LAS VEGAS IMAGES 2019-20

It’s been a great winter. We arrived here after spending most of the summer in Washington State with a broken down transmission in our Honda Fit. We were relieved to finally arrive here with the repaired Honda Fit.

The following images were made while Malka was away in the UK and I was in Las Vegas by myself, writing, seeing patients, and doing as much photography as I could. The beginning images were with the Olympus OM-D, a camera system that has always been quite good to me.

Street photography is what I really love doing when not working with patients. Walking the streets of cities across America and capturing whatever it is that pleases my eye is a relief, joy, and an obsession. Most of the time it is people who attract my eye and the lens of the camera. More and more I appreciate the photographic image with humanity contained as you will see.

There will be some who may be appreciative of the images captured, and others who will not. All images or art of any kind will be appreciated by some, and others, not. But it’s ok. It’s a free country, I think, and we are entitled to our opinions and views of people, society and life. All I know is that the images on this site are the ones that I have loved capturing and I have done so strictly for selfish reason; to please myself. Finding and recording images is something that pleases my eye, heart and soul. -Moshe Mark Ittleman- Las Vegas, 2019-2020.

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Pleasing Eye Catchers

SENIOR COFFEE AT MCDONALDS

There are days when I’m brave, photographically. It’s more like brave and conversational. On those days I embark out to “find my fortune.” The prize of good photographs.

I walked into Mcdonals one day recently to download a video that I had recorded on my photographic walk. I stopped into McDonalds to upload the video. I sat down at a table, and uploaded the video. In my upper left hand pocket was the Ricoh II. It was the camera of choice due to its compact size and non-threatening way that it does not have to be held up to the eye.

The first image below is “G.” His real name is Glenn. He had two sachels of magazines and went about placing them in columns on the table. He greeted me, and a conversation ensued. He consented to being photographed.

A Man Named "G"

Is That a Nikon? A Man Named Mark

Is that a Nikon? The man politely asked. You know how it is when a stranger asks you about something you absolutely love, and you find somewhat of a kindred spirit. And for Mark it was a passion from many years ago. A conversation developed and he consented to this photograph.

A Morning in The Rain and Getting "All Wet!"

Classic Street Photography by the early masters was often done in Paris. After studying them, it was decided to venture out in the rain this morning to get a different perspective on photography in the rain. (Ricoh GR2: F2.8 ISO 800)

What the Street Looks Like on a Rainy Day

When you photograph on the street, you walk. So the first item you must have in street photography is a good pair of shoes. (That you are not afraid to get wet.) Secondly a weatherproof camera, as it was raining quite hard this morning.

When you photograph on the street you walk. Not the typical mode of transportation. You see so much more when you have the shoe leather on. You see things that teach you what it is like from the “unprotected” view when you are not driving the car. You see car accidents, and people whose transportation is walking and the bus. That is why there are many of these images on the pages. When one walks on the street there is so much more to experience, like tthe smells, the unobstructed colors, and the view of real people, many of whom are elders.

Sleeping Woman

Many of the Classical Masters of Street Photography captured images of people with umbrellas in Europe and Paris

Going Home

Colorful Morning in a Coffee Shop & Self Portrait

It is said that there are at least 2 key elements when making photographs. Firstly to look for “the light.” As you can see in the image above, there is strong front lighting which gives the images a silhouette and strong shadow. There’s quite a bit to examine in this photograph if one takes the time to appreciate how the light falls on the birds and the subsequent shadows. There seems to be quite a bit of detail even though they are shadow figures, and it also to some may look like there are more birds there then there actually is. Then there are the lines, angles and shapes which are also part of the composition.

GO GO GO

There are many types of photography. For years I photographed weddings, family reunions, Bar and Bat Mitzvah’s and other events that centered on the family; and people. It was about people. And it still is about people. I find people on the street nice, scary, and friendly.

For some reason, I have to GO at the end of the day after spending hours at a desk seeing patients, writing articles, editing videos, etc. I reach a point of threshold. I then have a choice to vegetate in front of YOU TUBE or as one photographer said: “You Must Go Go Go!” I have adopted that credo. And….almost always when I return home there are wondrous images that I have made and the excitement of seeing them again and sharing them here.