https://www.billwahlphotography.com/street-on-the-beach daily 0.75 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700729654890-QCQ3I3VBRXXKTFJ97O73/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Young Woman with Seagulls A discarded carton of chips attracted seagulls, and the light threw a mix of purple-blue and cadmium orange off the water and sand. This young woman paused to look at something as she walked towards me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700729654890-QCQ3I3VBRXXKTFJ97O73/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Young Woman with Seagulls A discarded carton of chips attracted seagulls, and the light threw a mix of purple-blue and cadmium orange off the water and sand. This young woman paused to look at something as she walked towards me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699524603651-4JMNP22WNPUXIW77L73B/85.5+Waiting+2.jpg Street on the Beach - Waiting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1707662691773-VYR1I4BTZ6VMH432A8PZ/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Dream of an island, surfer, and hound The chestnut brown hound, surfer, and distant island seem more like something I’d experience in a dream than come across on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699436912331-RIS0QGO7P12GR14ARMJB/11.jpg Street on the Beach - Girl in the Sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729614552468-7Y049J7H6SB04D52QUHU/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Rottweiler My favorite shots often evoke a sense of mystery and strangeness. A powerful rottweiler is up on the sea wall and I don’t know what the relationship is between these two people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729510773156-N5R2OZ3D6RR3CZJC7TZD/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Pissed-off Poodle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729704762775-L4E7CO5H5DY4RIBGYR0U/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Twins There is some communication going on here I don’t understand. That, and the dynamic lighting, make this one of my favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1751300634482-95BG2ZORG6MNR0YW5PFU/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Woman in Striped Dress S: 1/400 A. 9 ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1710093948311-N3H7C9BY27C6C0KYPBDB/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Couple When I saw this couple standing directly between two posts I thought I’d never get the shot. But they stood there like a couple of buddahs for ages. It made me feel calm just watching them watch the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750864709506-8S86UJCYOQCUCN0UNXOD/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Mother and Son Having an Icecream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750864556858-WB4BGBZBDODIVX2EVIQA/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Man with Friend 1 I can be quite affected by the relationship between people and their dogs, but never moreso than with this series of photos. This is one of only two photos of mine which have been ‘awarded’ through 1X.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729507730690-V8WXA1PWU6J1G170GP3F/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Man with Friend 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729616140541-WBLFFKUVWNDFE7I036QE/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Young Woman at Sea Wall A young woman stood at the Westward Ho! sea wall and in this very quiet way held her hands out. It seemed like some mysterious act of divination, but of course I don’t really know what was in her mind. It’s a strange and beautiful image to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522494671-YYTTJV8K0AOY2LF7B6H1/35.jpg Street on the Beach - Low Tide in Fog I’ve only had 2 photos ‘awarded’ on 1X.com and this was one of them. Shot in fog. When I used an editing tool in Lightroom called Dehaze, it provided a ‘painterly texture’. Honestly not sure if I could do it again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1731136340461-WOEV0831M83U7PQ3P2YR/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Marilyn (get it?) This was one of those offbeat moments I came accross while walking around. The lifeboat adds an intriguing element. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699437064966-KQ5ALYRRYKRS8HNQ1BFL/15.jpg Street on the Beach - Pebbleridge Fisherman As he prepared his lines, this fisherman’s bearing seemed to emulate a state of prayer. I emailed him a dozen shots and he posted this one immediately on a local Facebook group called Bideford Buzz. He was very pleased and that’s part of the magic of candid photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1733650976405-KMCOK25VRNEO71XV3KJ4/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - "What - email?" After I shot about a dozen images of this older gentleman I approached and asked if he would like me to email the photos. He said, “what - email? No, I wouldn’t know anything about that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1751881899560-A3AWM9G9VNU2NHQVTNWJ/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Girl with Wildflowers 1 (Westward Ho!) Her name is Abby and I spoke to her after getting a dozen shots. She was out picking wild flowers and stopped and sat on the sea wall to watch the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750865254753-T7N2C1RPL60NGOEUE56T/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Girl with Wildflowers 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730565287070-ZFDCRCX18JCRHIK8OB2S/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Ode to David Hockney There is something about the reflections, subjects, and composition which remind me of certain David Hockney paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1707663124327-K2CDW4GYYXZ1PWV66XIR/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Contact A lucky shot which combines a couple embracing, a detectorist searching under a dramatic sky, and a lighthouse in the far distance. There are existential themes at work here which came together by chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729506017662-RA288AGEVOKKU5FEWN1T/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - 1 Celsius Dec 2022 This young woman was swimming in temperatures so cold I struggled to hold my camera with my bare hands. Later she got into some thermal clothing and I showed her the images I’d shot and she seemed very pleased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1734075181540-S7RUEJR9DDYS0I5AY7D4/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706167196856-1N1USK2Z0H6UVYWZSKHH/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - St