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Hello everybody, and thank you ever so much for joining me again for this issue of Saturday Selections.

Recently, I spent a few days in Vienna and decided to devote two of them to photographing in a style inspired by Stephen Shore. This was before meeting up with a few others from the TPE tribe for a weekend photo walk.

I conducted this experiment to explore the outcomes of imposing limitations on my photography. With a 50mm lens at f/4.5, I approached the shoot with the mindset of Stephen Shore.

At first, it was quite fun. I found myself taking photos of things I normally wouldn’t look twice at. But over the course of the two days, two interesting things happened.

First, I had to consciously stop myself from shooting in my usual style. And that was surprisingly difficult. I was in a completely new environment—exactly the kind of place I’d usually love to photograph freely—so holding myself back felt a little strange.

The second thing that happened was even more curious. Looking back at the photos I made during those two days, I’m not entirely sold on them. At the time, I was trying to convince myself they were pretty good. But in hindsight, they don’t really gel with me—especially after I met up with the others and began photographing in my usual way again. That’s when things started to feel more natural and in sync.

What I learned from this is that while it’s valuable to explore new approaches, in this case I went about it the wrong way. I was trying too hard to photograph exactly like I imagined Stephen Shore would. But perhaps a better approach would have been to ask: what is it that I like about his work? What feeling do I get when I look at his images? And how could I carry that feeling into my way of seeing?

Oh—and while I was in Vienna, I got an email from Obie Oberholzer. In it, he shared something a well-known art buyer once told him about the most important element in any photograph.

But that’s a story for next week.

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The PDF List

The list continues to grow with all of your wonderful contributions!
Please carry on - even if you made a suggestion before - the more the merrier

Here’s how you can help:​
Send me a quick email with:

1. The name of one of your favourite photographers
2. A link to their work

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Once I’ve gathered enough recommendations, I’ll share the finished PDF in an upcoming newsletter.

Let’s build something that inspires us all to see photography and the world differently.

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2025 Photo Events

The Boston walk is sold out.
The walk in Vienna was great!
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I'll let some of the group tell you about it

There will be some more trips planned for this year.
One in Baltimore in early October, and probably a return visit to Vienna for a portrait workshop among others.
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​There's also going to be an open live stream about black and white photography coming up soon. I'll be answering questions about getting stunning black and white images - drop me a line if you would like to submit a question. alex@thephotographiceye.info​
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Stay tuned.

Photographer(s) Of The Week​
The Vienna Contingent
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It's always great to be around photographers who are sharing ideas and approaches and encouraging each other.
The two and half days we spent in a very wet Vienna were awesome and I'd like to showcase some of photos from that trip here for you to enjoy.
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​Weekly Challenge

The last challenge was to upload images inspired by Stephen Shore.
I recorded a video on those here:
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Thanks to everyone who uploaded images!
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This week, showcase your local city or town - be creative and show us what makes it unique.
Upload the images here https://www.picdrop.com/tpe/CFuXGhhyX3​

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Community Recap

A long chat about street photography and the people who we end up photographing
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Thanks so much for taking reading along. Have a great weekend.
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Alex

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