Bruno Vinel

Street Photography: candide portrait highlights of 2024

As part of my journey to discover the photographic styles that resonate with me, in March 2024 I began exploring street photography and have found great joy. I am particularly inspired by capturing candid portraits as well as environmental and documentary-style street scenes. In this post, I’m sharing a selection of my favourite candide portraits so far.

I’m actively developing my skills by studying street photography, refining my techniques, and attending a four-month artistic development workshop with the Royal Photographic Society.

Feel free to comment below and let me know which images stand out to you as favourites!

People at Nice Airport, France in October 2024

The picture was shot in the Nice Airport terminal 1 and show people departing and leaving the terminal, walking on a ramp. They are blurred to illustrate that they are in movement. There is a man standing still looking at his mobile phone.
The picture shows the Nice Airport terminal 1 arrivals with people waiting for the passengers, including a gentleman with a suit and an umbrella, and few people leaving the terminal. They are blurred to illustrate that they are in movement.
Nice Airport terminal 1. October 2024. The picture shows a blurred traveller with a white plastic bag and backpack, walking in front of a food stand called Monsieur Albert.

Walk at the end of the afternoon on the Thames Southbank, near St Paul’s cathedral, and Euston Station in London, September 2024

A group of people drinking and chatting outside a bar. A your lady is talking with a friend, with a glass of wine in hand.
Thursdays are the new Fridays. People outside a bar after work, near St Paul’s cathedral. @Bruno Vinel September 2024
A asian tourist is shooting a selfie with her mobile phone with her son and husband in the background. They are standing on the Millennium Bridge, London.
Tourists selfie on the Millennium Bridge, London. @Bruno Vinel September 2024
A family of tourists, with a baby, are taking a selfie on the Thames river Southbank, with two tourists walking by and the City in the background.
Happy tourist taking a selfie on the Thames Southbank. @Bruno Vinel September 2024
A young woman is looking at her phone and touching her hair, with her reflection in the glass window. The picture was taken mid-September around 5pm with a warm light.
A group of tourists are crossing the Millennium bridge, on a late sunny afternoon, with St Paul's cathedral dome in the background.
A gentleman in shorts is seated on the bank of the Thames. He is having a book in his left hand and looking in front of him across the river, with the Millennium bridge and the Walkie-talkie building in the background.
A woman with a cap and a man are commuting on the Bakerloo Line, in London. They are absorbed watching their phones. In the background, a mum is holding a young boy sleeping
Commuters are waiting for their trains on the Euston station concourse, under the train information screen.

Fast food traders series – March and April 2024 – Near the Bullring Market in Birmingham and in Kidderminster

In a fast food van, a woman in her late sixties with blond hair is looking away. She is wearing black with a black apron, and her reading glasses hanging around her neck. There is a jacket potatoe oven behind her and multiple signs with food prices.
Trader in her fast food van at the Bullring market, Birmingham. @Bruno Vinel April 2024
The image shows a yellow Burger fast food wan with a trader with a yellow apron talking to a female customer, while a man is walking in front of.
Fast food van and customers near the Bullring market, Birmingham. @Bruno Vinel April 2024
Image of trader in a fast food van branded Disco Fries and a customer in Kidderminster. The van is decorated with pink dancing balls and fries cones. There is a menu displayed on the side. The customer has red highlights in her hair and is carrying a backpack.
Disco fries fast food van at Kidderminster. @Bruno Vinel July 2024

Customers and traders at the Bullring market in Birmingham in March and April 2024

Customers in one of the aisles of the Bullring fruits and vegetables market. At the forefront, a woman with blond hair in the 70's style wears red trousers and a navy padded jacket, with colourful makeup. Next to her there is a man touching his mouth with his hand as if he was confused. Behind there is another man looking at the market stalls.
Customers at Bullring fruits and vegetables market, Birmingham. @Bruno Vinel April 2024
A woman with a light blue jacket is looking at the photographer. She is standing in front of a market stall of coloured fruits. Passersby are walking around.
Two fishmongers and a customer are talking at the Bullring covered marketplace in Birmingham.
A asian man is crouching and packing fruits in a plastic bowl for sale at the Bullring Market. He is surrounded by boxes of fruits and vegetables.
An asian woman dressed with a navy winter coat and read wooly hat is crouching next to a pile of clothes displayed on the ground at the Bullring Market in Birmingham
Customers are looking and buying fruits and vegetables in front of the market stale full of colours.
A elderly man with a winter jacket and cap is walking down the street between the two Bullring shopping mall building, with a shopping bag from B&M, in Birmingham. He is followed by a couple of black woman with colourful scarves around their heads.
A butcher is having a rest with a drink, seating at a table outside the Bullring Market in Birmingham. He is wearing a striped apron.

Candide street pictures in Stourbridge and Birmingham

A man with a dog and a woman are walking in front of a thrift shop called Secret Love in Stourbridge. The shop front is painted light bright blue and there is quote handwritten on the fascia: "Once I had a script Love that lived within the heart of me. All too soon my secret love became impatient to be free". The window is well presented with elegant pre-loved women dresses and shoes.
Secret Love vintage shop in Stourbridge. @Bruno Vinel July 2024
Two passersby are walking in opposite directions in front of a bright red brick wall outside the Bullring Market, Birmingham. They are wearing warm clothes. One is a lady and she is checking her watch.
Passersby outside the Bullring Market, Birmingham. @Bruno Vinel March 2024
Three Jehovah witnesses, a black man, a black and a white women are standing outside a glass building near the Bullring market in Birmingham. They are wearing winter coats and are displaying literature on both sides.
Jehovah witnesses near Bullring market, Birmingham. @Bruno Vinel April 2024
Customers waiting for their train at Moor Street station, Birmingham. @Bruno Vinel April 2024

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