London Street Photography

Having said that I don’t take photographs of London street life, here are some. They were all taken quite a while ago, before the city became hollowed out of its former character — back when you could still find interesting people doing interesting things in public, apparently unaware that anyone was watching.

The cameras here range from an early Sony NEX-6 to a Nikon 1 V3, a Nokia Lumia 1020, and various Sony RX100s — London street photography being exactly the kind of work where a smaller, less conspicuous camera is an advantage. The subjects include commuters, buskers, tourists, and people who look as if they’ve been standing in the same spot for a very long time.

Photographs in this album include: The very large man, Dreaming but not of you, Smoker, Taxi!, The bagman descends, The Caledonian Geronimo, You me and the National Gallery, The bagpipe player, On the London Tube, South bank reverie, Waterloo, and more.

▸ Technical data — all 18 images
Image Camera FL f/ Shutter ISO
The very large manX-T123mmf/4.01/125s320
Dreaming, but not of youNikon 1 V364mmf/5.61/400s400
SmokerE-PL545mmf/1.81/4000s400
Taxi!E-PL517mmf/11.01/200s200
The bagman descendsNikon 1 V132mmf/9.01/200s100
The Caledonian GeronimoNEX-660mmf/2.81/2500s400
You, me and the National GalleryNEX-660mmf/2.81/4000s400
Yes, that means you JimmieNEX-660mmf/3.51/1600s400
The bagpipe playerNEX-660mmf/2.81/1600s400
Modern hairstyling methods allow perfect matching to your Yorkshire terrierLumia 1020f/2.21/140s100
On the London TubeNEX-530mmf/2.81/50s640
We are not aloneNEX-660mmf/3.21/1000s200
LightshowDSC-RX10010mmf/1.81/200s3200
South bank reverieDSC-RX10037mmf/4.91/100s800
Doorways 1DSC-RX10037mmf/4.91/100s200
TextingDSC-RX10037mmf/4.91/15s100
Number 57DSC-RX10012mmf/5.01/500s800
WaterlooDSC-RX10016mmf/3.21/800s200

View the full album at mcaughtry.photo/albums/london. Touch or click any image to open a lightbox view; tap the full-screen icon for the best experience. Click the “i” icon beneath any thumbnail for full EXIF data.