Today was my first Painted Joburg excursion. I was dropping off a friend then decided to take another route home that I knew was going to take me past some areas where I was sure to find some wall art. When you are looking for grafitti, you notice just how much there actually is. So finding my first photos was alot easier than I anticipated. Advice from a family member who is in the photography industry advised that I dont go alone to certain areas of the city, and dont wear any jewelry or flash any kind of money. I was not expecting, on this trip, to feel afraid but I must say that it was a little unnerving to park my car, get out and walk around with a camera. Next time I will be sure to bring someone along.
I'll start with my best find of the day:
I had parked on a one-way street and had to do an around the block trip to get back on the main road, when I spotted this wall of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the republic of Greece office.
Artist Unknown.
Quick as a flash, a group of locals started posing against the wall for me to take their photos. I did, but managed to get these two photos with no added subjects. They asked me how much I was charging and how soon can I get the prints to them.
