Although he lacks professional training, East Dallas street photographer Richard Hill has an eye for capturing the moment.
He is never without his Fujifilm X100S, ready to catch a passing exchange or an intriguing character or a colorful scene.
He freely shares his best work on the social media app Instagram, under the handle @rballantine.
“I love being able to photograph in East Dallas, or wherever I am,” he says. “I don’t feel like I have to be in New York City or Los Angeles or anything like that. It’s all happening right here right now. I just want my little perspective to be out there.”
Although he’s been taking photos as a hobby for much of his life, he only began doing street photography about three years ago.
“At some point just taking pictures of my family, although those are beautiful moments, they just weren’t dangerous enough,” he explains. “So I stopped taking pictures of statues and sunsets and flowers and I went to the streets.”
Above is a small sampling of photos he’s shot while exploring East Dallas or downtown.
