A few months ago, in an interview with Nancy Lehrer, we talked about the fact that as street photography (specifically in Cuba) becomes more widely practiced and shown, in order to take images that stand out, it becomes necessary to dig deep into the culture and get under the skin of a place. That's definitely one way to create a solid set of images, but as they say, there's more than one way to skin a cat (ew). In his project "Cosmos," Cristóbal Carretero takes another approach, which is to
Best of Street Shooters of the Month 2018
The Street Shooters of the Month feature has been going strong in Street Photography Magazine since our second issue, which was published in June of 2013. Our setup was a little different in those first few issues, but these days we get heaps of submissions through our website each month. So many of them come from such talented street photographers that it is often hard to choose which ones to publish. Speaking of difficult decisions, choosing our favorite street shooters images from 2018 was
Building a Cohesive Body of Work with Carmine Groe
Just this week, Bob and I had the pleasure of speaking with Carmine Groe, a Toronto based street photographer. Carmine is not only a talented street shooter with some wicked post processing skills, he's also become quite adept at YouTubing over the past couple of years. Carmine's YouTube channel is called Groe Photography and regarding his videos he says the goal is to communicate "all the wonders of photography and my process, as well as sharing my knowledge by providing insights and
Londoners by Alex Amorós
Ok street shooters, take a moment to appreciate this amazingly well done video by Alex Amorós: https://vimeo.com/305988853 So, what's it all about? Alex says, ""Londoners" is a project of portraits carried out over three years on the streets of this city. A few years ago, while living here a person stopped me, took my photo and changed my life. After some time observing people, so diverse and lacking communication amongst them in this city, I decided I was going to stop people and take
January 2019 Issue of Street Photography Magazine is now Available
Best of Street Photography Magazine 2018
While many people are saying "good riddance" to 2018, for Street Photography Magazine we're sad to see it go. 2018 was a great year for the magazine, which saw a spectacular line up of street photographers and images. In fact, I'd wager this year we had some of our best content to-date. In this episode of the Street Photography Magazine podcast, we look back on last year and talk about our favorite articles, featured photographers and lessons we learned from some of our guests. And not only
Best Practices for Your Online Portfolio
Earlier this month, Bob talked about Why it’s Important to Have Your Own Online Photography Portfolio on the podcast. He discussed some of the reasons why creating an online portfolio is vital if you want your work to be discovered and appreciated by others. While you may understand the reasons having an online portfolio is important, you may not feel equipped to take on the task. After all, for those of us who are not “techie” by nature (Ashley speaking here, obviously), setting up a website
Our Street Shooting Adventures in Cuba with Matt Jerrams
Growing up in the 50s and 60s I was taught to think of Cuba as an enemy state full of communists and Russians threatening our security and way of life. With no contact between our countries it remained an enigma to me most of my life. But I was also very curious about this place and was interested in seeing what it’s like for myself. Fast forward several years, it finally became possible for Americans to travel there easily, but not without a few hurdles. Photographers were among
Enter the SPM Night Street Photography Contest to Win a Portfolio Website!
It's still portfolio month guys! And if you haven't heard, we're doing a special street photography contest this year with an AMAZING prize! As you know, the goal of portfolio month is to help you create an online portfolio of your work - the first step towards getting seen and making the switch from hobby to career too. This month we've been focusing on one online portfolio service in particular - Portfoliobox. What are some things we love about Portfoliobox? It's user friendly, completely
