A photographer must always work with the greatest respect for his subject and in terms of his own point of view. – Henri Cartier-Bresson Last spring, Espen Eichhöfer, a well-known photographer based in Berlin, appealed a conviction that he was wrong to publicly display a photo of a woman crossing a street and display it in an open-air photography exhibition at C/O Berlin. After the woman sued for privacy violation based on a 1907 German law, both the district court and the Berlin
How to Get Your Street Photography Published
Would you like to get your street photography published in Street Photography Magazine? It's much easier than you might think. If you are already a regular reader of SPM, you are probably familiar with our monthly feature called “Street Shooters of the Month.” Here's a few of the past features: All of the photos in that monthly section are hand selected from a collection of images submitted by people just like you. If you have an image you would like to see published in the
Stop Taking Cliche Street Shots
Many people today think that street photography is a genre that's only about random shots of crowds of people walking up and down busy city streets. That's so cliche... Street photography is so much more than that. It's about finding the extraordinary, strange and beautiful in what may seem at first glance "ordinary." It involves capturing emotion evoking images with human interaction, gestures, decisive moments, sometimes vivid colors and more. We must do our best to live up to that
How Joe Wigfall Sees with his Hands
Joe Wigfall sees with his hands. In fact, he never lifts his camera to his eye so that he won't miss anything going on in his immediate surroundings. He uses his lunch hour and his daily commute to shoot hundreds of photos each day. Check out this video produced by Benjamen Walker and Andrea Silenzi for WNYC Culture. As the winner of WNYC's Street Shots Challenge, Joe opened up about his technique and what it means to be an artist, even if it's not your day
Becoming Invisible with Valerie Jardin
It's happened to all of us. You spot the perfect street scene - you know, one of those classic HCB moments - and as luck would have it, you are already up close enough to capture the complexity and human emotion of the scene. You raise your camera discretely but not creepily, acting natural and just as you are about to capture the shot of the century, your subjects' heads turn your way and there are suspicious gazes all around. You shoot a building in the background with a heavy sigh and move
B&W Street Photography Post Processing Tutorial
Wouldn't it be nice to have a decent tutorial about how to process street images to B&W using Lightroom and Nik Silverefex Pro2? True, there's a billion on YouTube, but sometimes that's more of a problem than an advantage (...just think of all the hours you could waste in the search). Fortunately, we've sifted through quite a few of them and we found one we thought is quite detailed, centered around street photography, and definitely worth sharing. It's by Tuan Nguyen, a talented UK based
Street Photography Camera Settings for Beginners
Dave Powell is the guy behind a great blog called "Shoot Tokyo." He's also a top-notch street photographer. A little over a year ago, Dave did a short video about what camera settings to use for street photography. In it, Dave teaches viewers how to manage basic street photography camera settings, including aperture, ISO and shutter speed. If you are new to street shooting, we're sure this video will help you get off to a good start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5sCpkTdYu8
Bruce Gilden Critique Session
How would you like to have a well-known Magnum photographer, say Bruce Gilden, critique your street shots one-on-one? You may never get the chance personally, but in this YouTube video , "Take it or Leave it with Bruce Gilden" by Vice, you can experience the next best thing: watching Bruce Gilden critique a random assortment of photographs by amateur street photographers. Bruce's frank comments about the photographs in question will give you a good idea as to where your own photos stand and what
Fuji X100s Tutorial by Ibarionex Perello
Do you own a Fuji X100s? Are you thinking of purchasing one? If you answered yes to either question, you need to check out the Fuji X100s tutorial by Ibarionex Perello. In the video, Ibarionex talks about this dynamic camera, how it is different from other cameras and how you can adjust your technique to get the best possible capture with it. Low light capabilities, auto focus vs. manual, the benefits of a compact, quiet camera, even basic street techniques are just a few of the topics this
How to Start a (Successful) Street Photography Project
What makes a street photography project a success? That is a good question, and really, there's no concrete answers here folks, no hard, fast rules. Much depends on how you get started and what your goal is when you begin. That said, there are a few key elements every street photography project should include. Finding Inspiration Inspiration for a street photography project can come from just about anywhere. Your project might be about documenting a particular city or a specific place in a
How to Consistently Create Significant Street Photos
If you've been practicing street photography for a while now, then you've probably had moments when capturing fresh, significant shots becomes more challenging. This is especially true if you always shoot in the same city, but it can happen even if you are a full time world traveler. You may have your favorite places to shoot, perhaps you've developed your own street photography style and suddenly, all of your photographs begin to look the same. You've hit a plateau. What is the solution to this