October marked the 1-year anniversary for my photo essay project, Philadelphian: The Low-Fi Shots Series. Exclusively shot on my cell phone, the Low-Fi Shots Series is an exploration into the daily social life of many of Philadelphia’s citizens. From public transportation to a Center City diner, this photo essay reveals Philadelphians of all backgrounds. It also demonstrates how new technologies such as the cell phone camera, can breathe life into the world of street photography and personal journalism in a way that other “known and recognized” cameras just can’t.

“I like the ability to crawl inside social spaces I (and vis-a-vie, a larger camera) cannot or even would not be allowed to go. Modern society has been conditioned to recognize the camera as something intrusive, even hostile. But even when the reaction is not hostile the reciprical effect is that people also begin to pose when they see a camera.”

See more of the photo essay, Philadelphian: The Low-Fi Shots Series, here.