An old tutor once told me “Street Photography is not about just one good element in the frame. It is about bringing several elements together, and creating stories that are not necessarily obvious to the everyday eye”.
Simply put - He was telling me my work was bland and boring, and that I needed to dig deeper if I was ever going to produce anything of any worth. . thephoblographer.com
There are images where you'll always wonder what's going on. And really, these are some of the most powerful photographs you can make. In fact, it's a big part of photojournalism. If you didn't know about what 9/11 was, for example, you'd find David Handschuh's award winning image to be rather ambiguous.
If you're a big fan of street photography, then you're probably really curious about the title of this article. Most street photographers tend to use film cameras or if they're using digital, then they go for something smaller.
Commuters in England are highly dependent on public transport to go anywhere. Both trains and buses thus play a critical role for people in the middle and lower-income groups. Quite recently, the BBC also reported that the bus fare price will rise to three pounds from two, which is being met with criticism.
"It's not specific colors or patterns that attract me, but interesting light and, at times, absurdity," says photographer Colin Czerwinski to the Phoblographer in an interview. "By absurdity, I mean something tongue-in-cheek.
Meryl Meisler is a legend of street photography. Before people like Erica Reade were making it cool to photograph Beach Lovers, Meryl did it at Fire Island and other places. Her work is a refreshing dive into nostalgia, love, and the sides of humanity that put smiles on our faces when everything else isn't.
Meryl Meisler is a legend of street photography. Before people like Erica Reade were making it cool to photograph Beach Lovers, Meryl did it at Fire Island and other places. Her work is a refreshing dive into nostalgia, love, and the sides of humanity that put smiles on our faces when everything else isn't.
It hit me when being a few feet away from him and hearing his conversations: there will soon be a day that the world loses incredible photographers like Jamel Shabazz. Jamel is part of a breed of photographer that is disappearing -- he's a personable photographer who can speak with people and that puts them before the idea of taking pictures.