Bernard dream There are certain experiences which seem reasonable when you see them happening, but when a camera freezes a moment in time, the perspective can change. I would love to have a conversation with Salivadore Dali and Rene Magrette about this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1710527514100-HDR9OIEA1JYQCJ9JIQWV/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Contemplative Girl with Rain Approaching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699449649542-NZVFJN6H4VRNEIMVMGAV/24.1+Blue+ponytail+1.jpg Street on the Beach - Young Man with Cyan Blue Ponytail Minutes after I took this shot, the young man went down a walkway just behind the pebble ridge and was knocked forcefully to the pavement by a big wave. Soaking wet, he pulled himself to his feet and became visibly upset at noticing his phone had been damaged. An officious and uniformed man shouted at the boy to get out of the walkway. Lots of people were watching and the boy made a show of ignoring the official, and was immediately knocked to the ground by another wave. He scrambled out of the walkway fast and I felt bad for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706709390160-10PB62M1BZOP88D4WAXL/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Beach walk with cornflower blue and persimmon orange https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699804495228-76GXDOI2PMC5DGPNYK2O/10+The+dog+is+connected.jpg Street on the Beach - The dog is connected I’ve noticed that dogs are ‘the alarm system’ for their pack - they are essentially working security. A man pointing a strange object at the pack is something a dog will frequently pick up on while everyone else is oblivious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706961523438-FEVFWVUFH5ZEVV53S6PX/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - King of Kings If the people you admire and love the most allow you to ride on strong and wide shoulders, you are the King of kings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699380439932-6ANV9UAMEPD9IGUZG1AT/5+Umbrella.jpg Street on the Beach - Umbrella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699436946520-QRZQ0HIA9FVNVZT7X0DP/12+Chips+container+2.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729876175676-QT1W94F5JYDQD38VMA7D/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - The Kiss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748776250329-A04XIXSNTQQ8ACXN5M89/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Togetherness I was touched by care and camaraderie between these these two individuals and their dog, and the value to togetherness in the face of life’s challenges. The dramatic lighting and sea wall complemented these themes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699436973369-YNBMRTI25YWR1CWU6HSU/13+Marriage.jpg Street on the Beach - Married Couple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699380434380-ZVQHAEZOKC68701A8OPW/2+Chips+container+1.jpg Street on the Beach - Chips Container 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706213042522-997Z4BS0WEPYCHAZF4H6/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699437114057-4COBRSLCNNUC2UD7FOVV/17.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522633681-L1FB505W7BOFZZ77CIUG/39+Flying+1.jpg Street on the Beach - Flying 1 I took several pictures of this young couple as they frolicked on the beach. They were cleary very much in love and this shot was the winner. The lighting had this translucent pink hue which I’ve never quite seen before or since. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730649971418-K8T921LQWEH3K7AIK1DS/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Low Tide 1 Some errie lighting conditions, foggy atmosphere, and a bit of editing with a Lightroom feature called ‘dehaze’ allowed me to get a ‘painterly’ image. I love this shot but am not sure I could ever do it again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730650378343-BFM194I0SDIW3PTLMU1D/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Low Tide 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730656127475-1M1N7D33GRE9SX5O8XBA/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Man with Icecream Van The fact that the icecream van seems to be abandonded makes this shot better. There are some images which engender this sense that it’s so odd that we exist at all. This is one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699437189546-24GBJB1ES2PCIJ4MQ6N2/20.5.jpg Street on the Beach - Young People with Iris Blue and Beige https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706171806901-KGK9XRHV1HRRLTYGYSTF/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 8 I have a lot of respect for anyone who cares for animals with special needs. I didn’t speak to this woman after taking the shot because… the sign on the lead suggested I shouldn’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700996931825-19VHEROUDTT8FULQYDXG/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Flying 2 When I introduced myself and showed this Chinese woman and her Chinese partner photos I’d taken, he was quite irratable with me but I couldn’t understand what he was saying. The more I explained, the more confusing it became, and eventually they walked off. In retrospect, I’m pretty sure he thought I was trying to sell him the photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699437087435-8FAIJUMREOTN5LGH36RB/16.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730015496019-DWBI5JZ2QFGMGCLGD1P2/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Stretching Before a Morning Run With respect to combining colour, lighting, and especially composition… this one is about as close to perfect as I’ve got yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700898109650-916RW486C3NCSVELIDPK/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Discussion in Light Peach and Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729616073792-9T87QRE3BWBO67N54ZUT/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Looking Together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750864972470-E3ERXOUG2UKZPWEZ8RVA/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 37 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706378216743-4L7W76EB5F217ISK0RL0/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Low Cloud, Island, and Rider Two young women rode horses on Westward Ho! beach, and when this rider stopped for a rest, I took the shot. In terms of composition, color, and mood, this is one of my favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699380439727-P3G9EC5UBP1JEXGYY523/4.jpg Street on the Beach - Sister and Brother 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522377853-QXK94KFVUP6MZYONCSMJ/32.jpg Street on the Beach - Tangerine Sun Incredibly, I needed to make only modest adjustments when editing - that’s how unique and extraordinary the light was on this summer evening at Westward Ho! beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700727965707-QPE6E03078DI70WDYZ3Y/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 44 I frequently see children play with an utter absence of self-consciousness, which is perhaps a reminder of where most adults go wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699449753721-K8JUZWW848DD2JSCZM05/24.