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Priddy The Opp

            East Harlem, Manhattan
New York City, September 2023

Shortly after I stepped out of the subway station in this neighborhood, also known as Spanish Harlem ('El Barrio'), a local strongly advised me not to photograph people randomly. "It's a war zone, people get killed here. They don't like you wandering around with a camera".
Although I initially thought it was a bit exaggerated, I took his words seriously and decided to photograph interesting-looking locals after asking first for permission (which is always a good thing, by the way, showing respect; especially in Harlem). Performing pure street photography here is not a wise thing to do. There are a lot of drug addicts and people with mental illness in this neighborhood, especially around Lexington and 125th.

Then I saw this guy with some friends hanging out on the sidewalk. I immediately wanted to portray him.
When I approached he started rapping. It threw me off a bit (he appears to be a hip-hop artist) but after an introduction, he was kind enough to participate.

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Taken in: United States / New York / Mount Morris Park Historic District (show map)

Taken on: September 9, 2023

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Fujifilm X-H2

Fujinon XF56mm F1.2/R

East Harlem

Spanish Harlem

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Sets appears in: • New York City 2023 • Models / Fashion shoot

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Camera: Fujifilm X-H2, f/1.8, 1/2000 sec, 56mm (=84mm), ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-H2
Lens:	XF56mmF1.2 R
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	56mm (35mm equivalent: 84mm)
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.1 (20230913.m.2327 432629c) (Macintosh)
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