Most of what happens on a busy sidewalk lasts only a few seconds: a glance between strangers, an outfit no one else would dare to wear, a gesture that’s gone before anyone thinks to notice it. Candid photographers live for those seconds, and few chase them as patiently as the woman behind this collection.
For more than two decades, New York-based journalist Wendy Connett has carried her camera from Asia and the Americas to the Middle East and North Africa, capturing parades, back alleys and the everyday rituals that give each place its character. Many destinations have charmed her at first sight, yet she always comes home to her first love, the colorful streets of New York.
That mix of a reporter’s instinct and a traveler’s eye has taken her work to festivals in Dublin, Tokyo, Athens, Pisa, Istanbul and Siena, and onto the pages of newspapers, magazines and travel guidebooks. Below, we’ve gathered some of her most memorable shots. Take a look and tell us which one stopped you mid-scroll.
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