City: Bruce Gildan

Bruide Gildan is a modern day street photographer,. who is famous for his work in New York City. His style is catching people off guard in the streets, usually approaching them up close with a flash when they arent expecting it. This approach is very different to most street photographers, as they try not to alert their subjects to the fact that they are having their picture taken.

His work is all taken on 35mm, black and white film, and has a very grainy feel to it. This is key in understanding what his photos are trying to show. He has said that "when you can smell the street through the photo, then it's street photography". He looks for characters on the street, people who are more interesting than everyone around them. Its this that i want to try and capture through my work, as i believe that the people make the city and not just the buildings. However for my photos, im going to take the opposite approach, and try and be as descreet as possible with my camera.