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 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 [...]
The Shadow Knows by Lee Friedlander Review by Michael Ernest Sweet The Shadow Knows, a new collection of work by Lee Friedlander, is one of those books of photography that makes you say, out loud, “Gee, if only I had [...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographer Review by Michael Ernest Sweet Henri Cartier-Bresson is a name like no other when it comes to street photography. After all, HCB is often credited as the “grandfather” of the genre. Although HCB was, unquestionably, a key [...]
Book Review: Street Photography: A History in 100 Iconic Images By Michael Ernest Sweet I am often skeptical about books that claim to be authoritative. Can any one writer actually distill the 100 most iconic images in all of street [...]
Multiple Worlds, Identity and Magic Realism on the Streets of Brazil : Maximum Shadow, Minimal Light by Gustavo Minas Have you ever thought why one street photographer takes a particular shot which is then part of their personal photographic [...]
Good Morning America: Street Photographer Michael Ray Nott Offers A Powerful Visual Insight Into Contemporary USA History, some say, is the mirror of the moment. Maybe we could also say that street photography is an equally important visual mirror of [...]
Museum of the Revolution (2019) by Guy Tillim Published by MACK & Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson From 2014 – 2018, South African photographer Guy Tillim took long walks through fourteen African cities, compiling an expansive collection of street photography. Each image is [...]
VANISHING POINT : SHIRLEY BAKER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC ODYSSEY OF 1960'S MANCHESTER AND SALFORD. Copyright ⓒ Shirley Baker There is a strong sense of transience at the heart of Shirley Baker's work on the streets of Manchester and Salford in the [...]