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 9 … and then there are exceptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523629423-ZND1M03NSJKRCF66Q56H/60+Blue%2C+aquamarine%2C+and+orange.jpg Street on the Beach - Blue, Aquamarine, and Orange In terms of composition, color combinations, and light… one of my favs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1710855878243-S5APIPC6H577SM9DD5F2/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 86 There was something rather surreal about this woman with strange equipment, a monk-like figure in the background, and Lundy island. I had a pleasant conversation with the woman (Ruth) after photographing. I sent her edited images and she explained to me that she was one of 4 surveyers out on the beach that day taking measurements of the beach, the pebble ridge sea defense, etc… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522327308-HWJCM1EPSDX2LL8XJ5WE/29+Waiting+1.jpg Street on the Beach - Waiting 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522433318-0MYF8O8UWHK14AW16900/33.jpg Street on the Beach - Weimaraner with Cobalt Blue Sky and Saddle Brown Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1708112772599-6O0JCG939D75BS05K9L8/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - "Here We Are!" These two young woman were cetainly aware that I was taking photos and decided to perform for me, but the direct sunlight I was shooting into was so bright I didn’t notice them until I got home and saw them on my computer moniter. Fab! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706168375974-87IRCKZ0RGC0064J6OKX/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Elderly Woman and Dauchsund in Morning Light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522508235-MN1G1MIMZ39SUO3T1849/37.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 78 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699522716610-G6BQRHX2D3ZKXMSR4ZHN/41.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 8 I’ve taken many photos of surfers, but rarily does any shot make the grade. This was special because the sun went nuclear through the clouds and I love the enthusiasm of the surfer at the lower left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699524300453-UNV4ICKBAHJIGY8O2AG3/79.jpg Street on the Beach - Rainbow 1 On 11 December 2022 in the afternoon I encountered a dramatic rainbow offset by an aquamarine sky and saddle brown sand. The scale of this reflective woman provided a sense of humanitie’s smallness in relation to naure or the world. Incredibly, the rainbow remained in the still air for 30 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523725354-TI0ZP1SNGSSDF1TWH55D/62.jpg Street on the Beach - Rainbow 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523025866-APMOS28CR9ELCB9HFO2F/46+Henry.jpg Street on the Beach - Henry Studying a Surfer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523090037-8APRVOP773J92OC080EU/47+Buddy.jpg Street on the Beach - Buddy 'Away with the Birds' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1731654860135-4PDU4O7T6BHNDRZHWPR7/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Incoming Tide! They were not in any serious danger but the tide was coming in, so there was some excitement. I took several shots of these two as they made their way over the rocks - sometimes gran helping grandaughter… sometimes grandaughter helping gran. It was quite sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700897847037-V5RXT44NZIZATNTJ9TCE/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Young Woman with Red Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699437532660-FO9UZ6LNJX3GM0A8C5CF/22.jpg Street on the Beach - Couple with Island and Detectorist By chance, the detectorist and woman are wearing matching olive green. There is an unsettling quality about the detectotist and the man and woman appear to watch him warily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523194830-K6599UNWGMYNC9MDDMV8/49.jpg Street on the Beach - Sister and Brother 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523254505-8BANDSO0U9OZFRFM88GB/51.jpg Street on the Beach - A Moment on Westward Ho! Beach Shot many years ago on one of the first avalable digital SLR cameras (8 MB!), I still love this shot despite the poor quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699380443616-2UJM7QVS4OSPU9JCOTB2/5.6.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 21 July 12th, 2022 was the most sublime light I have ever shot in. I got great photos of a range of interesting characters, but this mother, her daughters, and the family dog were the stars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706172450979-LPNVAD6KBLPR1J7R7ELF/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Old School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699523943316-LGB3F9MX3NCF3OL06VGN/66.jpg Street on the Beach - Couple with Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699449615380-VWCZR2NTSAWFXYVW9PSA/23.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 46 For me, this shot is quite beautiful in composition and light, but there is also something humerious at work. What might she be thinking? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700898147461-MVYFIYVD43D0E0I2I615/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Girl with Seagulls The seagull taking flight and the girl are of course the stars of this image, but there is something mysterious and interesting about the five seagulls down in the shadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1708878011813-KRO41TXV9BJ9CHPS9NZV/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 97 This image cracks me up. Is it becasue of the ‘Where’s Waldo’ vibe the guy is giving off? Is it becasue we are constantly taking photos of our dogs and they have no idea of what a camera does? Is it because the dog is meant to be posing for his owner but is keeping an eye on the intruder pointing a strange object at them? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699524876843-RARXE896KW43706Q9NRQ/91.