For years, New York City has been a mecca for street photographers looking to capture unique moments occurring all around us. Unless you happen to be in New York City during a hurricane or a massive snow storm, chances are, you'll be surrounded by locals and tourists alike going about their lives, moving from one destination to the next.
Tapping into your creative thoughts can be a difficult process. Challenges such as lacking motivation, direction and ideas can be common brick walls almost every creative has to try and break through at some point or another.
With the new announcement of the Sony RX100 VI camera, there comes with it a number of great technologies but also a number of tradeoffs. Before I go on, I should state that I've spent a few minutes with the new camera and that I get to play with it more later on. But right off the bat, I've got a number of theories.
It was the Sony 28mm f2 FE lens that first seriously introduced me to 28mm lenses, but it was the Nikon 28mm f1. 4 that made me really fall in love with them and the Leica 28mm f1. 4 that solidified that even further.
That’s what I said to myself 20 minutes into his new MasterClass offered by Masters Of. Photography. We rarely get to learn from the true legends of photography. And maybe that’s a good thing, because the best photographers aren’t always good teachers.
I have been practising Street Photography for some time now. As the years have gone by I have been happy with the progress that I have made, both aesthetically and in obtaining knowledge. A few days ago I was reviewing my portfolio, trying to understand exactly what direction I want to go with my body of work.
Ever been curious if it's worth "upgrading" from a Leica M6 to an M10? In a recent trip to New York City, George Muncey of Negative Feedback swapped his M6 with New Yorker Joe Greer's M10 for a day to see how the experience and the results would stack up.
In previous features, we've seen Munich-based street and documentary photographer Skander Khlif reveal the beauty of his hometown through his unique perspectives. For example, there's his black and white series of river surfers riding the waves of The Eisbach.
My name is Sam Parkes and I would describe my photography as poetic storytelling. By that I do not mean fiction or in any way set up, I don’t add things in the edit or take away. I try to create an individual photograph that tells a coherent and compelling story.
Street photographers have loved the Ricoh GR II; with its 16MP sensor, 28mm lens, and small compact size for years. It really is an ideal camera for those who want a powerful camera in a compact form factor.
When we think of beaches and seascapes, we often have these images of their natural beauty in mind. Or, we immediately think of a stretch crowded with sun-worshippers taking in the sun, sea, and sand.
Street photography is a popular hobby for photographers in dense urban areas. One can simply pick up their camera, and go for a walk for a seemingly endless supply of people and moments and interactions to capture.
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”.
Street photographer Jonathan Higbee is one of New York's up and coming photographers who not only has an interesting approach to street photography but also has a very curious background in photography.
This may sound like a crazy title, but in all honesty, it really isn't. The easy answer is whatever is best for you. But that's not deep enough of an answer for whether you need a 35mm or a 50mm lens.
Love is a beautiful thing. And yes, this is probably one of the most obvious sentences of all. But it might sometimes seem that showing affection or passion has become not that common these days in the world where everyone is attached to the technology so much, and the pace of life has reached some new heights.
If there are two things that are hammered into every photographer who pays attention to the educational circuit these days it is that they need to shoot in RAW and they need to shoot in manual mode. Any camera controlled ‘auto’ mode is considered amateur or inferior, and while older cameras weren’t the best with metering (which leads to inaccurate auto mode settings), modern cameras are pretty darn good at it and can usually get you right around an ideal exposure – or at least close enough that you can adjust to post.
If there are two things that are hammered into every photographer who pays attention to the educational circuit these days it is that they need to shoot in RAW and they need to shoot in manual mode. Any camera controlled ‘auto’ mode is considered amateur or inferior, and while older cameras weren’t the best with metering (which leads to inaccurate auto mode settings), modern cameras are pretty darn good at it and can usually get you right around an ideal exposure – or at least close enough that you can adjust to post.
In his first monograph titled "Lonesome City," Los Angeles-based photographer David Ingraham navigates and captures the universal themes of urban isolation and disconnection in big cities around the world.
Street photography is a favorite past time for many photographers looking to unwind after a long day of dealing with life. People watching is a fun way to pass time for many people, and if you think about it street photography is basically just people watching with a camera.
Ever find yourself feeling like you are hitting your head against brick wall with your street work? Feeling deflated, leading to something that is meant to be a source of enjoyment, becoming a monotonous burden on your mind.
Towards the end of 2017, Hamburg-based art director, designer, and photographer Mark Broyer shared the latest snaps for his ongoing After Hours project. If you haven't been following this series, I suggest to start now, especially if you're into outstanding night photography.
Hello there! I'm Independent Photographer David Tesinsky from Prague and I've photographed a day in life of the first Cuban trans star and drag queens. Before Night Falls – story of the Cuban transformers: Pabo is a boy who sells the fruits in a poor suburb of Havana in a daytime and turns to a charming dancing lady and a queen of the stage at night. Natasha and Alina, identify as gay men.
I'm Mounir, 19-year-old from Algeria, and I love photography. I have been shooting with my SmartPhone since I didn't have a camera or even a good smartphone, but always shoot with what you got!
My name is Miguel Valencia and I am documentary/street photographer with an obsession for capturing the epidemics in gangs, drugs, prostitution, and the homeless within the margins of South and South East San Diego, where these lifestyles influence dread and consume many communities here.
