Melbourne Candid Series #78

 

Off Collins St

Olympus E520

Leica 25mm f1.4 

Other Collins St Candids

Collins St Candids

Melbourne Candid Series #920 Collins St

 

The luxurious part of the street 

Collins Street in Melbourne is renowned as a hub for luxury shopping, offering an upscale experience that attracts both locals and tourists. Known as the “Paris End” of the street, it’s lined with some of the world’s most prestigious fashion houses, high-end boutiques, and exclusive brands.

The street’s opulent atmosphere is accentuated by historic buildings with stunning architecture, creating a unique blend of old-world charm and modern elegance. Iconic stores such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Prada have established their presence here, alongside renowned Australian luxury brands like Aesop and Zimmermann.

In addition to high fashion, Collins Street also boasts exquisite jewelers, including Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari, offering an array of fine jewelry and timepieces. Whether you’re in the market for couture clothing, bespoke accessories, or exquisite gifts, Collins Street is the ultimate destination for those seeking sophistication and luxury.

Shoppers can also enjoy an array of fine dining options and cafes, making it not just a shopping destination but a lifestyle experience. From the grand department stores to the charming side streets, Collins Street represents the epitome of style, quality, and elegance in Melbourne.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Love the afternoon sun 

Check out Candid 680

Melbourne Candid Series #86

 

Little Collins St 

A picture of peace and sanity in the wonderful Melbourne

Pentax K20D

FE 77mm f1.8 Limited

Collins St Candids

Melbourne Candid Series #77

 

I guess I was more active in my youth years doing candid photography. Now I appreciate what I did in the younger years ...

Off Collins St

Olympus E520

Leica 25mm f1.4 

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Collins St Candids

Melbourne Candid Series #1143 Collins St

 

A man had his cheek supported by his right hand in front of apple laptop on collins st cafe looking beyond side way in melb

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 897

Melbourne Candid Series #970 Collins Arcade, Collins St

 

A matronly lady, adorned with a whimsical crown-like hairpiece, sits patiently, lending her ear to two others at the far end of the table

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 729

Melbourne Candid Series #1048 Collins St

 

On Collins Street where traffic swells,
A rider waits as red light dwells.
With jacket thick 'gainst wind and rain,
He leans upon his silent frame.

A satchel wide upon his back,
Stuffed full along its heavy track,
His front wheel strays beyond the line,
Encroaching where the walkers dine.

Yet on his head, a helmet worn—
A modest grace in urban scorn.
He lingers still, both still and sly,
Beneath the watchful Melbourne sky.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 804

Melbourne Candid Series #1171 Collins St

 

At Cucina, just off Collins Street,
a glass window frames the scene
mother and daughter, side by side,
hands curled around warm cups.

Steam drifts upward,
softening their reflections,
while the city hurries past,
its footsteps blurred, unheeding.

Inside, a small island of pause:
their voices low,
woven between sips of coffee,
the sweetness of bond
outlasting the taste of foam.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 926 and FACE OFF

Melbourne Candid Series #1172 Collins St

 

In a café off Collins Street,
she sits alone,
her left cheek resting heavy
against her left hand
a gesture of weariness,
of weight too quiet to name.

The cup before her cools,
untouched,
its steam fading like
the brightness in her eyes.

Through the window,
the city moves indifferent,
but here, in her stillness,
a sorrow lingers
soft, unspoken,
like a shadow folded
into the hum of day.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 927

Melbourne Candid Series #1142 Collins St

 

On Collins Street beneath the grey,
Where shopfronts line the silent way,
A youth stood still, mid city stream,
As trams rolled past in muted gleam.

She held a cup, still steaming white,
Its warmth between the morning light
And spoke, with eyes both bright and kind,
To one whom age had made refined.

Her silver hair, her coat drawn neat,
A cane beside her careful feet,
She listened as the young man said
Some gentle thought, some word unsaid.

The world passed by in shades of grey,
But in their pause, the time gave way
Two strangers held in quiet grace,
A fleeting moment, face to face.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 896

Melbourne Candid Series #1121 Collins St

 

On Collins Street beneath the glare,
A man with short-cropped wind-tossed hair
Twists his body, leans askew,
As if the sun had split him through.

His eyes are shut, a fleeting shield
Against the blaze the noon revealed.
A T-shirt clings in summer’s heat,
A bag swings low with rhythmic beat.

Behind, the crowd flows like a stream,
Each face absorbed in its own dream.
But he, alone in this brief fight,
Moves through the shimmer, squints at light.

