Sunday, May 10, 2026

They call him Happy

They call him Happy
I took a long promenade on Södermalm, tourists everywhere. So the camera was working non-stop. And then, walking back to Slussen where I had parked my bike, I spotted this guy standing just off the busy Götgatsbacken with his dog, so I stopped for a quick shot. I gave him a little nod after the fact and he gave me one back.

7 comments:

s.c said...

They call him happy but he doesn't look like that or is it the dog.

Stefan Jansson said...

Just me coming up with a good title.

RedPat said...

Great shot.

Ananka said...

He's not a bad looking fellow. Quite handsome. Love the dog :-D

Fred said...

Do you mind if I ask you a technical question? Do you seek permission from your human photo subjects? Thanks.

Stefan Jansson said...

Sometimes. I joined a Flickr group many years ago. It was called the 100 Strangers Project. You had to photograph 100 strangers and ask them a few questions so that you could tell a story. Since I suffer from social phobia it was quite hard for me. But I finished the project and kept taking street portraits up to the pandemic. Since then not so many, but it happens. Today I focus a lot on real street photography where you don't ask, you just take the photos. I enjoy both types of street photography.

Fred said...

Thank you, Stefan!