I have been a professional trader for almost two decades and a serious street photographer for about five years now. I trade stocks, commodities, currencies, and speculate on the direction of interest rates. I read about politics, economics, global trends and use that information to figure out how to buy and sell securities to make a living.
Once the markets close, I wander the streets looking for interesting moments to capture with my camera. The more I build my skills in both trading and street photography, the more I am able to draw parallels between them.
To the casual observer, traders and street photographers barely exist on the same planet. Traders work on a trading floor in front of computer terminals that continuously update prices of securities and keep flashing news headlines. Street photographers roam the streets taking pictures of interesting things that happen in public spaces.
Successful traders make loads of money. The unsuccessful ones dream of making big bucks. Conversely, street photographers measure their success by the impressiveness of the images they make rather than by the money they make; although I’m sure they wouldn’t turn down money.
So what could street photography and trading possibly have in common?
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