Took a photo in Morocco. Got grabbed by one of them. Stood my ground and remain friends till this day. Situation could've ended much different.

When I take a pic of someone without thy knowing I share it w them.

Why black n white pics?

Very poorly handled. 1. Should have been honest and don’t lie about it and say yes you guys looked cool that is why but if you don’t approve I’m happy to delete. Simple. 2 You put yourself and your friends in danger. 3 And the worst part you STILL posted their photos on KZbin knowing that they didn’t like the idea and you lied about not taking it. You should respect the wishes. No photo is worth making enemies over. Next time you might not get away easy. Hope you learned something from this.

you photograph what catches your eye, what you find interesting? Is there anyone who Doesn't?? I recommend you go and study some of the great photographers. Instead of making videos about how You take pictures on the street. Unless you aren't actually interested in becoming a good photographer. Silly title also. You should have been around nyc in the 70's! You really think it is risky today??

What are you shooting with?

New sub. Love the concept!!! Keep it pushing💯🔥

Amazing storytelling

Always be obvious about what you are doing. Being sneaky and lying will get you called out or worse. If someone you have photographed engages you in conversation, be honest and humble. If they ask you to delete a photo you took, you should. If someone specifically asks you not to photograph them, don't. There are many opportunities out there and there will always be someone out there that is willing to take you one step further than you want to go.

Don’t think I would have admitted having taken a shot either, they weren’t asking because they were interested they were asking as an excuse to start making trouble. Pretty cool shot by the way, tricky situation but worth it (:

teenagers are full of energy and really got nothing to lose, so they are gonna be more aggressive but don't give them any attention and they'll move on

Nice work as usual! Ps that Finn has stopped smoking since 😅

Amazingly strong photos. Great BW work!

Bro for one you should say yes I took your picture cause when you lie you just getting niggas mad I’m from Flatbush and I do street photography over here and you get confronted a lot and you have to just be straight up lying and avoiding makes people suspect

In Florida you can carry protection that you are denied in NY. I always carry when out shooting. Rather have and not need than need and not have.

What are shooting with? 28mm lens? Great work! Your videos should gain traction.

Nice Work!

Streets are the streets. Can be rough. Not everyone plays by the rules, or even cares. They are characters in their own version of GTA, specially with their friends around. Cops, thugs, old ladies - each can be your new best friend or your worst enemy, in a flash. As for approach each has their own. Right/Wrong is very blurry w/in the law, & how ppl perceive it. But as artists we’re drawn to getting the shot.

I think you should get better street smarts. These guys are standing right outside of where they live, it is their home block. The scafolding is connected to their building, so it is an extension of their home. If you took the same pict, with the same guys on the other side of the street, no drama.

Learn consent

Hey brother. I am a fellow New Yorker and photographer, but I am curious to know why you decided not to reveal to these young men that you took a picture of them? Don’t get me wrong I do understand why you might have made that choice. Myself I always make a discernment of when to ask to take someone’s picture or not. If I don’t ask and they ask me I would reveal to them that I did. Why? To avoid this type of situation that you experienced. We are in an age of social media so people always want to know what is the intent after you have photographed them or recorded for a number of reasons good or bad. Just my 2 cents.

As a street photographer, I know the risk, but I love it, cause you can capture natural stories. Thanks for posting.

Why didn’t you just say yeah

It’s really only a matter of time before a street photographer in New York runs into serious trouble, and this approach can only make it worse. Another comment on this video stated, “Remember that you’re a photo journalist documenting the good, bad & ugly”. Calling this video and the related photos “photojournalism” seems somewhat grandiose. Photojournalism has a point, but this encounter with “The Risks of Street Photography in New York” via a single random, detached photo, seems pointless. Jumping to “fear of teenagers” and a previous incident regarding “a bunch of teenagers gathering” emphasises the social media clickbait value of this video - as opposed to serious photojournalism or documentary photography. You state, “I don’t remember exactly what happened that day but I know police swarmed in”. Did you not make any notes at the time of the Brooklyn incident? Could you not have checked the date (metadata) and googled it? Arguably, your Chinatown incident is made more problematic by: (1) one of the people you are with turning around and photographing / filming the confrontation, which might have escalated the tension; (2) your sense of urgency in posting this video and the photo on KZbin (and maybe other social media?) immediately after. These three guys are likely to be more annoyed with other street photographers in future, regardless of whether anyone attempts to actually photograph them; whereas, the possible negative repercussions of this encounter would be reduced over time, just as the value of random 2024 photos in NYC might become more interesting. Since there is no photojournalism here, and the only “story waiting to be told through a lens” is one about the guy behind the camera, why not wait ten years to show the photo in question? It would be more interesting, have some historic value - and if the three guys ever saw it, they might even thank you. Why post their video on KZbin now? Except for clicks? In the social sciences, ethical considerations extend to not causing problems “in the field” that would hinder research by subsequent researchers. It seems in street photography, rare concerns with ethics never consider the impact on other photographers. To end where I began, it’s really only a matter of time before a street photographer in New York runs into serious trouble, and this approach can only make it worse.

