“Recently, photography has become almost as widely practiced an amusement as sex and dancing – which means that, like every mass art form, photography is not practiced by most people as an art. It is mainly a social rite, a defense against anxiety, and a tool of power.”
-Susan Sontag, On Photography, 1973
barbaraelka 
I absolutely love these photos. Streets and people; superb.
interesting street shots. Nicely done.
i always love street photography…the presence and absence of people in it make such a huge difference…i really liked the 5th image!
cheers!
Incredible ambience.
Perfect photos! Nick
Hi and interesting set of pictures – thanks
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J’adore.
Respect.
Love these, Barbara. Go you!
In these photos people don’t seem so bad… the power of the mass art form, I suppose.
Such engaging street art photos… and isn’t interesting that the quote is from 1973; before the advent of social media, digital photography and iphonography.
I love how you capture motion in your photos. The urban vibe from your photos is outstanding!
Very nice set again. Excellent work
Gorgeous tones, Barbara…
Susie
Great quote, and equally great photos to match 🙂
Your shots show moments of life…which will never repeat, ever!
so cool…and i always loved Sontag’s smart words…
Awesome!
I absolutely love these. Forgive me if I sound extremely ignorant … did you use a camera or your iphone? (So many people are using iPhones as a camera). Anyway, I loved these. 😀
Great imagery, can almost smell the air.
How prophetic of Sontag then! Still one of my favorite writers/theorists/books on photography…concepts resonate for me still. Love your work/vision too.
great pictures…..
Amazing images!!
Thank you very much for your time, likes and kind comments.