About

This is where I live and this is Brisbane.

My aim is simply to show the city and some of its people. Brisbane. Australia, in the 21st century.

You will find a mixture of street scenes, urban landscapes and personal interests. You may even see pictures from a few places I visit from time to time.

Black and white is my natural preference but sometimes colour seems right.

You are welcome to comment, or to just have a look around.

Thanks for visiting.

Jeff

48 thoughts on “About”

Ben Knibb on September 26, 2011 at 12:30 pm said:

Hello JP!
My name is Ben Knibb, we met yesterday at Queen Street after you photographed my band,
I’ve had a look around your site, the photos are stunning!
Is there any way that I’d be able to see the photos that you took at Queen st during the performance?
Thank you,
Ben,

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brisstreet on September 26, 2011 at 6:22 pm said:

Hello Ben, Well, I have to say that I really enjoyed listening to your band – great to hear jazz in the mall. I have sent you some photos already – hope you like them.
Jeff

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brisstreet on October 13, 2011 at 7:42 pm said:

Check out “Sunday Afternoon, jazz in the mall” (27 September 2011) to see what this is about or http://jeffryan.zenfolio.com/p271209808

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jmpix on January 11, 2012 at 12:54 pm said:

Really enjoyed looking through your street photography…is that a Leica I saw in your hand? You’ve done a brilliant job of capturing Brisbane and all the things that people are too busy to pay attention to…thanks. I’ve try my hand at street photog from time to time and its not so easy with a camera the size of a small bbq…maybe I’ll see you out on the streets sometime soon though… 🙂

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- brisstreet on January 11, 2012 at 10:37 pm said:
  
  No, it’s not a Leica…it’s a Sigma. Thanks for your kind words and interest.
  
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  - jmpix on January 12, 2012 at 10:16 pm said:
    
    I wrongly assume all street photogs are equipped with Leica, I’ll blame Henri Cartier Bresson for that…or maybe that’s because I want one myself 🙂
  - brisstreet on January 14, 2012 at 6:06 am said:
    
    I don’t blame you for wanting a Leica! And yes, Henri (or his reputation) has a lot to answer for in that regard :). I use a Sigma DP2 which in a lot of respects is comparable to the Leica X1 (but not the M8/M9 series). I think my style is not “strictly” street photography anyway and the Sigma is certainly not the best tool for fast action or even slow action sometimes! But it allows me a lot of freedom and lets me blend into the crowd easier than, as you say, carrying a bbq around! In the end though, what ever camera you are comfortable with is probably the best one. Cheers, Jeff
An anonymous bloke on March 9, 2012 at 6:34 pm said:

Civil engineering and photography. Along with air conditioning it’s what separates us from the animals. Very nice

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- brisstreet on March 10, 2012 at 9:39 am said:
  
  Thanks anon.
  
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浩然仔 HR on May 17, 2012 at 9:30 pm said:

Hi Jeff, I’m an international student also shooting Brisbane streets often, on a 2nd hand digital camera and a old film camera. I wonder if you like to meet up. I hope I can be a part of the photographic community in Brisbane to exchange ideas.

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- brisstreet on May 26, 2012 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  Sounds good. I have sent you an email.
  
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vidinsinbrisbane on May 26, 2012 at 11:52 am said:

Digging the blog, Jeff!

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- brisstreet on May 26, 2012 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Cool! Thanks.
  
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romainlamoine.com on June 5, 2012 at 5:15 pm said:

Thanks a lot for your comment, I really like your blog too 🙂

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fototonh on February 6, 2013 at 9:23 pm said:

excellent b/w photography 🙂

regards,
Ton

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- Jeff on February 6, 2013 at 9:25 pm said:
  
  Thanks and I return the compliment. We are on similar wavelengths I feel.
  
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jarch21 on February 14, 2013 at 11:50 pm said:

Great stuff!! Im hoping to do the same but in Perth 🙂 Excellent street work 😀

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- Jeff on February 15, 2013 at 7:51 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot. Glad you like it. I’m looking forward to seeing Perth streets now.
  
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psychedelhi on August 1, 2013 at 9:39 pm said:

Hi Jeff. Thanks for the comments on my photographs and sharing one, its such an encouragement. So much to learn from your photographs. Thanks again.

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- Jeff on August 1, 2013 at 10:09 pm said:
  
  Thanks, I’ll follow your blog with great interest.
  
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Elina on May 6, 2014 at 9:41 pm said:

Wonderful photography Jeff, I like it a lot! Will be following your work with interest. 🙂

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- Jeff on May 6, 2014 at 9:54 pm said:
  
  Great! Thanks a lot…
  
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araneus1 on June 5, 2014 at 10:03 am said:

Thank you for the follow, it’s very encouraging.
Terry…………. P.S. love your work

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Stephanie on July 4, 2014 at 8:31 am said:

Great photos Jeff! The city is changing so much and so quickly – great documentation!

