Attempting Street Photography and Urban Sketching along the Thames in London | Fuji X100V 

I’ve spent my life living with severe social anxiety and your comment about the ‘intrusiveness’ (if that’s a word) of taking photos of actual people really resonated. “What if they shout at me and/or think I’m a weirdo?” This is why I am devoted to landscapes. Hills and trees don’t cause confrontations 😊 Thank you for yet another lovely upload, Marek. I hope you know how much your videos help 😊

Definitely not boring, nice one Marek 👍🏻👍🏻

My peak street photography was about 10 years ago when I was working in London. A tin of unopened custard on a bollard. I will never again achieve such dizzying heights.

I loved your photography and urban sketching. I haven't been to London since 2008 so that walk along the Thames brought back so many memories.

I love coming back and watching this video. A very refreshing reality check and an inspiration to just get out with the camera or sketchbook. More power to you, Marek.

I've found doing street photography with peoples faces visible, as long as you're polite, understanding and not getting in people's faces, people either don't care or sometimes even ask me to send them the photo because they like it :D

I enjoyed this. You took some lovely shots. I particularly liked the ones with the seagull. The expression on its face looked like he was a bit angry though.

I'm impressed by your knowledge of different media and willingness to try new stuff and go out of your comfort zone. I've always loved art but found being around people and busy places in order to draw/paint/photograph overwhelming. I've recently found out that I'm autistic which has made sense of a lot of stuff, and I want to say how much I appreciate your vids, both here and on the walking club. The way you shoot and edit them is really nice and they help me relax if I'm feeling stressed. I hope you get as much out of making them as your viewers do watching them.

Excellent. More photography walks please, I've been looking into that myself, just trying to decide on beginner gear. Eff off pigeons.

I really enjoy your playful and lovely drawings and paintings. And to combine it with street photography was a good move. I wish I had enough patience to develop my drawing skills. It looks so fun to have drawn and painted memories in addition to photos. 😊

cheers Marek, makes me feel homesick for the UK

Hello from Scotland. We hate bagpipes too, that's why we send them down to Westminster.

As requested. I’ll keep watching.

Yeah, trees don't talk back, thankfully. Nice pics, c... er, Marek 🙂

'Marek goes to Scotland' Having confessed that you don't like bagpipes, this trip must happen! No excuses!!

I'm really impressed with your sketches. Only wish I could do that ( mind willing.....hands saying "Yeah dream on...". Photography, most of the time, is being in the right place, at the right time and 'seeing' a good frame. I miss taking photos, used to do a lot. Oh well best of luck and keep these interesting vlogs coming. Nice one cool dude 👍😁

I am slow clapping this channel on its way to 10k... getting close now :)

Nice photos. Particularly liked the light on the ones on the bridge.

Another fantastic video 😃 I love your photos and artwork. I'm certain that they'd be accepted in a competition 😁 That Seagull(?) you took three pictures of is very much like you 😂

The pigeons might be an omen to tell you that a remake of an Alfred Hitchcock film may be in the offing.

Lovely video sir! Really love your sketches and watercolours, and youve inspired me to get a little mobile art kit together and give it go :)

Some great shots and sketching Marek. The walk along the Thames is a great thing to do, and it is surprising the quiet places you can come across if you are lucky.

You took some pretty cool photos. Happy St. George's day! x

Really enjoyed this video. Would love to see more of your street photography as some one who is looking to get into it but trepidatious.

I throughily enjoyed "that sort of thing". I especially like how you captured the Hasidim riding the Santander bikes. Great!

Ooooh I hope you make a London zine in the future. 🙂 Your dislike of pigeons cracks me up. They were just minding their own business but that seagull looked evil!Haha! I didn't find this vid boring at all. I'm awful at drawing and the technical stuff went over my noggin but the pictures were great!

Nice alternative to the walking, Cool Dude. Love street photography, including smiling bins. You should host a walk and natter! CD#123

Fantastic pictures Marek and love the sketches. I only have a little compact camera and still not mastered action shots, so have to hope the wildlife stays pretty still lol. Your camera/skills produce some great shots.

Amazing - combining my two favourite things - going for a walk and street photography! Great photos, I can totally relate to the nervousness of photographing people. I've got some quirky street photos of Ventnor Beach Parade - my spot of choice for urban street photography 😆Loving it. Cool Dude Member #777

Loved the pictures as it was getting dark, and at the start of the first day. I’m only half way thru the vid so I’m waiting to see if the hat adjustment will make the photos even better on the second day! Defo up for seeing more vids like this Marek 👍🏼📸

really enjoyed this! thanks marek!