A vibrant metropolis famous for its many faces, moods, and scenes, New York City is certainly one of the most photographed spots across the globe. In his set titled The HighLine NYC, London-based Darran Rees showcases the dreamy beauty of The Big Apple as it was shrouded in fog during his stay a few years back.
The Olympus XA2 probably isn't as famous at its predecessor, but it is quite a beautiful and simple camera to use otherwise. I got mine from Brooklyn Film Camera, and in some ways I like to think about it as Olympus' version of the Lomography LCA camera.
I am Sebastian Jacobitz, Street Photographer from Berlin and member of the collective Berlin1020. Since 2015, street photography has been a passion of mine and I love wandering through the city, capturing the beautiful moments of this city.
I'm Mounir 19 yo from Algeria and believe that for me photography was never about the materials. In the certain point, your are limited by what you got but you have to love the process not the outcome.
I am a Los Angeles based Street and Documentary photographer. I have been making images for over 22 years. I use a Sony a7ii, Ricoh GR and Fujifilm X100F. My aim is to capture emotion in fleeting moments, so as to connect with the subject I am shooting and thus provide the viewers of my images with that connection as well.
Richard Schneider's Street Photographers Lightroom Presets are obviously designed for the street photography community; and they're primarily designed to target a whole number of different street photography styles and creatives out there.
For work I shoot commercial and fashion photography and really, it is so fucking boring. So in my own time I just love to photograph humanity. I want to turn the mundane into something beautiful.
I'm an amateur photo-hobbyist living in Tokyo, Japan. I picked up photography around 3 years ago, thinking I could jump into a new realm of world that I've never understood before. Prior to picking up a camera, I was a normal college undergrad who puts studying first before most of my hobbies; however, photography taught me that I should cherish the people and the moments around me and try to remember them especially as a foreigner living in a wonderful place like Japan.
Photography is, without a doubt, a form of therapy and self-expression for many creatives. We take photographs to document our own ideas, visions, dreams, perspectives, and journeys. For New York City photographer artist and bestselling author Damien Echols, photography became another spiritual component in his journey to healing from extreme post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
This is one of my photo project called: 35mm of film...
All images by Mark Broyer. Used with Creative Commons Permission. The hours between dusk and dawn are certainly favorite times for many photographers, despite the lighting conditions being mostly challenging.
All images by Michael Streckbein. Used with Creative Commons Permission. The gloom of cities at night becomes even more ominous when fog comes to envelope the surroundings. Yet for some photographers, the drama of this combination is something too beautiful to pass up.
“Fifth Avenuers” is a visual registry of people and moments from one of the most iconic avenues in the world. It captures the vibrancy created by the mix of people that walk along the street that divides Manhattan into east and west.
Cities take on a different persona at night, and they can either be full of energy or melancholy, depending on the city, the districts, or time of the night. Street photographers who prowl their towns by nightfall sure know this very well, and it's interesting how their photo narratives reveal which part of the night they prefer to document.
Fujifilm Superia is oddly enough considered a consumer film. Why? I'm not exactly sure--especially considering that it wasn't so long ago in history that every photojournalist swore by Superia 800.
There's something about cities at night that get photographers prowling the streets in search of stories. Sometimes it's the seemingly alternate world that comes to life when the sun sets and the city lights bathe everything in a different glow.
Earlier on we reported on the new Citograph 35mm lens designed for photographers to simply capture moments as they happen. The Citograph 35mm took to Kickstarter to get funding and to produce a lens at an affordable price point with character, quality and the ability to always be spontaneous.
We've been playing with the new Nikon 28mm f1.4 E lens for a little while now and are honestly completely blown away by the image quality. The Nikon 28mm f1.4 E lens is incredibly sharp wide open, but is also has great bokeh and an overall very nice look that I genuinely feel will make a whole lot of sense for portrait photographers, documentary photographers, photojournalists and street photographers. Street photographers: yes. The look is really stunning.
Bellamy Hunt told us that Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400 120 would be coming soon, and today he's announcing that it's available for pre-order. The film, which is popular with the 35mm film photography world, has finally sold enough that Bellamy decided that it would make sense to have it in a larger film emulsion.
We've spent some time with the new Rokinon 35mm f2. 8 for Sony E mount cameras and are liking it in many ways. Rokinon's glass has long been underrated in the industry and they're somewhat overshadowed by the likes of Sigma, Tamron and Zeiss.
Palanga is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. It is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has beaches of sand (18 km long and up to 300 m wide) and sand dunes. Officially Palanga has the status of a city municipality.
"What drew me to street photography was the thrill of candid photography. " explains photographer Gene Altman about his candid street photography from the 1960s in NYC. "I was drawn to it because I soon found that giving people time to pose usually masked their truth.
Photographer Michiel de Lange has a body of imagery that's absolutely fantastic in that his candid street photography is edited in a way to look a bit like highly complex scratch drawings. The photos in the end look absolutely fantastic.
The Leica Summaron-M 28mm f5. 6 is a lens that in many ways is bound to be the love of many street photographers out there. One could easily think to themselves: why would someone go crazy over a small, slow prime lens? There are a lot of great reasons beyond just its more affordable price point.
The Leica Summaron-M 28mm f5. 6 is a lens that in many ways is bound to be the love of many street photographers out there. One could easily think to themselves: why would someone go crazy over a small, slow prime lens? There are a lot of great reasons beyond just its more affordable price point.