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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
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 [...]
In Conversation With Kim Jaekyoung on Street Photography
In Conversation With Kim Jaekyoung on Street Photography As with any street photographer, Kim Jaekyoung is passionate about capturing everyday moments unfolding on the streets. It all began when his wife gifted him a camera 25 years ago. However, his [...]
Marco Giusfredi on Street Photography: Life Slips Away, I gather It In A Photograph
Marco Giusfredi on Street Photography: "Life Slips Away, I gather It In A Photograph" When I first saw Marco’s Street Photography, I was not sure to which decade they belonged! His website & Read: Very little is known about Marco [...]
Latest Editorial
Sunday Street Photography and The Man with Gold Teeth
Sunday Street Photography and The Man with Gold Teeth Later Night Quick Random Thoughts With a huge irresistible interest in Street Photography, I’m always drawn to the unexpected & the unpredictability of the small moments, expressions, and details that make [...]
Gary Winogrand Photographer
The Essay Below is written by Andy Greaves MA/PgDip Photography. This In Depy essay for for his MA & Examines Gary Winogrand's Photography & in Particular Winogrand's Enthusiasm for Street Photography. The Essay is Published in Full, Including Bibliography. Further [...]
Medium Format Street Photography ? !
Use of Medium format camera for street photography My first Camera was a Russian Lubitel Medium format Camera. I think it was 6 X 6 format. My Father wouldn't buy me an Olympus OM1 which was and still is a [...]
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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