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Interview with Michael Sweet

My Favorite Street Techniques

Review – iPhone 5s Camera

Flickr Shooters of Issue 5

My Adventure with Film

Interview with Michael Sweet

Although they’re not far apart, New York and Montreal are two very different cites for street photography. In New York almost anything goes. You can roam throughout the city with a camera photographing almost anything and go unnoticed. Montreal residents on the other hand enjoy their privacy…even in public. There a street photographer must be sensitive to this and shoot accordingly.

Michael Ernest Sweet is a photographer, educator, self-described retired poet and published author from Montreal who divides his time between these two very different cities. In the process he bridges the gap to create some very raw and truthful images of life on the streets in both places.

Earlier this year, Michael published his first book “Street Bible” and in December his latest book, “The Human Fragment” will be published by Brooklyn Arts Press.

If you have any interest in publising your work, Michael’s interview is well worth your time. He has both self-published and worked with a publishing house. In the interveiw he compares and contrasts the advantages of both and shares some interesting insights along the way.

Use the player below to listen to our conversation with Michael Ernest Sweet.

http://spm-media.s3.amazonaws.com/Michael%20Ernest%20Sweet_Interview_V1.mp3
 

A Selection of Michael’s Images

Following is a selection of some of Michael’s photos that we discussed during the interview:

Fur

Listen Here Pa

The Grin

Nice Blanket

Ha Ha

Vitamin D Therapy

Michael’s Books:

Street Bible

The Human Fragment

Michael Ernest Sweet

Michael Ernest Sweet is a Canadian Montreal-based photographer who is perhaps best known for his gritty up-close black and white street photographs of New York City – a place where he spends a good bit of his time. Michael's work has been published internationally in magazines such as Black and White, Popular Photography and Leica Camera. He is a recipient of both a Prime Minister's Award and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Canada for significant contributions to his country in the fields of education and the arts. Michael's new book, The Human Fragment, is forthcoming from Brooklyn Arts Press in December 2013.

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October 2013

Interview with Michael Sweet

Author and Educator Michael Sweet discusses publishing and his work

My Favorite Street Techniques

Special excerpt from Daniel's street photography book

Review – iPhone 5s Camera

Dean Holland shows us that the 5s is more than a pretty face

Flickr Shooters of Issue 5

Top submissions from members of our community

My Adventure with Film

Vic Schmeltz returns to his roots as he takes up film again

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