Last week I had the honor of being asked to hold a video conversation with New York street photographer Harvey Stein. The event was hosted by visual storyteller David Wells from The Wells Point. David hosts private monthly Zoom events for his clients and friends that feature conversations with various artists. He's a very interesting guy who publishes a website full of resources for anyone interested in telling stories through photography and other visual arts. David graciously
Elsa Dorfman and The B-Side
Earlier this year, the photography community lost a beautiful artist, Elsa Dorfman. Elsa passed away in May of this year at 83 years of age. Elsa's passion was portraits taken on the Polaroid 20x24. A few moments spent on her website will give you a view of Elsa's personality right away, but if you want to get to know this photographer even better, then definitely give The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography a watch - you can find it on Netflix. Here's the
Street Photography During the Pandemic Town Hall Replay
Earlier this week we held an excellent live discussion on Zoom with street photographers Valérie Jardin, Lauren Welles and Jens Krauer about the state of street photography during the Coronavirus pandemic. As promised here's a replay of the discussion posted on our YouTube channel.
“Stokey on Lockdown” by Alex Amorós
Alex Amorós is at it again, this time with a beautiful project called "Stokey on Lockdown". Here's how he describes the project: " "'Stokey on Lockdown' is a photo project carried out on the streets of Stoke Newington, shot on my daily walks during the lockdown. The collection tells a story of what has happened during the global pandemic; with local businesses shutting shop and our key workers continuing to work hard for others. I wanted to show how the community has become less individualised
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
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
Totally Stoked About a Rad Project from the 80s
Are you a fan of Stranger Things? Then you are going to love this. Do you hate Stranger Things but love all things 80s? Then you are going to love this. Do you hate Stranger Things and the 80s, but find the era worth laughing about? Then you are going to love this. Actually, I stumbled across this project in my news feed by chance and couldn't believe no reference to the official "Street Photography Genre" was made. But no worries, I'll make it here. ;) It was a random BuzzFeed article (You
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
Interview with Meryl Meisler
Typically we publish our podcast every other Thursday, but I’m adding a special one this week because I am so take with the work of today’s guest Meryl Meisler who I had the pleasure of meeting in person at the Miami Street Photography Festival back in December. Meryl is a native of new York City is a photographer, teacher and author who has been recording her life and the world around her with a camera since the 1970’s. Inspired by masters Diane Arbus and Helen Levitt she has her own unique
Cosmos by Cristóbal Carretero
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
Kyle Weeks Explores Ghana’s Youth Culture
Sometimes, when you find yourself in the depths of YouTube or Vimeo and you are just about to give up on finding any worthwhile street photography videos you haven't seen yet, you stumble upon something epic. That's exactly how I found this "Ghanian Youth" video featuring photographer Kyle Weeks. I'm not going to talk it up, because the video and Kyle's work speak for themselves, but here are a few of my favorite takeaways, especially on creating a successful project or body of work that