That was really good!!!

This was great, Marek! Awesome pictures!

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I can barely bring myself to tell you that a pigeon (who we have named Gus) has decided to befriend my windowsill at the same time each day. He peers through the window & watches us with his beady eyes & inquisitive bobbing head, then munches on bird seed left out for the sparrows. Of course, it maybe that Gus is NOT Gus....but I'm pretty certain it IS the same bird each day. How interesting (NOT) I hear you say. With that outta the way, I need to say that I am no photographer (or artist) but I absolutely love your sketches, drawings, paintings & fab photographic shots whether they be on this channel or the Cool Dudes one. You have a special gift Marek. And what's a beanie without a bit of croissant stuck to it (just be thankful the pigeons didn't spot the crumbs!) x J x

x100v is such a lush camera, love mine.

at about 2:10 or so you walked past where I got my first pie in London at Pieminister. #yum

Subscribing just hoping you do more street photos, sketching, and comedy. Unbeatable combo.

What an excellent refreshing video, as I normally watch travel vlog videos. Can you let me know what your vlog camera was please? The image quality is excellent. Great photography. Nice drawings. Nice music.

ep2 please. This was great

I really like your photos - especially the b/w train station one (i also prefer the one on the right), and the bus going under a bridge one was cool - I think because of the curve of the bus it looked quite 1950s somehow. I have a question. Why dont you like pigeons? Do you have history with them, or is it just their general menacing demeanor?

I would like to watch a series of you cooking edible meals. Marek makes a meal. Add some of your banter and anecdotes and voilà instantly watchable. Who knows you might become a master chef while you're at it.

Great vid Marek. It's very tricky to achieve great results with street photography on a 35mm lens, it's just a bit too wide. Some close cropping on the skateboard images may give you more of what you're after.

I hate bagpipes too, and I'm Scottish!

Some preeeettty cool snaps and sketches dude. You should take a pigeon kicking course they are loads of fun.

So.... you're a Fuji shooter. 😎📷🙂 Me too..... but you are more superior with your x100v as I'm still using my XT3.. Great artwork and photos Marek.... and trust you to notice the nob shadows 😂. Did make me chuckle that did. Take care Oh yeagh.... setting sail fir IOW tomorrow. See you around 👋👋

Pre-digital film, for a pleasant/unpleasant (co-workers & camaraderie 100%, management 0%) two years I was the Editor of the Motorsports Dept. at Getty Images (eeugh). After each F1 race I'd be couriered c.200 rolls of 36-exposure E-6 process film, from which I had to select the 20 best images for global release, while most of the rest got thrown in the bin. Based on that ratio, on average you'll get a REALLY good picture 0.28% of the time or 1-in-135 images. Humblebrag: During those two years if you saw a picture of F1 racing on TV, in a magazine, in a book, or on the fledgling internet, chances are I'd chosen it at about 4 or 5am while pulling a hellish all-nighter.

The issues of what to photograph (not getting faces in shot) is a fascinating point. The choices photographers make on all levels and why they take pictures at all serves up endless answers. One of Samuel Lintaro's recent videos with Siegfried Hansen openly discusses several aspects of 'street photography' and nicely shows his approach. He unwittingly answers your questions raised and I feel some of his answers apply to just about anything creative - trust your gut instinct: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EI6mMKF8J4c.html

Am i a cool dude since i love your videos? I'm really hoping so.

I haven’t seen you in so long completely forgot about your channel but I used to watch all your videos hope your doing ok

But Marek, will you ever appear on Taskmaster?

at 5:02 is that a Great Horned Owl?

Nice one. Street photographers who use burst mode are total w⚓️s. Also those skateboarders on the South Bank are pretty shit at skateboarding, so I wouldn't feel too disappointed. Good luck everyone with your street photography ( especially Marek)

Your bird was out of focus. That stupid pigeon had wreck it.

I feel like you may be trying to triggered us pigeon lovers (which there are many) with your rude and malicious behaviour towards pigeons.

I have Aspergers, since last year I've been out taking photos, of basically anything that moves, or even stands still lol... You took some brilliant shots there. I'm using lightroom too.

Would be great to see a meetup between you and Roger (@shootfilmlikeaboss) - both camera fans and you are both Isle of Wight.