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It wasn’t that long ago when photography was a roll of film that took hours to develop in a dark room and, as a result, few people took pictures. Today, with the ascent of digital photography and the ubiquity of the smartphone, almost everyone has turned into a happy snapper!
A few frames, or even several thousand ‘selfies’, however, does not make you a star of street photography – a genre historically known and practiced by comparatively few people.
Around twenty years ago, street photography started to really sit up and get noticed. It was, of course, in the late 90’s that the first wave of consumer-focused digital cameras arrived – surely not a coincidence. Like the invention of the “Leica format” film (35mm), the digital camera, complete with its increased mobility, inspired a whole new generation of street shooters.
Now, armed with their instant-review digital cameras, a new generation of street photographers suddenly seemed to be everywhere. At the same time, the hardcore pro-shooters who, buoyed by the ease of home printing and publishing, started to loosen their grip on film and embrace the new technology as well. As a result of all of this, the photo sharing phenomenon boomed and continues to do so! StreetPhotography.com is here to help you, the street photography enthusiast, navigate these crowded waters.
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Latest Interviews
Xiomaro: Sharing a Slice of the Big Apple Through Street Photography
Xiomaro: Sharing a Slice of the Big Apple Through Street Photography Whenever we speak about street photography, New York City is one of the first locations that come to mind. Known for its vibrant city life and colorful personalities, the [...]
Alvaro Vegazo on Street Photography
Alvaro Vegazo on Street Photography A civil engineer by profession, Andalusia-based Alvaro Vegazo balances the technicalities of his day job with pockets of creativity provided by documentary and street photography. While photography has been his hobby since his teenage days, [...]
Sean Ellis: Street Photography That Combines Human Moments with Visual Aesthetic
Sean Ellis: Street Photography That Combines Human Moments with Visual Aesthetic Once in a while, we encounter creatives who set on a non-linear or unexpected path towards the disciplines they choose. Among them is Sean Ellis, whose street photography journey [...]
Andy Greaves: Street Photography Steeped in Sense of Humour
Andy Greaves: Street Photography Steeped in Sense of Humour Every creative leaves a part of themselves in their work, and it can’t be any more true than Chesterfield-based street photographer Andy Greaves. While he doesn’t purposefully go out looking for [...]
Jens F. Kruse: Street Photography as an Emotional and Aesthetic Decision
Jens F. Kruse: Street Photography as an Emotional and Aesthetic Decision Born in Germany but living in the beautiful island of Mallorca since 1999, Jens F. Kruse’s street photography journey began the same way as many of ours did. A [...]
Nika Pailodze: Telling stories of unrepeatable moments through street photography
Nika Pailodze: Telling stories of unrepeatable moments through street photography “The street is like a stage, where different angles tell different stories,” says Georgia-based Nika Pailodze, who likens the street as a treasure trove of stories waiting to be captured [...]
Latest Editorial
Street Photography, A Conceptual Continuity
Street Photography, A Conceptual Continuity In Frank Zappa’s 1974 Super Album, Apostrophe, One of the Most Iconic & Lyrically discussed and debated Albums, in STINK-FOOT, a conversation between A Man & Fido, The Question Comes asked: What is Your Conceptual [...]
On Street Photography and Social Documentary Photography
Street Photography and Social Documentary Photography are closely related but not the same. Lets talk about some of the key difference, in my view: Street Photography In general, the main Focus of Street Photography is Candid moments in public [...]
Which Are The Top 5 Cities in the World for Street Photography
Which Are The Top 5 Cities in the World for Street Photography ( One View ) Classic & Clever Street photography at its best captures unposed, Candid, fleeting moments that reveal human behavior, culture, and the rhythm of everyday life. [...]
Latest Book Reviews
Brice Gelot Archives Vol.1
A Book of TRUST In Comes to Print, a 2022-2023 Chunk of Amazing Photography, out of several long terms project with No Ending! Brice’s first archival book represents much more than a simple compilation of images. This period, from February [...]
TAXI by Joseph Rodriguez. A Review by Michael Ernest Sweet
Taxi by Joseph Rodriguez. Review by Michael Ernest Sweet The idea of making photographs while driving a cab is certainly not a novel idea. Ryan Weideman, Michael Goldfarb, David Bradford, and Matt Weber all come to mind. Joseph Rodriguez is [...]
Sally Davies’ New Yorkers A Review by Michael Ernest Sweet
Sally Davies’ New Yorkers A Review by Michael Ernest Sweet I am in this book. I am telling you this now so that you will not accuse me of something later. With that out of the way, I have to [...]
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