South x Southeast Photo Gallery - Unscripted: Photographs of Life’s Experiences as they Unfold

You may think of it as street photography, the decisive moment, or Zen and the art of photography. The magic of capturing a moment of authentic human emotion and interaction is the photographer’s ultimate reward as a keen observer. The images for this call are nonfiction, found moments, they are joyful, they are somber. But they are grounded in reality. As we wander this world with a small camera in hand, we are open to the visual gifts that are offered by sheer serendipity.

Photographers like Andre Kertez, Vivian Maier, Eve Arnold, Eliott Erwitt, Sylvia Plachy and Robert Frank point us in the right direction. The joy of photography lies in the discovery of these poetic moments. -Molly Roberts