Starry, Starry Night

This is Olympus OM-D together with the Pana-Leica DG Summilux 25mm f1.4 prime lens with no additives, colouring or sweetener. Meaning; no filters or post-adjustments. Pure O.O.C. (out-of-camera) goodness with only resizing and letter-boxing applied for Instagram display.

The junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Bukit Bintang (Starry Hill Road, now informally Jalan Urut Kaki) is the closest thing Kuala Lumpur has to Piccadilly Circus (London), Times Square (New York City) or Shibuya (Tokyo Metropolis).

7:27 pm, ISO 1600, f1.4, 1/320 sec

Junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Bukit Bintang

Pit Stop, Jakarta

Street photography need not be about people alone. If you are uncomfortable photographing uncomfortable humans, there is a wonderful world of inanimate things. Be it urban decay, graffiti or urbex (urban exploration), visually-interesting objects are to be found at every turn.

One of my favourite subjects are the various wares sold on the streets in the capitals of South-East Asia. While exploring Jakarta (Indonesia) on foot, I came across a street with several shanty tyre shops. Some were in rickety huts, many under trees. I like how this open-air vendor arranged his tyres and rims like a racing pit stop.

Pit Stop, Jakarta