A woman pays for goods at Atlas Spices in Bo-kaap.Atlas Spices have been on their premises for 70 years. The building owner gas decided to sell so they will be moving soon.A wave of gentrification has hit Bo-Kaap. Property prices rise, owners sell, slowly the character of the place is eroded.Photograph by Barry Christianson @thesestreets …
Prince, one of the brilliant Batista’s at Cape Town’s best coffee bar, pours a perfect and much needed americano.Photograph by Barry Christianson #thesestreetsza @thesestreetsza#shootingcapetown #shootingsouthafrica #coffee
Mshanga Carwash and Valet. I see this everyday on my ride to work. My office is at the Woodstock Exchange, 2 blocks down and a work apart.Gentrification is a thing.Photograph by Barry Christianson @thesestreetsza#shootingcapetown #shootingsouthafrica #graffiti #woodstock
Its unusual for the Northwesterly wind to blow as often this early in the year. It brought some fog to Sea Point and clean waves to Muizenberg today.Photograph by Barry Christianson @thesestreetsza #moulliepoint #capetown #southafrica #fog #scooter #shootingcapetown #shootingsouthafrica
Sometimes you see the strangest dressed people on the Sea Point promenade.Photograph by Barry Christianson. @thesestreetsza #thesestreetsza#shootingcapetown #shootingsouthafrica #capetown #southafrica #seapoint
Conversations at sunset on Signal hill.Its been a popular activity in Cape Town for decades. Nowadays tou buses arrive 30 minutes before sunset, unload droves of tourists and take them all back in 30 minutes after.You can still miss the crowds if you walk just a little farther though.My name is Barry Christianson and I’ll …
Vasantha Yogananthan A Myth of Two Souls [ EPF 2014 SHORTLIST ] My project aims to photograph the ‘Indian soul’ and capture the distinctive nature of this continent country, guided by the epic of the Ramayana as a common thread. My objective is to produce pictures devoided of any staging, that will reflect the imaginary …
One of the most creative and kindest people I know, my little brother Ben, here back in Texas. Today I Skyped with my best friend and it reminds me of how much I miss friends and family. I think most photojournalists can relate to that feeling of missing home.Photo by @davillasana for Burn Diary, Day …
For my last day on Burn Diary, I’ll be posting pictures from my personal life. This is what I see every morning when I wake up and many times it’s the racket that the pigeons make that gets me up early! Here is one of them, though not exactly the picture I wanted. After sitting …
While working one evening, a friend stops to talk to Danuska. “[Sex work] is a complete social world. There is a network, friends, enemies, the family is there. Your real family rejects you so your family is also there,” said Ximena Salazar, an anthropologist at Lima’s Cayetano University.Photo by @davillasana for Burn Diary, Day 6.#burndiary …