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- Jeff on July 6, 2014 at 11:11 pm said:
  
  Thanks Stephanie. It’s a great city even though we don’t know it.
  
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keeppicturing on September 17, 2014 at 2:43 am said:

Hey Jeff !!! Time to share it with you now 🙂 I’ve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award, if you haven’t received it before, or if you even receive awards; either way your a great read and a good soul… so here is your award and yes they have rules if you follow! 😛 on Keep Pictuiring ….
http://keeppicturing.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/two-lovely-blog-awards/

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Ashley Lily Scarlett on November 14, 2014 at 12:38 pm said:

Hello, Jeff, I have two blogs, one of which is a collaborative project on self portraits:
http:\\strataoftheself.wordpress.com
I would like to include some of your self portraits if you would give me permission.
Credit given, a link back to your blog, and I’d let you know when you’re posted.
P.S. I’m in Sydney. 🙂

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- Jeff on November 14, 2014 at 3:04 pm said:
  
  Hi Ashley, that would be fine. Thanks. Jeff
  
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Ashley Lily Scarlett on November 14, 2014 at 3:14 pm said:

Oh, lovely! Thank you, Jeff. 🙂

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Izza on November 23, 2014 at 7:26 pm said:

Hey Jeff, I’ve recently been getting into photography especially street photography. I have always complained that brisbane is a boring city and there is nothing interesting to capture, but you have completely blown my mind. You photos have really inspired me to find the interesting side of brisbane. Your photos are amazing and I hope to see more of them. And who knows I might see you around Queen St one day. 🙂

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- Jeff on November 23, 2014 at 7:53 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks Izza. Love to see your work.
  
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keeppicturing on December 14, 2014 at 2:15 pm said:

Hi Jeff !!!I just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for a Liebster award as i really love your blog.
The rules and what to do next can be found at http://keeppicturing.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/liebster-award-10000/ 🙂

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- Jeff on December 14, 2014 at 4:06 pm said:
  
  Hi Keyur, thanks for the nomination but I don’t want to participate thanks. I’m happy doing my own thing and posting pictures I take for my own enjoyment. I do appreciate your thoughts and words though. All the best, Jeff.
  
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Thom Hickey on April 25, 2015 at 3:30 pm said:

Thanks Jeff. I like the contained energy in your work and the sense of the city as a living, ever changing, organism. Regards from Thom at the immortal jukebox. (Come on over!)

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Danny on May 19, 2015 at 11:33 pm said:

Thanks for the shot of us @ cafe on the park, Shorncliffe taken some years ago during our performance there in Easter…. I really like the black and white and the shadows…

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- Jeff on May 20, 2015 at 7:21 am said:
  
  Thanks Danny. Good to meet again.
  
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certainline on July 1, 2015 at 4:46 am said:

Hello, Jeff. I’ve nominated your blog for a Versatile Blogger award: https://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/about/ I don’t think it’s essential that you follow on but I wanted to show my appreciation for your work.

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- Jeff on July 1, 2015 at 7:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks – much appreciated.
  
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Victoria Cooper Doug Spowart on November 17, 2015 at 7:54 am said:

Dropped in on your blog… some stunning images – a real sense of the interrupted moment, the blandness of city and the expression of personal introspection in the faces of people in the street…

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- Jeff on November 18, 2015 at 7:56 pm said:
  
  Thank you. Glad you found me.
  
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Ben Ryan on June 28, 2016 at 1:51 pm said:

Hi Jeff Ryan, Ben Ryan here. I’ve really enjoyed your work here. I’m a street photographer from Brisbane. My work is here https://500px.com/benryan
, well, my better work anyway. Do you know many other street togs around Brisbane? Can’t find many. Wondered about forming some sort of collective. Anyway thanks for showing your work. You have some absolute pearlers.

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- Jeff on June 28, 2016 at 7:00 pm said:
  
  Hi Ben, Thanks for dropping by and having a look around. I took a look at your work – good stuff, I really like the Valley Kebab Shop photo in particular. I would be happy to catch up over a coffee or a beer sometime and chat about your ideas. My email: brisstreet@gmail.com Looking forward to it.
  
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avirup on July 7, 2016 at 9:18 pm said:

Beautiful photographs. Glad I found this blog. Cheers.

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- Jeff on July 7, 2016 at 9:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you. We share a lot I think.
  
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  - avirup on July 7, 2016 at 9:22 pm said:
    
    cool!!!