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 85 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729507014577-452OAOHPOS9Y4D3Q2IOO/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Toddler in Pokadot Blue I have looked at this image a hundred times and there is something curious and wierd about it that I just can’t put into words. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729510837613-G7YG179IKSSE7LXQ621H/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 89 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729614441923-WKP6Y4ZI6UQKN8RXCPFC/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Sisters Having a Smoke Are these two really sisters? I can’t know for sure but I’d bet my last dollar they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729703470767-GTORF897TS7BZAXNC1Y6/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729951841820-B1104QHCNL6JCK4O0XPY/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Day Out at the Seaside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729952686287-P0E5AB213S25II1SSD8A/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 94 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730015921693-D20MSWS9GQIPSG5OPXW2/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - All that I am... There was something quite affecting about this gentleman’s tatoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730226542958-A6FPMXL2XWMVCU3BHHNT/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - The Look https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730226739320-2N8IBRROV7TPQ54NQSXH/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Portrait Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1733564947090-M6ID7TYTPAW2ZDV5B2ID/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Mother and Daughter at the Seaside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1731048483795-222TZSR0S5DIJ7DQMESK/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Friends Looking Out To Sea The composition provided by the shadows and dynamic between man and dog made this one special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729704487709-68RNUION9T8ILRLYOQ28/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 71 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706166351961-JA0DX0PSNVGLTWHUWMKP/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Follow the Leader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1732265551086-8PVWAJT6B4NU3SG06T07/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Windblown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699437029620-0B3KWFM8WIF63QZRW8DI/14.jpg Street on the Beach - Untitled 50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1735406348782-O4Y8X1HGCCXFGUBCLI75/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - "No worries mate - it's the same for us humans and we've got a brain the size of a galaxy." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1702199199222-7CF83E1LBEUH62XGD6NQ/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Strictly No Access In High Winds Two young women ‘flying’ into 45 MPH wind while standing on the Westward Ho! pebble ridge, an irresistable local pastime. Their disregard for the warning sign is admirable, which reads “STRICTLY NO ACCESS IN HIGH WINDS.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1731261663948-G5XI7X9I6QT241FQZYKM/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Woman Having a Smoke with Two Terriors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1700895098905-7KDRG6H1DVDRSQ22KSP1/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Two jackdaws, man with cigarette, and distant lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1731048100192-8RY5QO1NSPR1YL4AN28M/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Woman Gazing at Lundy Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1729614348530-RPR7OKY9VEY4RPH65UMB/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untitled 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750864650291-TD5NHQEYRWZ7Z37QFVXY/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Mother and Daughter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750865116647-KP5K4MCPZMX97DKC5X7I/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Father and Daughter at Sea Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750865377373-119H07BF63Z26NC4F3X3/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Young Woman in Red Jacket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750865468265-RTXSEI8SXUA83DWHIDA2/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Untltled 39 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750865926847-YP1EOVLH0ST4YQRX14EE/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Karen, Ochre Bag, and Blue Bicycle (Appledore) A rare snowey day and I was struck by the colours of this woman’s clothing. I introduced myself and asked if she would model for me. She seemed quite pleased to help and it made for a lovely impromptu collaboration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750866887046-YL5NHPJT2ENQZAUW6RUQ/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - No Hands (Westward Ho! Beach) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750866947419-W7RFL1IUMGLBDJ6X0VTB/image-asset.jpeg Street on the Beach - Looking (Westward Ho! Sea Wall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699525520045-I4QXLRTSTFXR1AXK0N5H/106+Waiting+3.jpg Street on the Beach - Waiting 3 https://www.billwahlphotography.com/home daily 1.0 2025-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748669230188-88Q37GS7GP3XEL48HTNI/Gentleman+reading%2C+Exeter.jpg Gentleman Reading, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1730565977782-RJA0LY0STBPY6MT7R701/image-asset.jpeg Gentleman Reading, Exeter - Mother and Son Having an Icecream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748669230188-88Q37GS7GP3XEL48HTNI/Gentleman+reading%2C+Exeter.jpg Gentleman Reading, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699380833883-UF4HE6M1Y50MQMK3D8QB/1+image+for+home+page.jpg Gentleman Reading, Exeter - Waiting https://www.billwahlphotography.com/seascapes daily 0.75 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531400327-A4VV3XSJ9PY6AO19ERHG/1.jpg Seascapes - Hartland Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531400327-A4VV3XSJ9PY6AO19ERHG/1.jpg Seascapes - Hartland Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531431640-UUX5FX6YULCVA4S7VC6F/2.5+Westward+Ho%21+sea+wall+1.jpg Seascapes - Westward Ho! Sea Wall 1 The blue markings on the seawall are created by forces of nature and yet are perfet in composition. Nature does this all the time without even trying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531477066-RKM3HW5CIMDOVM89OWS9/3.jpg Seascapes - Westward Ho! Beach This image was shot in winter and I enjoy the peaceful mix of colbolt blue, light turquoise, and