I used a small camera because the bigger the camera and lens, the more likely you are to be noticed by people. As well as this there is something about smaller cameras that are less threatening.
I found an interesting location where lots of people hangout in my case it was the skate park near the marina and waited for interesting people to appear. The only thing I had to do is wait for “strong characters” to appear.
After I had spent approximately an hour at he skate park i wandered around town and stood on a bench to get a different perspective.