Street Photography - The Bald Truth

[@simonpearce5039]

The French man throwing his dog across the river whilst wearing his dog throwing hat, that made me laugh. Brilliant.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you Simon, although, are you saying that that was the only thing that made you laugh? There were many other jokes. Please re-watch until you laugh again. Multiple times.

[@green856w]

How refreshing. No recommendations about what camera/lens combinations I should or should not be buying or using. Photography needs to examine and explore photographs so that we can learn.

[@davegreen63]

I'm coming in a bit late here, having started with #8 and jumping backwards. Great entertainment for a cold December evening in Canada - many thanks!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

You can never join too late Dave! The important thing is that you found them. Now please go and get all of Canada to follow your example and watch. Thanks, I know that I can count on you….

[@gb52]

brilliant and still laughing at the "man with the dog throwing hat" comment, nice syrup you wore at the end btw 😀

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much. That syrup has been in my family for years. One day I hope to bequeath it to my son....

[@kitther]

It's so fantastic to hear a writer TELL about photography. Enjoyment!

[@TravisHenson777]

Among a sea of photographers on IG, your humor makes you stand out. Your street photos are very good in a technical sense, but the subtle humor is what makes them great. Your KZbin is the same. Great content man.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much indeed, that's lovely to hear. Glad they're hitting the spot, please tell all your friends, relatives and random strangers. More to follow....

[@neilcole3406]

So! Your the phantom bald chaser! Liked it very different angle this one! Cheer’s curly!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I rarely chase, just meander opportunistically.

[@LloydSpencer]

SPARKS was wonderful… looking forward to you new book.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much, new book will be happening soon(ish) please subscribe to my mailing list. I'll send you a new story and then let you know when it's actually happening. Thanks for watching. All the best.

[@dirkpehrke9909]

❤ wonderful video in so many regards. Thank you.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you too!

[@raymundcruz7281]

Finally, someone who speaks for us bald photographers! You completely understand my pain. I can’t buy a waist level camera like a Rollie because of my baldness. Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@Boatzerama]

Great video, very funny😂📷👍🏼

[@geoffmphotography9444]

Refreshingly different way to enjoy photography. More please.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Cheers. I am trying to do some more. Stay tuned...

[@smooth111012]

It’s great to see these amazing street photographers back in the day, real pioneers

[@UlyssesAokiPhoto]

Hey Stephen! Remember me? 😁😁 Great to see you on KZbin 🎉

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Hello, yes. Thanks very much. I'm just getting started. It's a lot more work than I expected!

[@overdrivegtah]

This made my day. Thank you.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

That's very good to hear, thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. More hopefully coming soon.....

[@thecurioussociety7552]

Wonderful.

[@pbasker]

Great vid! Thank you

[@stephenlesliephoto]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. More to come soon…

[@richardsambrook8985]

David Campany and Geoff Dyer eat your hearts out. Surely some of the greatest photographic criticism of the last ... well, few weeks for sure.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you Richard, your support is valued and welcome. Please watch all the film and force all your friends to do likewise. Happy new year!

[@impo55]

Brilliant video! It's always a treat to find a video actually about street photography. Can't wait for the next show and tell.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much. Episode 2 on Diane Arbus is already up. Episode 3 should be coming along very very soon, maybe even today.

[@StreetPhotographyChannel]

Great in depth of your vision. Of course already subscribed!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Much appreciated, thanks very much.

[@megastak]

Great video keep going!!!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you. I will try.

[@carloscosta7618]

A bold move indeed! Make it a never-ending history, I want more!!!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I will try.

[@brucehepton71]

Look, I love your cue-ball noggin, so a pat on your slaphead for filling my screen with it. We loved this. So pleased there’s you out in the world being brilliantly you. Learn-and-Laugh is a great come-on innit. Obv the real treat for me was seeing YOUR photography. You know how much I love your work. Shine on xx 0:26

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce. Lovely to hear from you. Call me.

[@desmondpainter7313]

Wonderful content and delivery. Both informative and hilarious. Thanks.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you, it's a pleasure.

[@andrewshieldsphoto]

From one bald man ( currently wearing a hat ), to another, thank you for making the single greatest video I've ever seen on KZbin. Which just happens to also be street photography adjacent.