tan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1702451653632-M0C5R4GDHG2MYZBTKEWA/image-asset.jpeg Seascapes - Breaking Wave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531509414-YX967DUNG2X7NQ9XQ4E4/4.jpg Seascapes - Hartland Point 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531571061-PFC5KWSWVCNEQDN8P9RQ/7+Appledore+fishing+boat.jpg Seascapes - Appledore Fishing Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531633710-401PM61V09L025D956L3/9.jpg Seascapes - Hartland Point 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531678515-W01ZNX1Z8BOOGRZTRLQE/10.jpg Seascapes - Sea Smoke 1 Only rarily is the air temperature cold enough relitive to sea temperature to produce this sea smoke, but it provides a dreamlike quality. These shots seem more like a painting than a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531720800-T0XZIC1U80X9C7BLA2DP/12.jpg Seascapes - Sea Smoke 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531787596-KSNKARPNL1WHE5FE92AF/14.jpg Seascapes - Sea Smoke 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531812519-UOAB95RFSQYJ9TAGHFAM/15.jpg Seascapes - Sea Smoke 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699531857627-YXT2T1HYJ7O2MQGB25NJ/16.jpg Seascapes - Sea Smoke 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1701844188331-P253GGHOPONG72N350JQ/image-asset.jpeg Seascapes - Nature's Mural with Foot Prints The wearing paint on the wall is not only perfect in composition and symmetry - so are the human foot prints in the snow. “Naure does not hurry and yet eveything is accomplished.” Lao Tsu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1706444768505-28ALQJT2U5UU8XAV7R4R/image-asset.jpeg Seascapes - Footprints in New Snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699532006319-R0HCK6F7HX5FUEV9MZCV/21.jpg Seascapes - Lundy Island with Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699532037495-MYFY7PVSICSA1WUGTELT/22+Torridge+estuary+1.jpg Seascapes - Torridge Estuary at Sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699532090234-5GIDROZSJH426WS0V621/23+Torridge+Estuary+2.jpg Seascapes - Torridge Estuary at Dawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699532135442-VU8QB2KO3CWR77DB7ROC/24+Stony+Lake+1.jpg Seascapes - Stony Lake, Canada 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1699532159686-E433I59M5MWC36JB5JSH/25+Stony+Lake+2.jpg Seascapes - Stony Lake, Canada 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748763123318-8T6F8I4YOQB7LD5MVEON/image-asset.jpeg Seascapes - Appledore, 5:20 AM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748763163167-8DD4BD6H5NXFCH58UGLD/image-asset.jpeg Seascapes - Mouth of the Torridge at Dawn https://www.billwahlphotography.com/comments daily 0.75 2025-11-25 https://www.billwahlphotography.com/comments/share-your-comment-here monthly 0.5 2023-12-14 https://www.billwahlphotography.com/urban-street-photography daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750156953230-QWFHMCKJR2W6M5M1STT5/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Dog 4 Sale (Pedro's Bridge, Bristol) I took some candid shots of this strange situation, spoke with the gentleman, and asked if I could photograph further. This was the next shot I took and it worked best. There is something quite ambigious going on here, which I think adds mystery and interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750156953230-QWFHMCKJR2W6M5M1STT5/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Dog 4 Sale (Pedro's Bridge, Bristol) I took some candid shots of this strange situation, spoke with the gentleman, and asked if I could photograph further. This was the next shot I took and it worked best. There is something quite ambigious going on here, which I think adds mystery and interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748704605117-RIVN69025I6XB1GTN2RD/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Comforting Friend Fore Street, Exeter. A young woman comforts a friend. The lighting, colours, and composition were crazy lucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748702836003-G8IVATDTTJAG6VFSAH0N/DSC00909-Edit-2-44.jpg Urban Street Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748702887303-UQPYPAAQ6RTFFWKL1A14/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Callum I spotted an intriguing tatoo hanging out a van window in Teignmouth, but I couldn’t get the shot. I spoke to scaffolder Callum who generiously allowed me to photograph and publish this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749305339282-NJIOT1XV2FR5S3DXW5JW/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Mother and Son Waiting for the Bus, Exeter I love this image for it’s ambiguity - like a puzzle that needs needs solving. If the viewer can take a few moments and look closely, they will need to project something of themselves onto it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748702320315-3BGZM9CA180WDV29HS4E/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Gentleman Reading, Exeter This image cost me a £6.50 turkey sub. While I was getting the shot I heard a raucous melee behind me. I could guess what was happening but I gritted my teeth and kept shooting. A dozen seagulls had torn my sub apart, but it was definetly worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748843178022-KYNW16C496WU0L6AYPQW/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Jan, Exeter High Street It’s a cold February morning at 7 AM and the sun isn’t yet up. A homeless woman is just stirring from sleep and I take some candid shots, but none are working. I introduced myself, gave her a fiver to help out, and she is happy for me to photograph her. I didn’t tell her how to pose, but she naturally gets into the perfect position. I take one shot of Jan, which was all that was needed. The columns, lighting, and her pose strike me as artistically ‘classical’, which creates a compelling irony with respect to her situation. It’s one of my best shots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750064779602-WDJZQWXHJOYN93LPSKQY/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Motherhood (Cabot Circus, Bristol) This image captures a shared experience of motherhood which transcends culture. However, the contrasting black and red attire highlight difference. There is a complexity to this image which I enjoy. S: 1/500 A 8.0 ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748756609334-2SBO5XYWHHZ9LBWFUX7V/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Bench Mates There is a gender steriotype that women are especially chatty. When I drive through Crediton, Devon I often see these two blokes sitting on the same benck talking with great enthusiasm. I do wonder what they are talking