A very, very, late diagnosis of ADHD-C and borderline ASD has allowed me to understand why i shoot images that catch my eye in a moment on a completely random basis. The success or failure of a shot, in my eyes, is dependent on the amount of dopamine I experience from it. I struggle to get right up close to people and, until my diagnosis, I have never known why. Distance and trying not to be observed or confronted is key to me being comfortable taking shots, but I always saw this as a failure to embrace "street photography" the way it is generally portrayed or expected to be - ie the Bruce Gilden pinnacle. I have accepted that my default is not wrong or low grade, and I will embrace my natural instinct for how I shoot going forward. These images are a "first" for me being utterly honest about my work, about overcoming my shock and anger at such a late diagnosis in life, and about saying "fuck it, this is me" and going forward with no more regrets.
