Like you I’m learning how to become better at the this elusive art form we call street photography. No matter how much I know or have learned there’s always more. It’s like crossing the ocean. Once you reach the horizon, what do you see? Another horizon. So each time I interview a street photographer for the magazine, our podcast or just a regular conversation I alway try to come away with at least one lesson or insight that I can apply to my own work. I ask about things that I struggle with
Call for Entries: #lensbabyathome Photo Competition
Right now, it's more important than ever to have a creative outlet, which is why Lensbaby is supporting photographers like yourself with a special (quarantine-approved) contest. Lensbaby creates tools, including lenses, optics and accessories that make getting creative easy - even from home. And that's what their latest contest is all about. To participate, all you have to do is share what your current world is like through a Lensbaby lens, upload your image to Instagram along with the hashtag
Street Photo Camera Gear with Matt Jerrams
I hope you're are enjoying yourself sheltering in place. Of course not. It has been an interesting time, hasn’t it. Because we've been stuck inside Matt Jerrams and I got together the other day to record an episode indulging our favorite guilty pleasure which is street photography gear. If you are a regular reader of Street Photography Magazine or listener to this podcast you probably know that we don’t talk much about gear. But that doesn’t mean we don’t like like it. In fact, I’ve found
The April 2020 issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available
In or Out: A New Project by Alex Amorós
Alex Amorós is at it again, this time with a new documentary project on "the two sides of the coin, the two sides of the ribbon, the two existing sides dividing the United Kingdom. It is a project carried out at the gates of the British Parliament." You've probably heard about Brexit in the news, but what I liked about Alex's new project is that it offers a close-up view of how people in the UK are actually feeling about the issue - something I hadn't really grasped by just watching the news
Organizing a Street Photography Collective with Shlomi Amiga
I’m back from my trip to New Zealand and getting back into the swing of things. Sorry for being offline for so long. When we left the US things were relatively normal, and in New Zealand it seemed to be business as usual. Although we watched the stock market melt down on television, out on the streets of New Zealand life was normal. And on our ship (that’s right we were on a cruise) we were fat, happy and almost oblivious to the rest of the world. Then all hell broke loose. Our cruise was
Call for Submissions: Coronavirus and Street Photography
Hi there street shooters! For me, it's day 13 or maybe 14 of self-quarantine - honestly, I've lost count at this point. The Covid-19 virus has quickly turned into a historic pandemic and has no doubt affected the way you shoot the streets and what kind of images you take. We are interested in that shift. Sometimes it's empty streets, sometimes it's masked faces, sometimes it's people standing nervously 6 feet apart from each other - but the invisible virus has created a feeling that is palpable
Surreal Analogies: A Project by Cristóbal Carretero Cassinello
If the name Cristóbal Carretero Cassinello sounds familiar to you, you may recall that last year, he was the featured photographer in our March issue. Even then, something we loved about Cristóbal's work was his minimalist, often abstract style. Well, he's done it again, this time with a project that will leave your debating a chicken or egg kind of conundrum and asking, what did Cristóbal see first? The painting or the image? It's called Surreal Analogies and the project is all about
The March 2020 issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available
The Heart and Soul of Others by Deborah Cole
Back in September 2019, Deborah Cole wrote an article called, "There's No Place Like Home for Street Photography" all about finding inspiration in your own backyard, in your own city where you may have even been born and raised. She wrote, "As is often the case, the acres of diamonds are in our own backyard. Opening one’s mind, heart and eyes helps us see the stories unfolding right in front of us." That said, Deborah has always been an avid traveler, since long before she found those acres