for the love of DC photography
Chris McDaniel continues his series of high-contrast black and white street photos with this shot of two Ethiopian women wearing traditional shawls. The sheer nature of the clothing’s material results in a broad range of tones, creating a softness absent in many of the other images in the series.
The longer you look at this photo from Chris McDaniel, the more faces appear before you. He captured the feeling of hustling down a busy sidewalk, and the blur of activity, moments, signs, and people that exist for just a moment in your peripheral vision before you move on.
Chris McDaniel got the perfect silhouette of this guy rocking out on the Vegas strip. Take a cue from both of them: get out of town and go find something weird.
Hang on, is that Harry Lime lurking just beyond the shadows? This high contrast shot from Chris McDaniel falls squarely into the film noir genre. Chock full of style and mood, it resembles a movie still, freezing our protagonist forever on the precipice of the story’s gripping conclusion. (EXIF)