about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749987099152-BBWMU2W4UN81WA77JA2Z/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - This is not Comicon (High Street, Exeter) Very likely the strangest shot I’ve taken. This gentleman moved VERY slowly, glancing around, every step an effort, seemingly not sure where to go next. And yet he seemed to have some private purpose that is difficult to grasp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749381073631-VKWEPRKA96T2N2QSB8VJ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - "Homeless people can be in love too", Exeter When ever I see this homeless couple they seem very caring torwards each other. After taking some shots I gave them a fiver and my card and explained that I’d taken some photos as I was struck by how affectionate they were with one another. The man said, “Hey, homeless epople can be in love too.” The dog on the lead adds an intriguing element to the shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748775017232-KP5L3Q3O4VX5ASAGLID0/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Value you can trust After taking some candid shots I gave this homeless busker a fiver and spoke to her. Her name is Liz and she told me she writes music and asked if I could help her get her music online. I agreed and gave her my card, but I haven’t heard from her. The model behind Liz is holographic and walks in endless circles, so I had to time the shots. The absurd discrepancy between Liz’s homelessness and the retail marketing make this a powerful image for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748757039101-6AVRLYGF5CK49LJQUJOG/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Early Morning Smoke, Torquay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748702661770-ARKTNXY5JO1N5UKVUMIH/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Pink and Black I spotted this woman’s pink hair and tatoo from a distance and anxiosly weaved my way through heavy pedestrian traffic in Barnstaple High Street, all the while silently shouting ‘get out of my way’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748757148595-8S38R0DTYF8XU53DQHPY/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Gran and Grandaughters, Barnstaple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748757658324-EXIWC6M2KZS164B38EMS/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - "Dat man take picture" They turned every head as they walked down Fore Street, Exeter. What style! I heard them whisper, “Dat man take picture”, and they giggled into their hands. Yes, Dat man take about 10 pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748758635807-6XSVOY1K6QW9UMO7AENB/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Bus Time Table, Barnstaple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748781900776-VQF9P7IBPNAK5XRR9WW7/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - A Saturday Evening, Guildhall, Exeter You can’t tell from the shot, but all around this gentleman Saturday night in Exeter was swinging - raucous and racing. Whatever his circumstances, there was a quiet stillness about this man I was struck by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748756794110-AO5UH8BVSVEB3MQ4BT7H/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Caring Family 1 Given the sensitivity of the situation I asked permission to photograph. The family had accompanied mom to a hospital appointment and were waiting for a bus to go home. I was touched by the obvious care and support. The crack in the pavement adds an interesting element. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748756982299-8KUOUQ7GWD1LDELO9NEZ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Caring Family 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748756214676-57YO09LA7NI244S71FTT/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Duet Chance events and luck play important roles in street photography. This woman walked into the frame just as I pushed the shutter release and turned an ok image into one I really like. The woman and busker form a lovely duet of contrasting but balanced blacks and whites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748705084527-KZNTM538JQNPUDX413D8/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Ode to Gary Gilmor Advertising executive Dan Wieden acknowledged he was inspired to come up with the Nike slogan ‘Just do it’ by convicted murderer Gary Gilmore whose last words before being executed were ‘let’s do it’. So, no Gary Gilmor, no murder, no iconic Nike slogan… no photograph. Are you following my logic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748758732363-FHDULEU7XQEXX16OZIGD/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Elderly Woman, Exeter Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749985373709-V861RY5T60I20H8XEVHZ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Untitled 37 (High Street, Exeter) A young woman walked slowly in my direction. I timed the shot to capture the display of the giant model with the white pillar acting as a backdrop to the young woman. It’s a shot I don’t want to say much about as I feel it’s important to let the viewer project onto it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749914479891-L3QDVUT7OYLS3I9C28I1/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - An introspective moment, Stokes Croft, Bristol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748758983775-2NFQ1GLYPDJV6R5OX1GA/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Young Woman, Barnstaple An attractive young woman walks in front of a man vapping. It’s a strange, intruguing, and beautiful image, and I have no words to explain it. I love when street photography captures these inexplicable moments which no one would ever see had I not pushed a shutter button just then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748759472503-FDWND59WS7LE0FYVUK4Q/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - 12:15 PM, Tuesday, Barnstaple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748771465581-6VUK81REW5O0HJMM2IVZ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Three Subjects Shot in challenging low light at 7:30 AM before sunrise on a cold January morning, there is something compelling about these three isolated figures. This shot may not seem special to many, but it’s one of my favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748781138704-24T7AS3TA0JF6LJOESH0/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Contemplative Woman, High Street, Exeter My photography has been influenced by the painter Edward Hopper, who often depicted subjects in contemplatve moments where they are somewhere inside their own minds. This tree and the fantastic shadows it casts has been a great backdrop for such Hopper-inspired shots. If