[@Milleniador]

That reminds me, I really must update my profile photo 👴

[@andrewshieldsphoto]

@@Milleniador lol!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much. I’m not sure it is the greatest thing ever but I’m glad you enjoyed it so much. More coming soon.

[@GrainAndPixels]

I don't usually subscribe after only watching one video, but I did and will probably binge watch more of your videos. Thanks!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Enjoy your binge, remember to take food and water breaks.

[@gregwill500]

Love the deadpan delivery 😂. Funny and interesting

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I thought I was being very emotional? Glad you liked it. Please subscribe. More on the way....

[@JasonGreensides]

Excellent

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Cheers.

[@SeanPatrickCooke]

Absolutely loved this, please continue. Both funny and a nice photography history lesson. Lovely to see photography content on youtube that's not some fashionable kid talking about a Mamiya 7

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it. Tragically I sold my Mamiya 7 years ago to a fashionable kid. Huge mistake….

[@catherinejoanpiazza420]

Wonderful! Keep them coming.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you Joan, I am trying. Although it's not a swift process. More will follow, gradually. Please tell all your friends.

[@dralder]

Hi Setphen, i like your approach, bald, funny and creative. black humor is the way. instant suscribe.

[@ZisisKardianos]

It's been awhile since I was so absorbed and amused by a street photography video. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Liked and subscribed 👍

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much Zisis, very glad to have you onboard. Hope you enjoy all the others as much, if not more. All the best.

[@olivergreen2453]

This is umazing!! Thanksing you bald man.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

No, you are umazing. Though not bald. Yet.

[@Borneimperfect]

your channel is such a breath of fresh air love the content turly a great space thank you

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much, if you can tolerate the rubbish audio quality on the first few attempts it gradually improves! More to follow soonish. I hope! All the best.

[@erikbons1106]

PLEASE DO MORE ! this is what i want my rekommendations filled with not circeljerk over the newst X43 xenon sigma alfa 40mm f1.6 mega sucker lens sensor 2.0

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I am doing more! Honest, however they are quite work intensive! But thanks so much for the support. Stay tuned...

[@alyhazzaa]

Love your channel and this episode deserves an Oscar ❤

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Wouldn't that be great? Unlikely though, glad you like the channel. More to follow soonish...

[@12qwas12as]

Wonderful. Sharp, witty, wry: awesome Truly. More please.

[@lukemorgan7979]

Hilarious ! It felt like a send up of Jamie Windsor , who's also a bald photographer👍

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I did not know of this man's existence before your comment. Now I have gone and had a look and I can see that he has 425K subscribers and now I need to go and lie down in a dark room for a while. Thanks Luke.

[@lukemorgan7979]

@@stephenlesliephotoSome of Jamie's content is very interesting. "Why you shouldn't do street photography" and "Why your ideas aren't original" are a couple of good ones. But I guess he gets lots of followers wanting Lightroom presets instead of working it out for themselves.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

@@lukemorgan7979 Okay, I will watch and discover why I shouldn't do street photography and report back.

[@dustinroderick]

Can’t wait to see more videos from you. This was fantastic!

[@JohnPatrickWeiss]

This was hysterical. And I can relate, as a photographer whose own hair is waning.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

It’s not meant to be funny John!

[@createtechreviews4282]

From one balding man to another, Beautiful!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you. I feel an army massing.....

[@gavinlagrange6322]

Genuinely brilliant.

[@davidbrighten2572]

I love this video! You are extremely talented, as a photographer, a creator, a writer etc. Brilliant work. Subscribed of course.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks David, that's most kind. Glad you liked it. More to follow...

[@anunezfl]

A friend sent me the two part dog video and I just subscribed. Brilliant! Keep going.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Then your friend is a good friend. Thank them from me. And thanks to you too, I'm glad you like the films. I will try to keep going. All the best.

[@jonbuscall8901]

Lost my hair at 17. Now I realize it was a qualifying step to my career as a photographer. I wish I had known at the time. It might have helped me cope with the trauma better.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I am hair / here for you. Thanks for watching.

[@alistairthacker]

I'm a rapidly balding photographer. You have given me new hope. Bravo!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Do not despair Alistair, our masses are swelling daily. Glad to have you onboard. Please watch all the films and tell your friends, bald, balding or otherwise. I thank you.

[@greenbrightly]

Subscribed straight away, love your work.

[@adenijiadetomi1469]

I love this video, it's both hilarious and informative at the same time. ❤

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Glad you enjoyed it! More videos coming thick and fast-ish....

