The task of finding statements separated from the everyday,
is the single goal of street photography. A side effect of street
photography is, you begin to see the marvel of the everyday,
no moment or place can be discounted. Your mind and senses
harmonise to show you where moments may reside, where the
light may be favourable and how a situation may change.
When I am on a walk, I am free.
There is nothing, except this search for a statement that I may, or may not find.
My motivation is the simple thrill of finding moments, nothing more to say really, no
underlying meaning nor deep aesthetic intent. I don’t interact or manipulate situations,
when a picture presents itself, it’s all there in the moment. I work only in digital now,
though steadied my legs during my initial flurry in film.
I am a software developer by profession living in Reading England; sometimes, when time
is my own, I go in search of moments, If I am lucky, I get a keepsake.
It started as a very natural thing to do.
Exhibitions & Magazines
– 2023 71% The State of Water Exhibition Finalist
– 2023 Urban2023 Project Semi Finalist
– 2022 Miami Street Photography Festival finalist
– 2021 WST Solo Exhibition
– 2019 Exhibit Around Exhibition Finalist
– 2019 Surreal – issue #1 from Eyeshot Magazine
– 2018 Fragments of Sight Solo Exhibition
– 2018 WST Arts trail Exhibition
– 2017 F-Stop Magazine Street Photography
– 2017 F-Stop Magazine Group Exhibition
– 2015 International Street Photography Magazine ISP
– 2013 Urban Picnic Street Photography Finalist
– 2013 Eye on the Street Exhibition Winner
– 2013 International Street Photography Magazine – Best of Street
Interviews
– 2018 Spotify Gate 7 Podcast “The thrill of finding moments”
– 2018 Gate 7 Podcast Interview “The thrill of finding moments”
– 2018 Streetphotography.com Magazine
– 2018 Eyeshot Magazine Street Photographers
– 2014 Top Photography Films Magazine Interview
– 2014 Top Photography Films Magazine Featured Photographer Interview
– 2013 Eye on the Street Exhibition Winner
Contact
Feel free to contact me if you would like prints, to discuss projects, or just reach out.
darran.roper@hotmail.co.uk
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