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“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” - Robert Doisneau
I'm Danny, and I like to shoot strangers in the streets of Singapore.
Why do I shoot street?
For me, nothing beats getting that really good shot within an uncontrolled, unpredictable environment that the street is. It's like a drug... the more good shots you get, the more you want to shoot. And knowing that the streets offer so much for photography just makes it so appealing.
Yes its true that you can wander for 4 hours without ever getting a decent shot... but just the same, you can get your 5 best shots of your lifetime within half an hour.
My street photography heroes:
- Garry Winogrand
- William Klein
- Daido Moriyama
- Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
- Ray K. Metzker
- Trent Parke
- Fan Ho
After a little over a year of shooting strangers in Orchard Road, I've finally put up my photography blog that contains some of my favorite shots, as well as articles about my experiences in shooting street. Please do have a quick peek: www.dannyst.com
Photos of danny st. (23)
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Groups (50)
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- Street Photography Zine 1,732 photos, 330 members
- CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS - JAPAN 1 photo, 1,518 members
- Your Best Shot 2010 20,209 photos, 24,746 members
- Fictitious Reality 40TH Exhibition-Joseph Wigfall 30 photos, 307 members
- Street photography - http://www.street-photographers.com 7,688 photos, 2,325 members
- Photofocus 48,265 photos, 6,631 members
- The Portrait Gallery 826 photos, 107 members
- The Flickr Portrait Gallery 276,799 photos, 20,836 members
- Portrait Classics - COMPETITIONS to resume soon - Members Only 11,807 photos, 6,068 members
- I-95.10 123 photos, 290 members
- Fictitious Reality 33 th Exhibition- maree. 18 photos, 556 members
- The Photo Argus Community Portfolio 26,063 photos, 3,008 members
- The Visible Photographer (*NOT POSED* Street Photos) 2,486 photos, 921 members
- Booooooom.com! 187,562 photos, 14,172 members
- Your Best Shot 2009 16,554 photos, 20,194 members
- MilanoStreet 155 photos, 370 members
- ~Un E X P L O R E D~ 20,854 photos, 599 members
- THE ART OF PORTRAIT ~~¡¡ NEW ICON !!~~ 13,031 photos, 1,002 members
- We want Flickr with a DARK BACKGROUND!! (NOT PHOTO) 9 photos, 12,280 members
- MASP - Making Arts in Singapore through Photography 2,600 photos, 146 members
- Soul Snatchers 10,793 photos, 602 members
- Life in seven pages 840 photos, 106 members
- Cover Street 285 photos, 717 members
- MOSSLESS MAGAZINE 12,167 photos, 2,991 members
- Pinoygraphers@Sg 6,172 photos, 335 members
- Street Characters 2,033 photos, 106 members
- one more group 2,692 photos, 313 members
- Flickr Photographer Profiles Blog 150 photos, 2,010 members
- A Cinematic World (Admin Invited Photos Only) 7,606 photos, 1,136 members
- Your photo isn't really that great 801 photos, 1,054 members
- Shutter Crack 20,978 photos, 2,555 members
- 7th Wave 950 photos, 107 members
- Street 250views+25 favorites 278 photos, 74 members
- The Unofficial JPG Magazine Group 225,242 photos, 21,045 members
- flickristasindios 90,868 photos, 2,727 members
- 告別 映像 - Farewell Photography 254 photos, 299 members
- Street Noir 574 photos, 1,091 members
- William Klein School 1,858 photos, 286 members
- A World in need of Prozac 602 photos, 86 members
- PHOTO KALYE 13,437 photos, 1,153 members
- s h u t t R b u g _ s T r e e t 2,878 photos, 229 members
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- 6MillionDollarTeam™ 16,642 photos, 716 members
- Nikkor 85mm 1.4 21,396 photos, 1,914 members
- Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D Lens 1,518 photos, 915 members
- *****Street Photography***** 183,592 photos, 6,998 members
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Testimonials (9)
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FLEECIRCUS says:
"What can i say about this guy.
Humble, soft spoken and most of all, extremely discipline.
It was nice working and still/will be working with you in days to come.
I'm sure will hear more good things about you!"8th July, 2010
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*December Sun says:
"I'm sure everyone browsing through his work experiences some sort of a "wow factor"! The quality of his photos is beyond amazing. Thank you for sharing such talent with the rest of us."
1st July, 2010
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frogleg. says:
"I'm influenced by Danny's candid street/Portrait shots. He is one of my favorite photographer on the flickr. His works are just amazing either portrait or street candid, once you visit his stream you will become his fan I'm sure (specially if you like candid or portrait). And forgetaboutit his outstanding processing style.
Keep it up dude, you rock!"26th May, 2010
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^soulfly says:
"Danny has an eye of jewel and seeing things different from others.
With his latest work with taking portrait with stangers requires loads of guts (and I dont think I can do it as its never easy) to get it kick start and yea, he manage and nailed it well. I would say its a damn brilliant job mate!
He has come this far and yet, he is still out there to fine crafting his skills to further improve every work he is working on...salute!
Well done my friend and keep up the good job!
ps: BIG fan on ur bad weather series...:)
Cheers,
Thomas"1st April, 2010
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James Yeung says:
"Danny is one of my favourite photographers on flickr. His streetphotos are simply phenomenal. Although I have never met him and seen him in action, I would imagine he would stand still in the middle a flow of crowd on the Orchard Street, spot where the light source is and then wait for his prey (which I must add, 95% of the prey were all attractive girls) to fall into his trap.
Danny has his own style and his pictures can be easily recognisable. It would be no surprise to me if there will be a style of street photography named "Danny-esque streetphotos" in the future."11th June, 2009
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comicGeek says:
"I don't personally know Danny but the photos he take are amazing, poetic, mood-sy - they tell stories. We always see alot of good photos on flickr - good composition, perfect framing, correct white balance, etc. But we rarely see great photos. Photos that encompass the technicalities and qualities to make it good but with that certain something that makes them stand out and special. Danny's work is one of those and more."
18th February, 2009
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Stephan Geyer says:
"A truly inspirational Photographer. It is always a bitter sweet experience to visit his photostream because it not only makes you feel you have a lot to learn, but also encourages you to go forth and take some photos!
Trust me, whenever you're feeling a lack of drive to take photos, visit his stream and become inspired.
Keep up the excellent work, I know I will keep on visiting. Kudos."5th February, 2009
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Lincoln ~ says:
"danny st. has that special eyes that can see something special and extraordinary hidden around our ordinary world. Thanks for sharing with us."
16th January, 2009
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Matti KK says:
"For a person who has been taking photos for such a short time, you really impress me!
I can really see the help of the background on gfx design, because you sure know how to handle the post-processing, but without over-doing it."20th July, 2008
- Name:
- Danny Santos
- Joined:
- November 2005
- Hometown:
- Davao City, Philippines
- Currently:
- Singapore
- Occupation:
- Designer
- Website:
- My Facebook