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Paul Bettings
- Apr 24
- 2 min
The Global Road
While driving down dusty African roads or weaving through the busy streets of small towns of Asia, I regularly pass by incredible street scenes that I wish I could stop and photograph. These scenes are fleeting glimpses that show the regular life of the local population as they buy produce at a market, wait patiently on their bicycle taxi for a customer, deal with the local authorities, fix motorcycle tires, prepare their food and sit in their stores and stare out the store f
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Paul Bettings
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Time is of the Essence
Time is a valuable commodity in life, it’s something we can’t get back once it’s gone and, in most cases, we are always looking for ways to get more of it. When I started taking photos professionally, I didn’t make the connection between time and the quality of my photos, nor did I see time as something that enhanced my creativity. Time was a concept that I related to other things like long plane rides, traffic jams and shift work. When taking photos, I always need more time!
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Paul Bettings
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Rides Through the Jungle
Rainy season meant more boats, dry season meant more motorbikes.
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Paul Bettings
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Pressure Baby: A Documentary Film
Ayerawaddy River, Myanmar. Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-120 f4 I captured a photo at sunset while riding on a riverboat in Myanmar. It was well past the magic moment of the sunset, but there were still deep-dark colours in the sky. We were heading to a spot where the river was met by two other sections of the river and the water was choppy. I was pushing my camera settings to compensate for the darkness and I thought that most of the images I was taking would be too dark and grainy.
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