The Mancorialist : style not fashion

Over the past few years there has been a huge increase in street photography of people by fashion bloggers and online style magazines,pictures taken around fashion shows and events which are obviously staged yet try to pass themselves off as "in the moment" shots are hugely popular and can be found all over Tumblr.
There are also genuine on the street snappers who take pictures of all types of people from all walks of life ,not just skinny post graduate students or overstyled buffoons in harem pants and pyrex plaid shirts.

Flying the flag for Manchester is The Mancorialist who I have been aware of for around a year now. He seems to select people who look interesting and have a story to tell,although with no captions or titles it is left to us to make up a history or background.More often than not I find myself thinking "yeah,they are stylish or wear whatever they are er..wearing...well". The subjects may not dress how I like or they may on occasion look like someone i'd cross the street to swerve which is why the photos taken are a service to us,allowing us to ponder others in safety without the worry of staring too long in public.

I work in the city centre and one day hope to catch the elusive photographer in the act to let him know I like what he does ,or even be asked to pose for him but maybe I just don't cut it in the world of Mancunian style.


I have linked to the Tumblr earlier and here is the Twitter account,peruse and enjoy.



All photos copyright The Mancorialist.