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Gareth Bragdon

OFF-BEAT

Gareth Bragdon 02/03

»I THINK THE STREETS WILL PREPARE ME FOR FUTURE BATTLEFIELDS.« I am an American ex-patriot that moved to the U.K. with my brother Gavin Bragdon 3 years ago. I picked up a camera a year and a half ago and started taking photography seriously. Unfortunately my photographic conquest started with colour and vomit HDR photography. My eyes were opened when my brother introduced me to the BBC stunning series (genius photography), aer that we were hooked. We started hitting the streets with our eyes and cameras, cross haired at pedestrians. Now I am studying photography in the hopes of becoming a photojournalist.

We don’t have the streets and subways of Manhattan or the sunshine of Greece. Edinburgh is more like a big town than a big city. e skies are grey, the sun rarely shines, and just generally gloomy year round. is is why I utilise the flashgun; it is like carrying the sun in my le hand.

I enjoy getting close and personal with my subjects similar to Bruce Gilden. As far as ethics go, I know jumping out at people may not sound like the polite thing to do but I think the results justify my actions. People who open their morning paper and gander at overweight celebrities and starving children, and believe it should be illegal for photographers to take pictures of them on the street without their permission should lock themselves in a basement and throwaway the key.

I am far from fearless but I do avoid taking pictures of physically or mentally handicapped people and anything that can be demoralizing. I feel I have much to learn and experience, yet I feel my style will change overtime for the better.

Contact: www.facebook.com/gareth.bragdon

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ÂťI grip my camera and position myself like a heat seeking missile.ÂŤ

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Âť Free from the outside world of peering eyes and judgement man prepares.ÂŤ

ÂťThey leave their homes hiding away all insecurity only hoping to survive the coming day.ÂŤ

ÂťIn our houses we are the unk safe fro nown f m aces & s that wa hadow lk the s s treets. our ind W e celebra ividual te i t y a nd drow in a poo ned l of our misery .ÂŤ

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ÂťI will never know their names

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I will never hear their story. ÂŤ

White Dress

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Nightshift

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ÂťWhen I became a street photographer I became a viewer.

A viewer of the stranger seeking to capture their image their individuality.ÂŤ

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One Step beyond

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Well, Darling you ligh ten

up my day

»THE BEST CAMERA YOU OWN IS THE ONE

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YOU HAVE WITH YOU IN THE MOMENT YOU NEED ONE«

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McLiberty

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Shoes are a girl’s best friend

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McBurka

McSex

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White Dot Award

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Monkey Say, Monkey Do!

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ÂťFor that one brief second I was not a shadow I was a person.

I could see it in her eyes she had a loving and caring soul. I finally reach my door I am home always from the peering eyes and judgment of others.

Now I am alone.ÂŤ

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»You and I in a little toy shop.

Buy a bag of balloons with the money we’ve got.

Set them free at the break of dawn.«

»It’s all over and I'm standi ng pretty.

In this dust that was a city .« 46/47

ÂťWe understand how dangerous a mask can be. ... for you.ÂŤ

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»Rip off you

r mask!«

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ÂťWe may have to take a step back, do some soul searching in order to feel like our true selves again.ÂŤ 52/53

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»The streets are made of strangers and when I’m the stranger.

I walk cross roads climbing stairs and wait in lines.

I’m surrounded by people all with their own names and stories.«

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