(NEW) Pride Cymru 2023, The Photojournalist

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Near Castle Arcade, on Castle Street, Cardiff (Caerdydd), Wales (Cymru), United Kingdom, on Saturday 17th of June 2023.

About the photograph.

The photo was taken on Castle Street, about half-way between the junctions of High Street and Womanby Street. This location is very near the Revolution restaurant and the Castle Arcade.

I spotted this guy taking photographs of the crowd gathering together, in the build up for the parade, and figured to take some photos of him.

I would say that I was inspired by some of the behind the scenes programmes that goes with a television show or a movie, where they would talk and show how they did it. So I figured a photo of the photographer would show what it’s like for us to be doing the photography of a Pride parade.

The photo was shot in colour, but I used Adobe Lightroom to convert it into black and white, hoping it would help make them stand out.

About the event.

Pride Cymru was previously called Cardiff Mardi Gras when it was formed in September 1999. It held annual festival in Bute Park. It became a registered charity in 2010, and starting from 2012, they held a parade through the city centre.

In 2014, Cardiff Mardi Gras was renamed to Pride Cymru, and had operated under the new name ever since the change of name.

Pride Cymru is in reality a weekend event, often called Pride Cymru Big Weekend, and attracts up to 50,000 people over the three days, with Saturdays having the parade through the city centre.

The route for the parade is approximately about more or less one mile in length, and would take anyone approximately up to an hour to complete the route.

Because I was doing photojournalism, trying to find interesting shots, therefore I often sometimes walk back and forth, up and down the parade, so it would take me about a couple of hours to do the photo-shoot.

That day was a very hot and strong sunny day, and I some sunburn.

You are welcome to comment on the photo, about the photo itself, about the subject, or about your experience.

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