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.

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’.

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.

Fore Street, Exeter. A young woman comforts a friend. The lighting, colours, and composition were crazy lucky.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Exeter High Street. There almost seems to be three beings depicted here, which struck me as uncanny.

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.

Some images just have a sense of humour which is hard to put into words - this is one.

Exeter High Street. A homeless man’s feet are displayed in front of a Shuropody shop which has just gone bust and has closed. Oh, the irony.

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.

There is a strange Alice in Wonderland vibe going on here.

A mysterious image of a woman in errie lighting in front of St Paul’s Church. Circomedia apparently uses the church space and hosts youth circus training, which makes this shot even more curious.

Giant models expressing health and vigor act as a backdrop to woman who are, remarkable, both drinking soda and smoking. My health choices suck, so there’s no criticism implied. Still, irony is irony, right?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Another woman photographed on a different evening. This location just keeps on giving.

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.

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’.

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.

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?

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.

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.

I 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

I was struck by the stark contrast between the orderly retail display and this gentleman’s discheveled predicament. There is a sense of tragicomedy in this image. I left a fiver and my card under one of the pop bottles as I don’t think it’s cool to take something for nothing.

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.

Remarkably, the two men in this shot have lit cigarettes in their mouths while completely asleep.

The woman’s expression, the composition, and colour combinations might suggest I’d set this shot up. Honestly, it’s candid.

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Very likely the strangest shot I’ve taken. This gentleman staggered VERY slowly, glancing around, every step an effort, seemingly not sure where to go next. Probably inebreated, and yet he seemed to have some private purpose that is difficult to grasp.

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.

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.

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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.

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I took some candid shots of this strange situation, gave this gentleman a fiver and my card, 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.

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What are the odds that this gentleman’s sleeping bag should match the green of the Lloyds logo so perfectly? Another reminder of how strange human existance is.

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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.

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This is probably a very sweet older gentleman waiting for the bus, perhaps on his way to see his grand kids. But street photography causes me to project rdiculious 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.