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Photo Walk Talk: Top 5 Markets of San Jose, Costa Rica

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A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.

I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.

This episode in San Jose, Costa Rica, instead of one walk, I cover 5 of the city’s best markets for street photography and varied interest. Spanning a wide area, from its oldest market to its largest farmers markets, from its trendy green market to its grittier flea market, I cover my thoughts on the different scenes of market life for photography, along with a selection of photos through each for the Photo Walk Talk exercise. 

Link to Video: Photo Walk Talk: Top 5 Markets of San Jose, Costa Rica

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Photo Walk Talk: Avenida Central (San Jose, Costa Rica)

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A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.

This episode in San Jose, Costa Rica, I cover a photo walk in the city center, along the city’s oldest street, and my personal favorite here for Street Photography. One of the longest pedestrian only streets I’ve been anywhere, Avenida Central provides you with nonstop life and activity along endless shops, restaurants, parks, and more. Combined with another parallel pedestrian street with mirrored life, you can photograph this loop going over a combined 20 blocks for hours of interest, along with some signature grit and character.

I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.

Link to Video: Photo Walk Talk: Avenida Central (San Jose, Costa Rica)

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On the Road: Intro to San Jose, Costa Rica

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A quick intro on my arrival to San Jose, Costa Rica, as I also share some first photos, impressions, plans and details on upcoming videos from the city.   

I previously covered San Jose during my Major City Work as Major City #75.

Link to Video: On the Road: Intro to San Jose, Costa Rica

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Final Photography Thoughts: Yerevan, Armenia

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My final photography impressions and thoughts covering Minsk, Belarus. I share some of my favorite aspects of photographing the city, some of its challenges, a few highlights and favorite photography spots, along with a photo finish, where I share and talk about a small selection of photos from the city (saving a few of my best Minsk photos for later publication).

While I had completed my Major City Work, Minsk will now be added as Major City #107.

Link to Video: Final Photography Thoughts: Yerevan, Armenia

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Photo Walk Talk: Shengavit (Yerevan)

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A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.

This episode in Yerevan, Armenia, I cover a photo walk in Shengavit, the city’s second largest district, and my personal favorite for Street Photography. With a variety of unique local character, I cover my two favorite neighborhoods in Shengavit for a connected photo walk that takes you through local neighborhoods, Soviet era apartment complexes and courtyards, squares, parks, markets, metro stations, main streets and more. For authentic local character, this would be my favorite walk in Yerevan. I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.

Link to Video: Photo Walk Talk: Shengavit (Yerevan)

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Forrest

Photo Walk Talk: GUM Walk (Yerevan)

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A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.

This episode in Yerevan, Armenia, I cover a photo walk I’m calling the GUM Walk, as it starts just outside of the center at the city’s GUM, the main department store of the Soviet era. My favorite market area in the city, the walk covers a variety of unique interest, also hitting Luna Park, an old amusement park, Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, and more. I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.

Link to Video: Photo Walk Talk: GUM Walk

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Forrest

Photo Walk Talk: Kond (Yerevan)

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A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.

This episode in Yerevan, Armenia, I cover a photo walk of Kond, one of the oldest quarters of Yerevan. Taking you back in time right in the center, almost like a city within a city, this walk up the maze-like hills of Kond, I cover a character you won’t find anywhere else in Yerevan, one that most visitors never know about. I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.

Link to Video: Photo Walk Talk: Kond

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Forrest

33 Street Photography Photos from Montevideo, Uruguay

After Buenos Aires, came city #69 Montevideo, Uruguay on the Major City project. I’ll be discontinuing this 33 photos series on the blog soon, but continue sharing more private work on my Patreon. For now, though, I’ll share a last few additions of this long-time series here on Shooter Files.

Here’s 33 photos that I was able to capture during my time covering Montevideo…

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Video: First Photography Impressions in Yerevan, Armenia

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A quick overview on how I first approach cities in my Major City Work, followed by some first impressions of photographing Yerevan, Armenia, including new photos throughout from my first few days here, and ending with a few of my favorite photography spots so far.

While I already completed my Major City Project, Yerevan would make for Major City #107.

Link to Video: First Photography Impressions: Yerevan, Armenia

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Forrest

2020 Photo Recap Video

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My Photo Recap of 2020 where I share a few photo selections from each city I covered in 2020, along with some of my work that won awards throughout the year, and a quick recap of how my 2020 went.

As always, it’s not a favorite photo from each city (I save those), but some selections to share for now in bringing on 2021. All unstaged and unposed.

Cheers to a hopefully much better 2021!

Link to Video: 2020 Photo Recap

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Forrest