[@florian_kopr]

love your narrative, a very good video. a very bold theory u present. i want to state that even the abstract smiley emoticons are bold🙂

[@dbugatto]

Nicely done :)

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks Dominic, more to follow.

[@pauldavidkemp]

Brilliant!!!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much. Watch them all! They get better made!

[@JJ_Photo]

Finally. A photography channel, that talks images - not gear. Thank you! (and nice dry humor btw)

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much, that's the idea. Please subscribe and more will follow!

[@David-yt6kp]

You got a like less than 2 minutes into this video, simply because you aren't talking about gear. I watched to the end and enjoyed every minute of it. I'm not bald, but a good friend is. I'll be sending him a link to this.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I’m sure he’ll be delighted.

[@heklisv]

I look forward to the next video. Interesting causality made from just one shot. Very interesting and different approach which is great! Thanks for sharing this video with us!

[@pa6ka10]

Thank you for not talking about cameras 😁. The video is amazing. Looking forward for a new

[@dan-le-brun]

What a storyteller you are. Please don't make this a short series, please make it a long standing fixture. From one bald man dodging other photographers to another.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it, more will follow. Please subscribe and stay tuned!

[@johnpeterson7264]

I love it !

[@motorcyclediaries9131]

Love this...

[@rayiversen8051]

Thank you 👏

[@stephenlesliephoto]

You're most welcome. Thank you too.

[@dmander7492]

Really enjoyed this thanks so much , am looking forward to the next one!

[@seanpark1924]

Thanks for the video!

[@AbieWriter]

I enjoyed your humor in this lesson.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

It’s not meant to be funny Anthony! It’s very, very serious.

[@AbieWriter]

@@stephenlesliephoto I didn't say it was funny. I said I enjoyed your humor. Can only bald photographers take photos of bald men?

[@stephenlesliephoto]

@@AbieWriter You need a special permit. There are many forms to be completed first. There is a fee. In short, it’s complicated.

[@oncleschultz]

Very impressive and great🙂

[@ChrisVidouras]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Greece!

[@Randuski]

This is fabulous. I look forward to more from you 👍🏻 thank you for providing street photography content that's not about camera settings, or simplistic beginner composition tips. There's so little content on deeper concepts. Thank you sir 👍🏻

[@stephenlesliephoto]

So glad you enjoyed it! That’s the idea to do something a bit different. Hopefully more will follow soon! Thanks

[@carlitodcreative]

FINALLY!! A great original insightful photography video!! Stephen this piece alone is a great piece of narrative and interesting art. I look fwd to more!!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks so much. More will follow. I am in the midst of doing the next one.....

[@Wasp9513]

We need more of this!!

[@peterwaverley3643]

hi...Thanks very much, I really enjoyed this. As a balding man in the UK myself who has always struggled with it, and always hated having my photo taken for that reason, (unless I was wearing a bb cap or something!). Now I'm half tempted to have people take photos of me which highlight my hair loss! Again, thanks very much....Peter

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Hello Peter, you are most welcome. I'm glad you found the film and that it raised a smile. Although I'm not sure about the wisdom of seeking out photographers to focus on your hairline, that seems fraught with danger to me....Please let me know how that turns out if you do and watch the other films, a few more mentions of us baldies can be found scattered throughout.

[@peterwaverley3643]

Thanks very much Stephen..will do...@@stephenlesliephoto

[@captaindebug]

Excellent first video in what should be a great series.

[@krappy_]

OMG. A brilliant piece of art, thank you.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Well, let's not get carried away but thanks very much. More to follow. Hopefully soon.

[@gordonwill6885]

Wonderful video, thank you..

[@stillben]

Excellent work...better than all the other photoshitters on youtube

[@retropixer]

What a fresh breath of air this piece is. Brilliantly done! And thank you for the dopamine dump. Subbed and will share the link.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much, I appreciate it.

[@nocommentnoname1111]

In one word: Excellent!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

In one word: Thanks!

[@clintwoosley9512]

Genius!!! That was fun

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank you very much. Fun is good.

[@tbostrowski6136]

loved it.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

And now you should get all the bald jokes! Xmas special on its way soon, I hope!

