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When I was ten years old, I was given my first 35mm film camera. My aunt gave me her old Minolta X-700 and it changed my life. In the summer of \u201887 my family went on vacation to Washington D.C. and I brought my new camera with me. I remember nothing about this vacation, other than it was during this trip that I became a photographer. Being an only child and feeling like an outsider, the camera was a way for me to be in my head, on my own, and feel good about it. Almost 30 years later, film photography is still as special and magical for me as ever.<\/p>\n<p>I remember the first time I felt compelled to take a photograph. It was of an older businessman taking a nap on a park bench, nothing extraordinary, but to me it felt poignant. An average man during an average moment, and for whatever reason, I felt drawn to it, as if this fellow were a tired, burned-out future me, the everyman. That was almost 15 years ago, and it was soon after that when I first discovered that what I was doing was called street photography. It seems like everyone is a street photographer these days, with people using their phones, film photography making a comeback and the image sites that exist today, it\u2019s easier than ever to take photos and share them with the world, but are all these people \u201cphotographers\u201d? I\u2019m not so sure about that. It took me a long time to find my groove, but here I am today, still not too sure about anything at all.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m just one of many contemporary street photographers living and shooting in New York City who are following in the footsteps of photographers like Garry Winogrand and Bruce Davidson, setting out everyday trying to find something interesting to photograph in the most interesting of places. It has definitely become a bit of an obsession for me; I now look at everything as if I\u2019m looking through a camera, always on alert and never fully relaxed. Usually something or someone will pique my interest, and I know that there is a good chance for a photo opportunity if I follow that instinct. Sometimes I follow someone for a long period of time, for blocks and blocks, often in the wrong direction or for several train transfers, even exiting the train to keep tailing them. I\u2019ve waited for people to finish shopping or finish eating in a restaurant. I\u2019ve chased buses and cars on foot, sometimes with success and sometimes without. Whatever it takes to get a shot. Sometimes things happen so quickly I don\u2019t remember taking the photo at all, running around, sweating and skirting through crowds and traffic like a crazy person with my heart pounding and my hands shaking. Sometimes nothing happens at all. Street photography isn\u2019t any one thing&#8211;it\u2019s everything.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always asked if I ever find myself in crazy run-ins with people, and the answer is yes. I\u2019ve been in some pretty sticky situations, like the time I had a knife pulled on me by a pimp or the time I was chased by a group of homeless men. I have been cursed, punched and spit at. I have had a man try to break into my car with me inside. I have had thugs demand that I erase a photo from my camera&#8211;that\u2019s never an easy conversation to have, given that it\u2019s film. I find the touchiest subjects are children, who happen to be one of my favorite subjects to photograph, for all the right reasons of course. There have been some close calls with moms and dads for sure, but mostly I just get the look of confusion from someone who can\u2019t understand why anyone would want to take their picture. Rarely, but sometimes, I resort to using my phone because I\u2019m out of film or I don\u2019t think I could get a moment otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Since I am a mainly film-shooter in what has become a digital world, I don\u2019t have the immediate gratification of seeing these images until they are processed.The fullness and satisfaction that I feel at the end of a day of shooting is more a result of the human connection that I witness from the sidelines or experience firsthand with my subjects. I don\u2019t go home knowing that I shot an amazing image, because I have no idea what I have until hours, days, or weeks later. And I\u2019m not really interested in which camera anyone uses or if and why they prefer digital or film. I know what works for me and what I like, and I just happen to prefer film. It\u2019s the person behind the camera and what\u2019s in front of them that makes all the difference. I also try not to take it too seriously, even though it\u2019s really important to me. At the end of the day, I\u2019m not covering a war-torn country or attempting to shed light on the human condition. I just want to take good pictures and the pictures will say it all. After all, I\u2019m just an artist and I\u2019m fine with that. Photography is a way for us to see ourselves and others\u2014or to see ourselves in others, and I think that\u2019s pretty important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capturing the eccentric, sometimes bizarre beauty of New York City\u2019s characters, Martin Cartagena\u2019s photography is garnering attention of street photography enthusiasts for its raw and sometimes startling intimacy. 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