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If, as artists, we are true and honest and sincere in what we do, every photograph we take will be a form of self-portrait.

Every photograph we share is subject to three key decisions: what to take; how to depict what is taken; and whether to publish the final result. Each of these decisions defines what we tell the world about ourselves. The first is concerned about what catches our eye; what we think is important enough to record for posterity; what, moves us; what, out of all the myriad things we see each day, stands up and demands that we take notice. The second describes how we feel about this subject and how it interacts with our intellectual and emotional being. And the third reveals what we want the world to know about us.

(from The eye of the beholder)

My life in a nutshell

What photography means to me

I joined Flickr to learn: by example, by advice, by experimentation and by taking heed of the response I get to the images I upload. So, here's the deal:

Comments: I really appreciate comments on my uploads, especially the constructive kind that tell me why you like (or dislike) the image; or what I might have done to improve it. On the other hand, I am conscious of the fact that commenting is time-consuming. So, if your thing is to rate images using a row of exclamation marks, that's good too. And I WILL give feedback in return. It's only fair.

Favourites: I tend to use favourites like bookmarks so that I can easily come back to see or even study images that I really like.

Invitations: it's an honour to be invited to post in a group and in most cases I will accept the invitation; but not if it is one of those P1C* groups. I respect everyone's right to use Flickr as they see fit but P1C* is just not my bag; so thanks, but no thanks.

Contacts: If you like my stuff and decide to contact me I'm flattered; but I try to restrict my own contact list to a manageable number so please don't be offended if I don't contact you back.

Galleries: Flickr is such a rich toolset I haven't gone into galleries in a big way; but being included in someone else's gallery is a real buzz.

Testimonials: I only write them when I am so blown-away by someone's stream that I momentarily forget how unqualified I am to judge.

To understand all my photographs as I understand them you’d have to be me; and there’d be no point in there being two of us. So try to understand them as you. Doing that is all I ask of you. And if an image means something to you, that’s a bonus for both of us.

Keith

Photos of XpatScot (8)

XpatScot's favorite photos from other Flickr members (895)

Contacts (148)

Poupetta No real name given
Eddie O'Bryan Eddie O'Bryan
Eleni Mahera ELENI MAHERA
lieve.db Lieve De Bleeckere
Street Vision L.A. No real name given
sashboro No real name given
Sangy23 Cassandra Lee
hmunro No real name given
d i a n e p o w... No real name given
DomiKetu No real name given
Rony San Rony H
supercoco__ Román P. G.

Groups (50 50)

Grab // Twenty Eleven // Captured Moments 3,465 photos, 731 members
Shoot the Street 33,546 photos, 1,166 members
Saccades Project 9,849 photos, 693 members
Le temps & L'instant 1,147 photos, 869 members
Australian Centre for Photography Community 805 photos, 215 members
Image Portrait Gallery !!! - B&W or Color !!! 25,386 photos, 998 members
GRAB // Australian life captured – Photo competition 2,301 photos, 450 members
Planet Earth Daily Photo 18,573 photos, 697 members
Streetphotography in Colors 11,033 photos, 395 members
Form is a Verb 1,736 photos, 165 members
Street Photography 21,748 photos, 943 members
Lo mejor de / Best of 2,299 photos, 137 members
MilanoStreet 156 photos, 374 members
TASTE'S THEORY (Photos with philosophy) 14,771 photos, 651 members
HONG KONG WALK 1,520 photos, 222 members
Superosity 48,443 photos, 2,185 members
Image Gallery !!! 116,557 photos, 2,693 members
Australian Cafes 1,185 photos, 215 members
Australia in Black & White 27,261 photos, 2,123 members
Sydney CBD 2,478 photos, 159 members
POTPOURRI MAGAZINE 89,546 photos, 6,082 members
Life in seven pages 840 photos, 106 members
hommage à henri cartier bresson 958 photos, 75 members
silhouettes of people only 1,247 photos, 261 members
Exposure Party Sunday 1,671 photos, 513 members
Street Photography 125,722 photos, 16,984 members
La contingence contagieuse B&W 3,916 photos, 169 members
Decisive Moment 71,298 photos, 16,621 members
Decisive Moments... Classics in B&W 15,622 photos, 3,346 members
Street Noir 575 photos, 1,074 members
Action Photography 109,071 photos, 9,643 members
1 step (walking people shots) 6,008 photos, 740 members
Cinematic Moments. 339,573 photos, 15,861 members
PHOTOCLASSIC 35,054 photos, 1,414 members
Cover Street 286 photos, 716 members
Best angles - Beste Blickwinkel 2,541 photos, 215 members
Caffeinated Conversations 805 photos, 319 members
Soul Snatchers 10,659 photos, 596 members
RIVER OF LIGHT (Strictly Street Photography) 2,813 photos, 625 members
EL RINCON FOTOGRAFICO 12,390 photos, 265 members
Banff, Macduff and Around About 1,354 photos, 113 members
Cinematic Photos 3,067 photos, 177 members
NO RULES GROUP .... 8,553 photos, 181 members
Naff (Freedom photos) 20,524 photos, 805 members
The Society of Friends 495 photos, 130 members
StreetPhoto 434,360 photos, 14,964 members
Candid & Street Photography 489,965 photos, 17,448 members
Urban Life 82,896 photos, 2,537 members
Nafta (Only photos with WOMEN) 7,493 photos, 482 members
"À la sauvette" (street candid photography in motion) 6,999 photos, 1,955 members

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Galleries (7)

Beyond art 1 video
HK Walkers IV 9 photos
HK Walkers III 18 photos
HK Walkers II 18 photos
HK Walkers 14 photos, 1 video

Testimonials (5)

kouuraki says:

"Keith is a great photographer, a energetic guy, a friendly man, and a idea careful guide. The attitude that he treats to photograph is very serious, but you can realize a lot of different manner from his photograph and the words. He has special views to photograph, and his work also proves him at explore to all newly photograph route. He is never stingy to laudatory words to the other people's work. He advocate few and well chosen from his photograph and favourite.

His step can't stop forever, because his inside of the intense emotion can not disappear.

An old angle-- Keith :)"

5th August, 2011
greenie11* says:

"This photostream is a real gem! I absolutely love Keith's b&w work... not only the play with light&shadow is fascinating, but the photos grab your attention right away and keep you thinking for a long time. I can learn so much from his work, capturing the human life in such a special way. I'm looking forward to your future work! ~Hana"

17th October, 2009
v.sassy .. away says:

"Keith is an enigma. if you look over at his profile docu..history, you would assume that he is principled, extremely intelligent and governed by strict adherence to protocol. when I first read the profile, I assumed then he would be an artist very concerned with 'technique.'
when you open his stream and view his work, all that drops away.
you are taken to the very heart of a very talented artist who makes himself vulnerable to his viewers in a way I had not anticipated.
I admire him personally, and depending on one's personal filters, his work has the power to to create charged emotional responses.
I am honored to call him friend.
rock on, Marvin ... :D"

26th August, 2009
Jason Nicholls says:

"Though I do not now Keith in person, I can assure you the kind of person he is. The time Keith puts in on flickr as a photographer and flickr'ite is amazing. His shots always present the viewer with a depth, perspective, and journey missing in most other photography, and he comments Keith makes on everyone else's photography are heartfelt, constructive, and backed by a solid creative mind.

Thank you Keith!"

15th June, 2009
julienpz says:

"Awesome street shooter."

25th April, 2009