[@SlavaVeres]

Quite entertaining! 😂❤👍

[@11minslater]

One of the most informative and funny videos I have watched for a very longtime. Top draw! Subscribed

[@RickKnight]

This video is a delightful combination of entertainment and information. It’s always great to have a laugh whilst learning, yes? The slow but inexorable decent into absurdity (Beckett?!) was sublime and satisfying. Brilliantly executed.

Me encantó, me reí mucho, gracias.

[@GutS7u6]

A great essay on the plight of us baldies, downtrodden by the hairy heads. Cracking photos too, really enjoyed it. P.s. nothing annoys me more than a messy head of hair. If you still have it... Fkin comb it. Oh how I miss those days.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Glad you liked it Stuart. I am thinking of starting a whole channel catering to bald men and their nostalgia / grievances at the hairy outside world. I let you know when it launches. Stay tuned....

[@talbotcd1]

Madness shear bloody madness, loved every second of it, can’t wait for the next one.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much. Next one won't be quite so mad but hopefully just as interesting....

[@DenisMark1]

@@stephenlesliephoto PLEASE keep the madness. We need it desperately in these far too serious times.

[@carlwyatt]

Hilarious video, narrating, storytelling and excellent photos!! Thanks for that

[@tadeusz11000]

A refreshing feed and a very watchable break from the normal fare served up on this platform. McGinty was the most hirsute of all!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Ah, poor McGinty, never ask what became of him, it's too sad....

[@OwenEDell]

OK, this was a hoot. I can't wait to see what you come up with next. I feel so much better than I did 17 minutes ago. Many thanks. Yours truly, Bald Guy

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks so much! More to come. Can’t guarantee you’ll feel better after each one but I will try!

[@jmc151]

Brilliant.

[@shakiMiki]

That was fantastic. Thank you. Your reference to comb overs me of a beautiful essay written by Jenny Diski about that. How the efforts to hide baldness draws us to what it is trying to hide. And she speculates what that tells us about self delusion. This was a gem. Again, thank you.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I must seek this out for my vast baldness library. Thanks for watching, hopefully more to follow soon....

[@thenosyhungarian]

I don’t think I’ve ever had a wig crack me up. Kudos and so well done on this amazing study of a very real and serious issue. (Yes, I am bald).

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Glad you liked the wig, I was unsure about it but I think I got away with it… Thanks for the support, please subscribe and I’ll do some more but probably without the wig….

[@lazhar_captures]

Great video :) love your content and narration. Looking forward for more :)

[@edinburghaction5515]

You are the Rosie Holt of the photography world.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Is that a good thing? I honestly don't know?

[@zoomento]

Please talk about your camera….just kidding! Great stuff Stephan!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

You know that's not happening. Thanks for watching Todd. Glad to see you here.

[@waratkasitanon5323]

love love love the content!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thank thank thank you very much.

[@waynehiebert3801]

That was FUN!!!! - subscribed - ITCHY BOOTS has some competition..

[@cbaskakis]

Fantastic stuff, this. Thanks, Stephen, for injecting a bunch more humour in a discourse that needs it desperately, especially on KZbin. Can't wait for your -inevitable- exposé on those creepy stalkers of the much-maligned male belly. Cheers!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks very much, glad you liked it. Not sure about belly photos but other body parts may one day be covered. Stay tuned.....

[@Dahrenhorst]

That's an idea one needs to stumble upon: making a video about street photography and bald men - and creating lots of theories to explain the inter-dependencies between baldness and the World.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

I know, who'd have thought that such a thing could exist?

[@obscur_yoann]

Ahah that's bold. 😂 Funny and interesting video. Hope to see more from you. 👍

[@frame-lines]

Really enjoyed this Stephen ! Keep the videos coming

[@stephenlesliephoto]

See what you’ve started!

[@TheCadocas]

Fantastic one :)

[@quezonrene5506]

you are brilliant ! I had to subscribe

[@streetphotography]

This was a great video and thought provoking topic. I’d love to see you dive into that bookshelf behind you and discuss more about the history of street photography. Looking forward to more videos- cheers!

[@stephenlesliephoto]

Thanks so much. Although the bookshelf behind me is mainly old sci-fi books! The photo books are in a another room but it's too noisy in there to do the recording!

[@12qwas12as]

@@stephenlesliephoto Whatever room they are in, I would be very interested as well.

[@stephenlesliephoto]

@@12qwas12as It will happen, gradually.