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The Kaunas Kiwi
Yeah, Gidday Youse!
An ancient New Zealander - Palaeozoic or earlier. Former pedagogue and Yamaha pilot: RZ 350 and XJ 900. Humanist and Confucian. Resident in Kaunas, Lietuva-Lithuania since 2006.
Urban Explorer and Street Photographer.
Favourite Quote from Confucius:
'Date your Camera: Marry Your Lens.'
An ancient New Zealander - Palaeozoic or earlier. Former pedagogue and Yamaha pilot: RZ 350 and XJ 900. Humanist and Confucian. Resident in Kaunas, Lietuva-Lithuania since 2006.
Urban Explorer and Street Photographer.
Favourite Quote from Confucius:
'Date your Camera: Marry Your Lens.'
Graeme Allan 08/05/2024 20:18
Hi Luuk!Officially, following EU directives, street photography Is forbidden here too. When I made inquiries about my legitimacy, I was told that 'art photography' is permitted. So far, there has been no police action against street photographers. Lithuanian has a strong street photography dimension. There are risks but being both cautious and responsible - choosing inoffensive subject matter - is the path to follow.
I'm impressed with the attitude of German photographers Siegfried Hansen who now calls himself an urban explorer. In conclusion, I feel the EU rule is questionable; the fact that it is not enforced here may reflect the option of the authorities. Whatever, maintaining caution on the street is always a priority. In seven years of walking around Kaunas, I have been questioning only once, an inquiry about why I photograph the streets rather than attracting the label, 'very naughty boy'.
https://youtu.be/dop_ya02GJ0?si=pHAjAKWg131Ld0ry
Thanks for the inquiry, thanks for the good wishes and cheers from Kaunas.
luuk 07/05/2024 12:30
Hi Graeme, Loved some of your street photos. I take there aren't the same sort of restrictions about photographing people as we have here in Germany?Graeme Allan 04/05/2024 10:59
Hello Kristopher!I enjoy your work. Thanks for accepting my invitation and cheers from Kaunas.
kristofor 04/05/2024 9:26
Hello my friend! kCarlo.Pollaci 04/12/2023 21:51
Grazie mille.Ciao
Calendar 2024 - December
Carlo.PollaciMadi19 06/11/2023 7:06
Vbildlich 29/10/2023 18:23
Many of your pictures I defiinetly like to see more than one time! Nice to meat you far in the east. My self landed in Görlitz.greetings Claudia
Madi19 04/10/2023 9:30
Es freut mich sehr das du mir jetzt folgst.Carlo.Pollaci 27/07/2023 7:30
Grazie per il tuo supporto.Per me tutto bene. Gli effetti del cambiamento climatico sono evidenti. L'Italia si rivela un paese fragile: caldo estremo e incendi al Sud, nubifragi al Nord. Occorrerebbero serie azioni di tutela del territorio ma, ci vorrebbe una classe politica più attenta e consapevole.
Un caro saluto
Alibaba'
Carlo.PollaciCarlo.Pollaci 06/12/2022 12:05
Hi Allan, in Palermo (fortunately) the warm season continues, albeit with some thunderstorms here and there. So I got to test my new Canon 5D Mk IV in the rain.Congratulations for your photos, which are able to capture more interesting details and expressions of the people who transport us to the places in front of the lens of your camera.
A warm greeting
(Allan is the name?)
dolphin-e 13/07/2022 10:14
Allan, 'Street Life Photography', whatever that genre might be, I have to say, you are really a great reporter of 'Urban Monochrom'. Compliments.Best regards,
Sergey Mekhren'gin (Dolphin),
the City of Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Claudio Fortunato 22/04/2022 11:08
Ciao Allan, grazie per i tuoi apprezzamenti.Cordialmente, Claudio
Carlo.Pollaci 08/03/2022 19:12
Hello dear Allan, thank you very much for your visits and comments on my photographs, always pleasant and welcome.An unexpected pleasant encounter in the attic of the old town hall
Carlo.Pollacirootc 03/02/2022 20:35
Hi Graeme,nice you're back to the fotocommunity. I missed your 'streets'.
Norbert