the photo has a ‘painterly’ effect, all the better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749819344589-LJJSDFC6Z5BMUNGOC6A1/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Contemplative Woman 2, High Street, Exeter Another woman photographed on a different evening. This location just keeps on giving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748845523531-HKFEU393ISSXPJ95TXO1/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Alcoholic's Angel 1, Exeter High Street Over 20 minutes I watched an extraordinary scene with respect to three very inebriated men who, while not dangerous, were quite unboundaried in a cartoonish way. This woman walks the streets offering food and coffee to the homeless or addicts and I don’t know if she works for an agency or is just a good citizen. Here she is trying to offer coffee and check the wellbeing of a man who is quite incomprehensible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748844255990-EM3V2HBVRHPT9N96Y99F/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - The Alcoholic's Angle 2, Exeter High Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748845676297-HXOT18TCT4ZBFG385YYT/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Alcoholic's Angel 3, Exeter High Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748845031040-GKHRDXJ09MGZ135P844F/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Alcoholic's Angel 4, Exeter High Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748846021957-EF2ZTVZT55SW1Z8W4QN4/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Emphatic Story Telling, Exeter High Street With the paramedics managing things, the Alcohic Angel has now walked no more the 75 metres down the street and is offering coffee and food to a group 4 homeless men and women. It’s extraordinary, but seems like just ‘all in a day’s work’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749205666659-PA6Q20SH49KNB3GXGPU7/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Contemplative Smoke, Fore Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748775640712-FHHGCIY3NP6QR83DX24M/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - For future generations - this is how to read a newspaper This simple scene of an older man reading a newspaper struck me as strangly archaic, and I felt an impulse to take the shot, perhaps to record an age which is slipping away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749205940024-8JFT18277QU95D4RG50D/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Tony, Hight Street, Exeter I took some candids, introduced myself, and spoke to Tony for about 30 minutes. He told me he had some food that he wanted to give to a certain homeless woman he was searching for. He told me in a matter-of-fact way about his military service and that he has terminal cancer. I offered to send him images of the photos I took but he said he had never used the internet. For me, the contrast between a few people I have shot and these idealised M&S models captures a sense of the absurd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749205812307-TPHQPQS6F9F82E3FXES4/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - The Beautiful, High Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749292935737-ZWYMKGWTL355BDJEPCGN/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - End of an Age, Hight Street, Exeter There is a heavy load of history and social commentary wrapped up in this pay phone. You don’t stop to consider the zillions of conversations that went through it’s lines untill it’s all going to come to a sudden stop. I especially love the very scary looking wiring! Is that safe? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749293348954-K2OYE1HLEP5MGVXM9ELQ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Rough Night 1, Exeter High Street 9 AM Saturday morning, and this gentleman is clearly sleeping one off. I shot for a full 30 minutes, catching the reactions (or non-reactions) of people as they walked past. Eventually medical services arrived and I left at that point as it became less interesting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749293808742-DZQ3CV3XQSMIX4J8WE8S/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Rough Night 2, Exeter High Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749293864291-MNR5FPLERFFUDHD40I78/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Rough Night 3, Exeter High Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749375770696-UQIYCDG9GITB7YZ7EFVJ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Female Comfort 1, Exeter In this series of images, the woman dipicted had a difficult conversation with a man, who then walked away. Another woman passing by notices her distress and provides comfort over about 20 minutes. I was quite affected by the willingness to provide care for a stranger and the connection between the two was immediate and emotional. The experience struck me as uniquely feminine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749376302382-QI0DVNPS8UZ96FWGIKHK/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Female Comfort 2, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749377141615-0VHZPH4Z5GHU4YCYQER9/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Female Comfort 3, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749376438233-WXZ6T9IMIZ37304J1QAN/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Female Comfort 4, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749376906531-FVSBWTDN0QBMXDA0PMYH/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Female Comfort 5, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748757344856-5J31X769I1JNDMKU6MX3/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Three Exeter High Street. There almost seems to be three beings depicted here, which struck me as uncanny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748756436590-TICDPB6WYJL58DHB0XZQ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - The British Being an American who has now lived the second half of my life in the UK, this is a quintessentially british moment. It has everything - rain, the national lottery, a charity shop, and even the Union Jack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748758130130-UU4S8OHLU99TCCLZGBFP/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Untitled 63 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749812208458-B7AI20VOO9X2N3MIXB8P/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Little Drop of Poison, Fore Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749818686218-OLCOVUONPC90GN74PO4Z/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Cops and homeless man, High Street, Exeter The relationship between police and homeless individuals can be complex on many levels, and