Michael Kowalczyk is the founder of a new website that is an excellent resource for street photographers anywhere in the world. It's StreetPhotoTip, a.k.a. "Street Photography Tips and Making Ofs." This is Michael: In cooperation with the Street & Repeat Café Flickr Group, the website shares Tips and Truths from renowned Street Photographers, where you can find some mind-blowing quotes, images and links to interviews with some highly talented street shooters, such as Daido Moriyama
The May 2019 issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available
Have You Entered the URBAN 2019 Photo Awards Contest?
URBAN 2019 Photo Awards, an international contest organized by Italian cultural association dotART together with media partner Photographers.it is now in its tenth edition and the call for entries is wide open! Photographers began submitting photos March 1st, but there is still plenty of time to send in your entries. Here's a little more on the contest if you aren't familiar with it, straight from the horse's mouth: "As usual, URBAN 2019 is divided into two sections dedicated to Urban
Tonal Visions by Alan Sislen
If you are looking for a little inspiration and are into architectural street photography, then we've got a treat for you! The Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG) is presenting a gallery of new work by Alan Sislen called "Tonal Visions." Bob, who has been to MEG before says it's a "really cool space" and definitely recommends you drop by to check out Sislen's work. It's a show all about light and shadows and shapes and you are going to love it. Here's all the details: When: May 7th - June 15th,
Dumb Luck: Street Photography by Shlomi Amiga
Meet Shlomi Amiga. That's this guy 👇 Shlomi is a talented photographer and photo editor who works on all kinds of projects though, of course, we're partial to his street photography projects in particular. In fact - Spoiler Alert - You'll be able to get to know Shlomi better in an audio interview as our featured photographer in the September 2019 issue of SPM! But in case you can't wait until September to see more of Shlomi's work (we know you can't wait that long), you're in
SmartFotoFest: The Festival for Smartphone Photography
The SmartFotoFest exhibition is approaching fast, and the deadline for submissions even faster. What is the SmartFotoFest you ask? You can check out the website here, but essentially, SmartFotoFest is an event aimed at "bringing excellence in smartphone photography to the general public." In connection with the festival, there is a photography contest going on. The theme is "connections" and the winner will take home a brand new Huawei P30 Pro, which sports a Leica camera and offers super
The April 2019 issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available
Lauren Welles discusses street photography in Seville
Last December I had the pleasure of finally meeting New York photographer Lauren Welles at the Miami Street Photography Festival. I've been a big fan of her work ever since we featured her in Street Photography Magazine in our January 2016 issue. It's one thing to meet someone through our virtual world and it's another sit down and bread bread with them. This week Lauren stopped by to catch up on what she's been doing photographically since her feature. And I must say, she's been very busy.
The March 2019 issue of Street Photography Magazine is now available.
Finding Stories Anywhere with Maria Ricossa
As a long time actor, Maria Ricossa knows people. You could say she's an expert on human behavior. She has spent a considerable amount of time thinking about what makes different kinds of people and characters tick, and she uses this ability to her advantage when she hits the streets of Toronto where she now resides. Interestingly enough, Maria doesn't spend much of her time shooting Toronto's bustling city center. Instead, she stays a little closer to home and captures everyday stories she
Harvey Stein’s 2019 NYC Street Photography Workshop
Exciting news street shooters! After quite a long pause, Harvey Stein and Margarita Mavromichalis are hosting another street photography workshop in the big apple. Here's some details from Harvey himself, "I’ve done the five previous workshops with Margarita Mavromichalis-October 2013 and 2016 and April 2014, 2015 and 2016. Each was at the request of several students, and all were quite wonderful and successful. Which leads us to offer the workshop once more, after about a 2 ½ year pause. I