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"Smile" by Paul Williams

"Smile" is a series of selective color art photos by photographer Paul Williams.

The series started by mistake really as a lot of ideas do. I have always avoided tourist spots as the crowds drive me mad. I was working on a series which included a few famous places and seemed to be waiting endlessly for people to move out of my way. It was during these long waits that I noticed that the people and what they were doing was more interesting than the place I came to photograph and so the series "Smile" was born.

The one thing about street photography I have always found appealing is the way the split second freezes people into fascinating juxtapositions. The heart of the photograph is always the thing that caught my eye but as I look at the photos I see things to the edge of the photos that I could not have seen. Relationships between the people in the subjects often take on another meaning. Subjects become statues in a tableau. The use of selective color enhances these relationships and isolates the main players against a black and white background.

Street photography is always difficult because you neither want to offend or intrude into peoples lives. Yet we sit in parks or at pavement cafes and watch other people. This is a very popular pass time with millions and nobody thinks anything of it. In fact many go out to be seen yet get upset when someone pays them the greatest compliment by photographing them. I think it is this strange contradiction that makes street photography so interesting.

 

The artistic fine art nude photos of "Smile" are available to buy as fine art prints or photo prints from our photo gallery shop. log into our photo gallery and you can make your own photo lightboxes of your favorite photographs.

Paul Williams is a fine art photographer who takes photos from his photography studios in London and Budapest.

 

 

  

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