I like this shot as it just sparks my curiosity. Also, on those rare occassions when cops end up in my photos I find myself hoping they know the law with respect to street photography. I’ve not been challenged by a cop yet, so I expect they do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749819667344-BN1T2DD3B9K6G56XZGZV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - "Be Brave Bill", Hight Street, Exeter I’m constantly having to find the line between sensible and stupid street photography. If I need to take a scary shot I have a habit of encouraging myself with the words, “be brave Bill.” Took one shot ‘from the hip’ of these three toughs, then pretended to be interested in the building above their heads (as if that is what I’d photographed), and moved on quickly. No problems this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749820218541-UIDZUK8UIMMSARNVSRG3/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Chuckle Shoes 1, Fore Street, Exeter The farther down you go on Fore Street the odder things get, until you come to three wonderious places - Chucke Shoes, The Exeter Peace Shop, and the ‘Solidarity is Sexy’ residence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749820344455-7WUA1NZ750OBGAG4N16T/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Chuckle Shoes 2, Fore Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748704401490-7224QJ30C5AWFF1C17UA/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Exeter Peace Shop I loved discovering that there is someone in the world who cares enough to open and run a shop in Exeter promoting world peace. What’s for sale? World peace - what a bargin. I shot several people passing by until I got this fellow… who somehow seemed just right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749808442330-8379GRNBS068BDG5X4XX/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Solidarity is Sexy (Fore Street, Exeter) A young woman waits for a bus outside an inexplicable residence. This shot is a reminder that street photography very occassionally reveils something which is just beyond AI or even human imagination. S: 1/320 A: 5.6 ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749809308272-PS7XEV6FRZT82EE56PVI/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Solidarity is Sexy 2, Fore Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749915672625-AF9UV49H5ZGIPGPGXIDM/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Womeless woman with a Bansky (Park Street, Bristol) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749914654336-USBBPM1IH0N4X05QLDJT/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Young woman through a window (Stokes Croft, Bristol) Some people have an aesthetic quality you feel compelled to capture. Saw this woman out of the corner of my eye as I walked past and I just had to circle back and shoot. She looked straight at me, I smiled sheepishly, and walked on. If we were on the street I’d have spoken to her but it’s not technically legal to shoot into shops, although loads of street photographers do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749820842897-ITAOXCVJ2G0Q8RPAYMPO/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Contemplative Smoke, Bruswick Square, Bristol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749829543543-UF8DZPQQN4J2J5OEJRGU/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Evening Diners, Stokes Croft, Bristol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749829760888-LSPTEW1TD30AXE0BO7GT/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Ballons, Stokes Croft, Bristol I’m walking down the street and see two guys cracking up and having a surprising amount of fun with ballons. Stokes Croft was made for street photography. The whole place smells of weed, art, and anarchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749897294759-HOR4N1XGPUUWDZSX9Q7Q/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Young Woman, Hight Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750171113709-IVVRGN42SWMHHZS07F1M/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - 'Moved on' (Princesshay shopping centre, Exeter) This is a strange image because seconds after I took the shot this woman was definetly 'moved on'. A retail clerk from the shop approached her, there was a mild altercation, and the woman walked off. As a street photographer I've seen a lot of homeless people and drug addics 'moved on', but this was shocking. I thought beautiful women run the world. S: 1/400 A: 7.1 ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749984882849-0SPR140DGNZ5VEBB5RPV/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - The Far Side (Stokes Croft, Bristol) The woman’s expression, the composition, and colour combinations might suggest I’d set this shot up. Honestly, it’s candid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748705339004-F90BVUS8QM47EKQR0KIQ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - 7:35 AM, High Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749986675069-X06SP1JHTSYBG7LKETA9/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - The Glorious (Fore Street, Exeter) S 1/500 A 7.1 ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1749992934833-ZLXADG618PXWZOUNEI16/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Wellington Boots and the City (High Street, Exeter) Some people just have that special unamable factor that makes them interesting as hell. He’s like some hippie farmer that wandered into the city. S: 1/250 A. 4.0 ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750158549227-RYGI5NQQQN1FRQJNH0IG/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Reflective Smoke (Stokes Croft, Bristol) S: 1/125 A: 1.8 ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748763848425-L33PW5JRQAB5EXUQKDKS/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Fist Bump, Stokes Croft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1748758801569-WWY96RX6ZY6FQ4R4MONU/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Window Shopping, Broadgate Street, Exeter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750176448152-IO24ABE7FJE9KG7IIQ6X/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Untitled 66 (High Street, Barnstaple) S; 1/400 A: 7.1 ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6548576a0151272262c3a957/1750176680518-DQJCGETYN41IQEY5NUYQ/image-asset.jpeg Urban Street Photography - Cadillac Frank (Barnstaple) This is probably a very sweet older gentleman. But street photography causes me to project ridiculious stories onto the people I shoot, and this fellow seems like big time mafia. If I was Scorsese, I’d cast him in a second. https://www.billwahlphotography.com/about daily 0.75 2023-12-09 https://www.billwahlphotography.com/contact-wells daily 0.75 2023-11-15