Hispanic Elvis downtown San Antonio Texas

Street + urban photography

In late winter sunset, a girl poses for the camera on Arsenal Bridge, San Antonio, Texas.
Follow the leader - downtown San Antonio - Leica 10-P + 35mm summilux
A clock cleaner downtown on Houston Street, San Antonio Texas Leica M10-P + 35mm lux
A construction worker downtown in San Antonio - 2019 Leica M10-P + 35mm lux
A gorgeous Royal Alloy scooter- I think I want one when I grow up. Leica M10-P + 35mm lux
A girl poses for the camera on a late winters evening on the Arsenal Bridge in San Antonio, Texas - M10-P + 28mm Summilux shot at f1.4
A Antique shop in Gruene, Texas
Houston discovery green construction captured from Embassy Suites
Dog shows growling protecting ranch home during rehearsal dinner party
Peaceful protestors outside City Hall, San Antonio - San Antonio Street Photography-Philip Thomas
I often see this skateboarded along the streets of San Antonio Texas - San Antonio Street Photography-Philip Thomas
Dog owner walking her poodle along the San Antonio river 18-San Antonio Street Photography-Philip Thomas
Tourists leaving hotel during Fiesta L1001454
Woman passes along Commerce Street with low sun L1001456
Tourist approaches bronze sculpture long the San Antonio Riverwalk, Texas L1001533_edit
Musicians perform at La Tierra Restaurant, San Antonio, Texas
Elvis impersonator San Antonio Street Photography-Philip Thomas
Houston Hotel Icon Elvis fancy dress party wedding
Hispanic Elvis downtown San Antonio Texas
Amazing what you’ll find or see when street shooting, San Antonio last week.
avy Day in San Antonio last week during Fiesta. These men and woman were rehearsing before their demonstration of their skills.
A window washer along a downtown street, San Antonio last Thursday.
Street photographer -This lovely lady feeds the birds twice a day every day, San Antonio.
ast Thursday was National Prayer Day. I had no idea this was the case until I wandered toward the steps of the City Hall with many prayer groups and live radio broadcasting. I’ve seen this lady many times around the streets of San Antonio, Texas.
Whilst on a client photo shoot walk about in Laredo, Texas last week.
Women walk out from hotel lobby with fiesta hats Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A woman walks down a street with strong shadows Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A window washer high in the air Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A skateboarder passes by on Houston Street San Antonio Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A chef stands outside in a leey way back of a hotel Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A man dressed in a suit relaxes in Alamo Plaza under some shade Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A local man rests in his chair in Alamo Plaza Leica Street Photography by PHilip Thomas
A girls crosses the street in knee high boots
Construction workers in San Antonio Texas
Street photography - Segways on Houston Street, San Antonio
Construction teams works in a parking lot on the 5th level in downtown San Antonio Texas
Early morning deliveries adjacent to to the riverwalk in san antonio texas
A street sweeper in Alamo Plaza downtown San Antonio Texas
Trash cans downtown San Antonio Texas
Looking up Commerce Street bride as tourists look down to the San Antonio riverwalk
Passers by on Commerce Street San Antonio Texas street photography
Outside a courthouse in downtown San Antonio a woman is visibly distraught talking on a cell phone
During a rainy morning a woman walks past in a poncho
A woman dressed in a business suits crosses a crosswalk downtown San Antonio Leica M240
At Macy's downtown a window dresser makes adjustments to a mannequin
Trash collectors downtown San Antonio Texas on Houston Street
A man stares at the camera on commerce street documenting downtown san antonio texas
Police offices and a man with his dog in foreground downtown on Houston Street San Antonio Texas
Fiesta Hat Ladies - Street photography San Antonio
New York City Street Photography with pigeons surrounding a man sitting on a bench
Boy throws shoe in bay Cornwall, England
A hotel worker waits for transportation on a park bench Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
A man dressed in cowboy uniform poses outside a tourist store in San Antonio texas Street Photography San Antonio Texas
Two businessmen chat on the corner of Houston Street outside a coffee shop Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
Tourists add to a mural downtown Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
An Elvis impersonator rides through downtown on his bike Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
An artist paints The Alamo Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
A construction worker carries a ladder on his shoulder Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
A homeless man sits on a bench looking out on Houston Street Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
Early morning deliveries downtown San Antonio street photography Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
A man stares out of a window at a downtown bar in San Antonio Texas Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
A sweeper picks up litter downtown San Antonio Texas - Leica Street Photography Philip Thomas
Texas Fair 2010
Children run through St.Marks Square, Italy
NYC subway 2013
Girl crossing street downtown San Antonio
A Texas Fair with folks relaxing on a bench
Street shooting in St.Ives, Cornwall, UK

Street + urban photographer in San Antonio Texas.

I'm obsessed with black and white and street photography. My choice of camera is typically the Leica Rangefinder. Currently, I use the M10-P and M6 film camera, a 35mm Summilux, and a 28mm Elmarit lens. 

My objective is to capture form and content, geometry, shadow, lines, and the life of San Antonio's workers. The city is a huge tourist magnet, and the beauty of capturing images on the street is you never know what you may find or discover, which makes it very challenging. My focus, however, is on the locals who shop, work, and the bustle of city workers. The freedom to shoot for me is the reward, and as I gain confidence, I'm hoping I can widen the goalposts. Street photography focuses on people and their behavior and records history simultaneously, much as a social documentary photographer works in a public place. Much of what made street photography famously was produced spanning the 19th century through to the late 1970s when portable cameras made it incredibly easy to carry cameras in public.

There are many street photographers I gain inspiration from, but none more than Henri Cartier-Bresson, and you can read my article about him here. A very insightful essay by Eric Kim's can be read here and is a very insightful essay.

HCB is the photographer from whom I gain much inspiration from poetic framing and composition emphasizing geometry and dynamic symmetry. His work spawned successive generations of photographers in the aesthetics of postmodernism.

Thanks for looking. I'm a documentary photographer specializing in wedding and street photography based out of San Antonio, Texas.

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