Matt Jerrams is an executive producer who creates television commercials in the UK, who also happens to have a real passion for street photograhpy. As always, Matt Jerrams and I had plenty to talk about in this episode of our podcast. Matt is in London, currently under lockdown again, se he had some free time to spare to talk all things street photography. As always, we had plenty to discuss. We talked street photography news, gear of course (Matt recently got rid of his Leica *gasp* because he
Keep your street photography work consistent – Craig Litten
Photojournalist and advertising lifestyle photographer, Craig Litten, earns his living making photographs. So he knows the importance of having his work taken seriously. Craig says that one of the most important factors in being taken seriously is to take it seriously yourself. And part of that is to be consistent in the work you show to the world. That means everything whether it’s in your portfolio, on your website, in contests or within editorial pieces. As a coach and mentor or other
The March 2021 Issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available
Ritchie Roesch – Fuji Photo Blogging
Ritchie Roesch is a Fuji photographer who lives in Salt Lake City. In his college days, he studied photography under June Van Cleef and has been a part-time/hobby photographer for two decades now. He's also the author of the Fuji X Weekly photography blog, a blog dedicated to all things Fujifilm. He started out shooting 35mm film (like a lot of us) and eventually switched over to digital, although his love for that "film feel" never died. We got together to geek out about Fuji and chatted
Gulnara Samoilova – “Women Street Photographers” Book
Gulnara Samoilova is the founder of the Women Street Photographers project: a website, social media platform and annual exhibition. She also happens to be just the person who curated a new photo book called "Women Street Photographers" - a fantastic collection of photos showcasing images by 100 contemporary women street photographers from around the globe, accompanied by personal statements about their work. Gulnara was kind enough to take a few moments to chat with us about how the book came
Nicolas St-Pierre – Long and Short Form Photography Projects
Nicolas St-Pierre may come from a small town in Quebec, but by all accounts, he is a world traveler. Nicolas is a diplomat with the Canadian Foreign Service, which has meant extensive travel around the world and even a few stints living abroad in places like China and Japan. But as has been the case for many of us, a global pandemic brought international travel to an abrupt halt for Nicolas. To keep his creative juices flowing, Nicolas recently embarked on a project called “The Longest Road”
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WOMEN STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS "With a rising number of women throughout the world picking up their cameras and capturing their surroundings, this book explores the work of 100 women and the experiences behind their greatest images.Traditionally a male-dominated field, street photography is increasingly becoming the domain of women. This fantastic collection of images reflects that shift, showcasing 100 contemporary women street photographers working around the world today, accompanied by
Call For Entries: 2021 Street Shooting Around the World Exhibition
Many street photographers have been using their extra time lockdowns and pandemic restrictions have given them to revisit older images, organize their image archives, update or create their websites, and to enter competitions! If entering a competition is on your to-do list, we've got a good one for you. The LACP says the following about an exciting upcoming exhibit and your chance to appear in it: "We are pleased to announce our Seventh Annual Street Shooting Around the World Exhibition! The
The February 2021 issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available
Casey Meshbesher – Connecting People Through Platforms
Casey Meshbesher is a street photography, video, and multimedia artist. She is also a researcher, curator, and the founder of @womeninstreet (WiS), a platform we love just for female street photographers. She is also the editor Her Side of the Street, a street photography blogzine for female street photographers. Casey was kind enough to take some time to chat with us about many subjects, including her own photography, the value of making connections through platforms, and the research that
Juan Reyes – Founder of Miami Street Photography Festival
Juan Jose Reyes has been running one of our favorite street photography festivals for several years now, the Miami Street Photography Festival. When a pandemic threw a wrench in the works for the 2020, Juan was quick to shift the festival from an in-person event to an online one - no small feat. Listen in to hear about how he managed to make a success of the festival despite the challenges, upcoming festival plans in Milan for 2021, workshops going on now, and find out more about Juan's personal