A moment caught—so strangely bright—
Of man and motion, sun and spite.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 877

Melbourne Candid Series #1180 Collins St

 

Down Collins Street he strode,
beard bristling in the city’s glow,
both hands laden with goods,
each step a wide unhurried claim
upon the pavement’s grey expanse.

Great earphones crowned his head,
a private orchestra unheard by all,
yet his stride kept perfect time,
a rhythm only he could hear,
a march through Melbourne’s bustle.

Shoppers glanced, the trams rolled on,
but he—self-contained, unfaltering
carried his burdens like trophies,
a solitary figure,
moving to music of his own.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 935

Melbourne Candid Series #1022 Collins St

 

Upon Collins, where footsteps glide,
The city hums in bustling stride.
Yet eyes fall not on sights anew,
But screens that glow in glassy hue.

In hand it rests, both bright and keen,
A modern charm—this silent screen.
No glance to skies, no words take flight,
Just scrolling hands in neon light.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Check out Candid 778

Melbourne Candid Series #1168 Collins St

 

On Collins Street he makes his way,
A chap in shades, bold in display,
His hair — a wild Ace Ventura crown,
Suede upon suede as he strolls downtown.

A swagger of humour, a comic air,
The city glances, but few quite dare,
To match such style, so brash, so free,
A walking jest in the CBD.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 923

Melbourne Candid Series #1066 Collins St

 

On Collins way, in shadowed hour,
Came forth a wight in mask of black,
His satchel swayed with silent power,
No kin he hailed, nor turned him back.

A dame drew nigh, in lenses broad,
Like sun-craft glass from days gone pale,
Her visage still, her step unflawed,
She passed as ghost over stony trail.

By roadside bare, the chairs lay strewn—
Cold-forged seats of iron pride;
No soul did claim, nor mark their rune,
Abandoned there, where time doth bide.

So wandered they, beneath sun’s dim light,
Strangers twain in city’s breath,
Each bearing tales veiled from sight,
In silence brushed by life and death.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 822 and FACE OFF

Melbourne Candid Series #1065 Little Collins St

 

Beneath the sunless Melbourne sky, he stood,
A crew-cut crown above his collar’s hood.
In monochrome, the city stilled its breath,
As lens and light danced near the edge of death.

He held a phone—his compass, guiding grace—
Among the stone and steel, he found his place.
Little Collins hummed with hurried feet,
While ghostly echoes marched in blur and beat.

To left, the buildings bowed in warped delight,
Their edges twisted, bending out of sight.
No architect had dreamt such curving lines—
It was the shutter’s spell, not man's designs.

A fastened eye, wide-open to the day,
Had caught the moment men would drift away.
The sensor’s speed, in chasing fleeting form,
Distorted calm, reshaped the city’s norm.

To right, a Coles truck idled, humming low,
Its crimson name now cloaked in shadow's glow.
Behind the man, a tide of life did swell—
A straddled bag, a story yet to tell.

And in this frame of fleeting time and grace,
A world unmeant found stillness in its place.
The camera wept what eyes could never keep:
The dream of day now locked in grayscale sleep.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 821

Melbourne Candid Series 971 Collins Arcade, Collins St

 

As the young damsel of the coffee house doth prepare the brew behind the grand metallic apparatus, the fragrance doth waft forth even from this depiction, permeating the senses.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 730 and Scenic Sunday

Melbourne Candid Series #1136 Collins St

 

On Collins Street they walked as two,
Beneath the sky of cloud and blue.
Their steps were slow, their silence deep,
As though they bore a care they’d keep.

The husband wore his dark disguise,
His sunglasses veiling thoughtful eyes.
While on her head, in morning glare,
Her shades lay tangled in her hair.

Together yet each mind alone,
They wandered through the heart of stone—
In Melbourne's light, their shadows cast,
By present fears and echoes past.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 890

Melbourne Candid Series #1200 Little Collins St

 

In Little Collins Street, he hides,
Shadowed by brick and whispered tides.
Earbuds hum a private stream,
A world inside, a hidden dream.

Footsteps echo, brisk and small,
Neon flickers against the wall.
A melody or talk drifts near,
Only he can catch, only he can hear.

Smoke of the city curls around,
Steel and glass, a distant sound.
Alley folds him like a secret note,
Music or podcast, on him it floats.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8

Check out Candid 955

Melbourne Candid Series #72

 

Crossing the Collins St

Love the casual vibe

Canon 6D

EF 24mm f1.4 L

Collin St Candid