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Street ShootingA Parade
Santa's Coming To Town
Street shooting, a form of documentary photography, is best done at times and places where people congregate. A parade is an ideal venue, and something like aSanta Clausparade is one of the best. Young and old congregating outdoors to have a good time together. What a great place to do people photography.
Photo of Michael shooting the crowd by David Harris
In November, 2001 photographerDavid Harrisand I, along withVideo Journaldirector / cameramanChris Sanderson,spent much of a Sunday afternoon photographing theToronto Santa Claus Parade. This annual event has been running for 93 years and is the largest parade in Canada. It attracts almost a million people.
Bring in The Clowns
Clowning Around‚ Toronto, November 2001
Photographed with a Leica M6 and Tri-Elmar @ 28mm on Fuji Provia 100F
We arrived at the parade's staging area about an hour before start time. There were hundreds of costumed clowns, marching bands and other participa...

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