Greetings from Paris
Paris is such a wonderful city and regardless of what the guidebooks say July is a great time to be here. We are staying in the 15th arr. on Rue de la Convention in a brilliant flat on the 7th floor...
View ArticleA Paris story: Dawn’s all-nighters and me
I talk a lot about when I go out to shoot early in the morning how empty the streets are of people, that the city is completely deserted. Well, it not absolutely accurate – I do meet some people in my...
View ArticleReducing the Obvious
“The question is not what you look at but what you see.” Henry David Thoreau When we are confronted with a beautiful scene our first...
View Article13 things Ernst Haas taught me about photography
Greetings from a balmy Rome. Today I wanted to take a look at Ernst Haas, my favourite photographer and, hands down, the biggest photographic influence on my work. When I discovered his books in the...
View ArticleAn adventure in Paris
Last week a group of talented, eager and inquisitive amateur photographers joined me in Paris for my first Paris at Dawn workshop. It was a truly incredible, intense and inspiring experience. After...
View ArticleMy five favourite unusual spots to photograph Paris
When I was picking my next city to shoot at dawn after London I was super resistant to Paris. I had been to Paris on a few weekends with my wife since I arrived in London from LA in 2000. To me it was...
View ArticleHow to Photograph Strangers
From People © Anthony Epes 2015 Finding the confidence to make brilliant portraits out on the street About ten years ago, on one of my dawn escapades, I came across a homeless man who was asleep in an...
View ArticleThe Wonders of Exploring the World With Your Camera
“One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller A few evenings ago I left my office in Waterloo to head home to see my rambunctious kids and have dinner with my wife....
View Article5 ideas for awesome street photography
Photography has chosen you! Do it! On my workshops, taking photographs of strangers seems to conjure up a wild mix of terror and excitement. Most people are naturally drawn to photographing people, and...
View ArticleHow to capture the feeling of spring
I was up very early this morning. In the streets of East London I watched the pre-dawn sky change colour, from the magnificent midnight blue to ever lighter shades of blue. Colourful ribbons of pinks...
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