Legacy Portraits on Film and Inspiring Photo Essays
Being both a photographer (documentary/street) and a writer (stand-up comedy/screenplays), I came to the realization that there is a correlation between the two. Because both require something of me. See, I carry a Leica and notebook everywhere I go. When my parents took photographs when I was growing up, they took them out at Christmas,... Continue Reading →
I've noticed what wins street photography contests: Weirdo photos. Oddball pictures. Have you seen this? The photos at the right are the 2018 winners in StreetFoto. To my eye, none of them look like the classics by Garry Winogrand or Henri Cartier-Bresson, who I'm betting are masters that these street photographers look up to. The... Continue Reading →
Unless they can see the difference. Many people cannot see the difference. So, many people don't care what camera you use. The camera doesn't define you, or make your work. You do! You define your work. Here's proof. This photographer shot 100 different cameras, and yet the work all looks similar. Because it's not the... Continue Reading →
I have a secret. I'm going to share it with just you. Okay? If you want to get inspired to make photographs (or to write, or to paint, etc.) there's one trick that you must know. One little trick that is so mind-blowingly amazing, it'll change your creative life. Once you know it, you'll have... Continue Reading →
How could that possibly be a good thing, having your work rejected, you ask. Well, let me tell you about myself. I've both won awards as a photojournalist and haven't won awards as a photographer. Why is that? Timing. Placement. What the curators want. I have my brand of photography--documentary photography, photojournalistic storytelling, street life... Continue Reading →
I live in Colorado, and while nature is pretty and mountains are beautiful, I'm not drawn to photographing trees, lakes and landscapes. I like people. It's because I've been a photojournalist my whole life, and for me it's much more exciting to photograph a spirited interaction between a couple, a kiss, a funny face, a... Continue Reading →
01.01.2019 - All those ones! Beginnings! It's a new year, 365 possibilities lie ahead. What will we do with them? What will we create? For me creation is the source, the inspiration, that gives me so much that is my reason for being. I live to create photographs, stories, and even time spent with family... Continue Reading →
Hey, street photographers. I have a new series for you. So get outside and get shooting! But first, take a look at my videos--new episode every Saturday. You are encouraged to participate, too! YouTube - Kenneth Wajda's Street Photography Channel
I am both a Nikon and Leica shooter. I shoot film and digital with both brands and the other day I sat down at my Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter--that's where I do my best thinking on paper--and I wrote out what each camera type is good for. For shooting street photography, Leica may be classic,... Continue Reading →
I really believe people at all levels should share everything they know with everyone. Nothing is to be kept secret--there are no secrets when it comes to knowledge. Teach everyone everything. When we share what we know, we empower others while maintaining our place as a fearless professional. And you have to be fearless to... Continue Reading →
