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Follow Their Eyes
One of the simplest ways to discover what is about to happen in the street.
You are walking through a square.
Nothing seems particularly interesting.
People cross.
Someone drinks coffee.
A cyclist passes.
A couple studies a map.
Then you notice something.
Three people have turned their heads in the same direction.
You cannot see what they are looking at.
But suddenly, you want to.
So you follow their eyes.
Perhaps a street performer is about to begin.
Perhaps a child has climbed somewhere they shouldn’t.
Perhaps someone is running.
Perhaps a dog has escaped its owner.
Perhaps nothing dramatic is happening at all.
But something has changed.
Before you even know what the event is, other people’s attention has told you where to look.
For a street photographer, this can become an extraordinarily useful habit.
When you don’t know where the photograph is, look at where everyone else is looking.
Their eyes may get there before yours.
