International Love: Part 2

Since the last blog post of me creeping on people was such a big hit, here are more snapshots of love around Europe. 

Since I began looking through my camera lens through a different perspective (that of the photographer and not just a tourist), I've begun to see more around me. It's sort of like when you get a new car, and then you start seeing that car everywhere, where you hadn't really noticed it before.

Looking for simple moments between people and their loved ones is kind of like that.
Once you start looking for them, they're all around you.

A girl in Venice kisses her dog who patiently waits while the family samples gelato.

Two dogs in Prague's old center snuggle while their owner performs in the square.

A couple naps in the sun by the riverside in Prague.

Children in Venice's Piazza San Marco try luring pigeons with snacks.
That wasn't working too well, so they ate the snacks themselves.

A boy and his father enjoy the cool water of a pubic fountain in
one of Berlin's parks on a sunny evening.

A bride and groom in Venice's Piazza San Marco bow to onlookers
taking pictures of them during their photo shoot in the Piazza.

This couple stopped for a moment on Prague's
famous Charles Bridge.

Overlooking the Vltava river in Prague on a sunny afternoon.

A girl in Prague stops to pass on some small change
to a street performer in Prague.

Berlin is for Lovers and I Feel Creepy

I never thought I would be "creeping" on people as much as I have these past few days.
Peering at the world from behind a camera lens alters your perspective of the things around you. 

I find myself examining moments that I would look past as a tourist.

A couple shares a moment together in the Berliner Dom.

I look at people when they think they aren't being watched, and I try to capture that moment. Instead of focusing much on the buildings and monuments, which are definitely worth capturing, I'm instead looking at the people around me. Other tourists, Germans, my classmates, etc.
It can get awkward, I'll be honest. Sometimes you have to fake another photo at something in the distance behind your subject and hope for the best.

A couple stops for a selfie at Alexanderplatz.

But doing that allows you to examine people in a different way. You become aware of acute differences between people. But more importantly, you become aware of the similarities.

My favorite moments are moments shared with strangers. A smile, a chuckle over their cute kid, or even discontent and an audible "Scheiße" as the tram stops because of technical difficulties and makes you walk. 

 I'm enjoying having the excuse, or rather, the opportunity to do this, to be "creepy", in a foreign city. And I am very excited to really begin work with my subject Pascal today. I'll be traveling to his art studio to take pictures of him working and also interview him about his experience in Berlin.

Berlin is for writers, artists, tourists, history buffs, mechanics, students, teachers, lovers and everything in between.
And I love being creepy.

Another pair pauses to embrace in the cool afternoon in Berlin's Tiergarten.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of public transportation,
this couple hugged before saying goodbye at a platform in Alexanderplatz.

A man looks at a woman on a boat trip across the lake in Wannsee.

A father and son watch ducks swim by at a pond in the Tiergarten.