Eye of the Streets

I recently had the pleasure of doing a short piece on underground street photographer and friend Ariel Sinson. This guy is the truth.  His eye is special.  

We followed him and his camera around downtown Los Angeles as he waited for his moments.  One of the main challenges of the shoot was attempting to capture him as he captured something happening.  I had to patiently anticipate his moves.  He was like a predator stalking his prey.  He moved quietly through the streets, waiting until the right subject moved into the right light doing the right thing.  Then he snapped the photo.  And hopefully I was rolling.

These are photos he took of me while hoisting the beastly 400mm Canon f/2.8 prime (I'm honored).  We couldn't travel with a tripod - as we were moving light and fast - so I used this L.A. Times newspaper machine instead.  We opted for longer lenses to allow for a sense of voyeurism.  Ironically, I have no photos of him except for the footage that is currently being assembled in post.

You can check out Ariel's work at www.50-mm.com