Blind Busker

Blind Busker, Pike Place, Seattle – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Gallery

Blind Busker, Pike Place, Seattle – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Gallery

This is an unframed, limited edition collection landscape photography print of only 25 units. It is printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl papers, structured to refract the highest values in colour and detail. It’s high-quality ink absorbing layer enables exceptional image quality with enormously detailed sharpness, and a very broad colour range, providing archival permanency of your artwork for over 100 years.

On tripod, Canon 5DMk2, 20mm, F11, 1/100th sec, ISO 1200, no filter, processed in Lightroom.

This is my favourite image of Seattle. Captured in the heart of Pike Place Markets, I watch a blind man play the most beautiful guitar solos as literally no-one stopped. You can see that there is traffic all around him, and no-one stopped to enjoy his skillset. After he finished playing I walked up and thanked him and chatted briefly. His photo has been etched in my memory of Seattle for a long time.

Blind Busker, Pike Place, Seattle – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Gallery

Connecting with the people of a place is highly important if you want to capture the feeling and the personality of a city. If you have the time ask questions, get to know the personality of the man behind the bar, the local firefighters, or the hotel bellhop. You’ll be surprised what local secrets you find out, that you can then capture in camera.