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Alex McClintock

Street photography might seem a weird hobby – but it’s taught me patience and persistence

Black and white photo of a man wearing only thongs and small shorts, sitting on a park bench sunbaking.
Taking in some rays … Alex McClintock’s street photography will be on show at Marrickville on 29 February. Photograph: Alex McClintock

“Do you ask before you take someone’s picture?” It’s the first question people ask when they see my photos. The answer is no. If I see an interesting scene like this shirtless sunbaker, I frame it and press the shutter button.

This is kind of unremarkable to me – candid street photography is a genre almost as old as the medium itself, and I spend a lot of time looking at it. But I can see why going for little walks to take pictures of strangers might seem a strange, even slightly deviant, hobby.

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