Are you not from here dude? Just say yeah and that shit was fire. I can send it to you. If you come off like a voyeur you’re going to be treated as one.

With that style of invasive photography, people aren't the problem. You are.

Taking their picture, then don't want to admit it or share it? But you'll share it here? Of course they're mad. That's hella extractive and exploitative. And cowardly. Didn't warrant the gun talk, but you're still in the wrong.

7:30 look at this man clearly lost in his own chaos mental health or drugs addiction struggling to find stability in his own life as he is holding a book about a group of people who who were also trapped and against mounting odds to break free from things that were happening to them. we don't know how he got there or even if he will make it out.

Great nerve there. Thanks for sharing your work.

3:33 these people give their community a bad rep smh

These are really dope. I definitely want to create my own version of these books. Amazing work 👊

someone opened the zoo?

Tense situations are probably more unique to America I think.

😮These guys were young and ɓoŕed and they were looking for trouble to create some excitement in their lives. It's the same here in the UK. Lots of males ñow from third world countries hanging around the streets bored. Some are dangerous and mentally unbalanced.

If that's your approach to street photography, understand there will be consequences. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. And if you want to behave like that on the street with a camera, do it on your own time and leave your family out of it. This time you got lucky, next time it might end very differently.

your videos are fantastic!!!! good stuff

Well you handled that terribly. They knew you got the picture and you pretended you didn't. Should've just told them yes and why you did it and that situation wouldn't have escalated like that 🤷🏽‍♂️ decent shot tho

How are u able to just press the shutter button and snap a picture so fast?on my cameras I have to half press the shutter first or the photos will just be a blurry,out of focus mess..

To the kids, I would have confessed and admitted and proceed to calm the situation down. Maybe show a few photos to be transparent. But that’s just me.

Are you mr robot?

Just found your channel and I’m hooked. Good shit

Most accurate depiction of New York. I’m in queens man. I appreciate your videos.

I would've just admitted I took the photos, smiled, and told them I thought that they looked cool or told them why I photographed them. Even showing them the photo could have relieved some tension. Although, I definitely wouldn't let anyone touch me or hold the camera like I saw in another one of your comments. I feel like they were more curious for the reasoning behind the photo than actually caring about being photographed, but who knows...I wasn't there so it's hard to tell. But hell, they might've even posed for one afterward if they liked the photo, or asked you to send it to them. That masked dude smoking is tough image. If they were in fact really upset about it, I would've just offered to delete it, say my bad, and moved on. I feel like this situation could've went in an entirely different direction if you were honest and not trying to be so sneaky about it. Then lying about it when they clearly knew you were playing them just escalated everything to a new level. This also might put a bad taste in their mouth when they see other street photographers and they might be even more apprehensive about cameras

comments full of haters, you were never in danger fr they were literally pump faking hard as fuck "ill blast you ill blast you" while not touching you and not doing shit but following you and talking shit like a bunch of fucking loser ass fake tough guys, keep taking photos, keep telling people to get fucked, love the photos love the energy keep it up and NEVER let someone hold or touch your camera

This seemed really avoidable. Kind of stupid almost. why bring it on yourself and let it erupt into something worse? Seems silly. You were willing to risk it all to keep the photos you took? Honesty would of worked here instead of putting people in danger

Gun flashing incident; I believe your first mistake was not being honest about what you’re doing. Remember that you’re a photo journalist documenting the good, bad & ugly. 2) You mentioned that sometimes you ask and sometimes you don’t to take a photo. In this case you were caught taking a photo of someone that did not appreciate you taking their photo. Had you said yes along with the reason why you took that photo things would have turned out differently. If they ask you to delete their photo I believe you should honor it because you are publicly putting their face on the internet even though they pressed you about it. Listen, I appreciate the art of street photography but their are unwritten rules about it and I think you should be honest, kind and respectful to the people you’re photographing. Other than that, keep up the good work. You have a new follower.

blacks and the people that idolize that life style, are who ruins this country.

could you not just have offered to delete the picture before it escalated?

"An article of what New Yorkers 'fear the most'.. 'teenagers' were on the list". ..."Teenagers". 😅

Weak minded punks are strong in numbers.