from my pocket

  • Dates
    2011 - Ongoing
  • Author
  • Topics Portrait, Daily Life, Street Photography
  • Locations London, Hamburg, Calais, Columbus, Ciudad Juárez, Ohio, Washington, El Paso, Pittsburgh

these are simply my favorite pictures "taken from the hip" -- usually the pocket point-and-shoot -- with little or no intent or direction.

for over ten years i have carried a camera almost everywhere -- onto rollercoasters, high school football fields, bad dates, dance floors. this is not unusual anymore in the age of the iPhone, but the experience sculpted my eye and remains my favorite photographic pursuit: looking, looking for the instant one falls in love with a bit of light, looking for the moment when trust is in the picture, walking and looking some more.

© Emma Brown - The bus to Anapra. Juárez, México, 2021.
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The bus to Anapra. Juárez, México, 2021.

© Emma Brown - Washington DC, 2022.
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Washington DC, 2022.

© Emma Brown - Henry. Gambier, Ohio, 2022.
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Henry. Gambier, Ohio, 2022.

© Emma Brown - Meghan and Rainbow. El Paso, Texas, 2022.
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Meghan and Rainbow. El Paso, Texas, 2022.

© Emma Brown - El Ocotillo. El Paso, Texas, 2022.
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El Ocotillo. El Paso, Texas, 2022.

© Emma Brown - El Paso, Texas, 2022.
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El Paso, Texas, 2022.

© Emma Brown - Lillian driving the 15-passenger. El Paso, Texas, 2022.
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Lillian driving the 15-passenger. El Paso, Texas, 2022.

© Emma Brown - Mom. El Paso, Texas, 2021.
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Mom. El Paso, Texas, 2021.

© Emma Brown - Hugo leaving. El Paso, Texas, 2021.
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Hugo leaving. El Paso, Texas, 2021.

© Emma Brown - Grace in quarantine. El Paso, Texas, 2021.
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Grace in quarantine. El Paso, Texas, 2021.

© Emma Brown - The constellation. El Paso, Texas, 2021.
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The constellation. El Paso, Texas, 2021.

© Emma Brown - Lily after the monsoon. El Paso, Texas, 2021.
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Lily after the monsoon. El Paso, Texas, 2021.

© Emma Brown - Monet on the Mound. Columbus, Ohio, 2021.
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Monet on the Mound. Columbus, Ohio, 2021.

© Emma Brown - our hero drunk in the Local Pub men's bathroom. Columbus, Ohio, 2020.
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our hero drunk in the Local Pub men's bathroom. Columbus, Ohio, 2020.

© Emma Brown - night gardener. Columbus, Ohio, 2020.
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night gardener. Columbus, Ohio, 2020.

© Emma Brown - Atticus. Columbus, Ohio, 2020.
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Atticus. Columbus, Ohio, 2020.

© Emma Brown - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018.

© Emma Brown - Toshi in the bath. London, UK, 2017.
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Toshi in the bath. London, UK, 2017.

© Emma Brown - the meeting. Calais, France, 2017.
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the meeting. Calais, France, 2017.

© Emma Brown - Kendall. Hamburg, Germany, 2017.
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Kendall. Hamburg, Germany, 2017.

© Emma Brown - Song for a Seagull. Calais, France, 2017.
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Song for a Seagull. Calais, France, 2017.

© Emma Brown - where the party is. Gambier, Ohio, 2017.
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where the party is. Gambier, Ohio, 2017.

© Emma Brown - the green room. Gambier, Ohio, 2015.
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the green room. Gambier, Ohio, 2015.

© Emma Brown - Greek chorus. Gambier, Ohio, 2015.
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Greek chorus. Gambier, Ohio, 2015.

© Emma Brown - bad night. Gambier, Ohio, 2015.
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bad night. Gambier, Ohio, 2015.

from my pocket by Emma Brown

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