




“On any given day, you’ll find Markus Hartel cruising the subways of New York City with his Leica M9′s strap wrapped securely around his wrist, ready for action. If you walk by him, you probably won’t notice as he frames his camera from the hip, then clicks, and casually turns to pan one more.” click [...]
color, in my mind, adds a different layer to a photo, as my mind is analyzing the composition and working on putting it all together visually… click on thumbnail for larger view and to purchase a limited edition print – archival print on exhibition grade fiber paper, print signed and numbered on verso – 16″x24″ [...]
click on thumbnail for larger view or to purchase a collector’s print – archival print on exhibition grade fiber paper, print signed and numbered on verso – 16″x16″ print *limited edition of 25* custom printed and signed by the artist – professionally matted and framed in a black wood gallery quality frame with anti-reflective UV [...]
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What always strikes me about the subway is how people are trying to keep their privacy in such a confined space. Some manage, many don’t. click on thumbnail for larger view and to purchase a print – archival pigment print on exhibition quality fiber paper, matted, signed on verso – Unlimited edition prints are matted [...]
click on the thumbnail(s) for a larger view, or to purchase print or a license click on the thumbnail(s) for a larger view, or to purchase print or a license The light at night is very dynamic, eerie at times and changes the game of (street) photography, storytelling and its technical aspects completely.
I create fine art street photographs from scenes that I come across with my Leica camera on a daily basis.
What is street photography? A reflection of every day life – real, unaltered impressions of public places, places that everybody visits every day, the street where you live, the parking lot of your favorite grocery store, the subway. Street photographers document the truth – take candid pictures of things that you don’t notice in your daily grind.
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