASA & 400 mm with SB 600 speedlight.
 

Continuing to post on an earlier thread on Life on the Streets of San Francisco, here is another image from a downtown BART station.
 
Life on the street @ photoduniya.com
 

 
My earlier posting (So what’s worse than being poor? San Francisco street dweller) drew a lot of comments and opinions on what makes people survive on the streets. Poverty, sickness and sanity rules over reason and petty courtesy. This is however different for different people, for some I have met, have decided for a life on the streets on their own.
 
 

Update: San Francisco Street Artists (0507-001) on Photoduniya.com
 
 
He did not want to be named, so I will go with the anonymous. He plays an oriental 2 stringed instrument called the Ehru. The Chinese have played and perfected this instrument from as early as 100 B.C.  Played much like the violin, the Ehru however has a unique construction. The sound-box used to be made of serpent skin in its original construction, which gave the instrument its distinctive color.
 
 
Ehru player @ photoduniya.com
 
 
 
 
 
The gentleman did not mind my taking taking his pictures and …