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
Mexico Between Life and Death – Interview with Harvey Stein
Our guest today is Harvey Stein. He currently teaches at the International Center of Photography, (ICP) in New York and teaches a series of photography workshops around the world. His work is been exhibited around the world and is the recipient of numerous awards. Also he’s been published in dozens of magazines like the New Yorker, Time Magazine, life Magazine, Esqire, The New York Times and too many others to list here. Publishing a monograph of your street photos is the promised land
Niles Heckman’s Philisophical Photography
As so often happens while I work on anything related to the magazine, blog or podcast, I stumbled across (or should I say, thanks to a process oriented approach, I allowed the universe direct me to the discovery of ) a Vimeo video called "Sharing Your Light: A Street Photography Exposé" featuring Niles Heckman. I found Niles' observations on philosophy as it relates to street photography both insightful and amusing and so I thought I'd share it with you, here on the
Street Photography Can Make a Difference
Street photography as a genre is something of a melting pot. It's actually one of the things I love about it. Street photography can be fine art, storytelling, portraiture, B&W, color, basically anything you want it to be. It also has a wide variety of practical applications. Some sell prints, some are only hobbyists, some join competitions, some display their images in galleries, and some stow away their images to be found by a stranger in the distant future (like a certain Vivian I know
StreetRepeat: Julie Hrudova Finds Similarities in Street Photography
As street photography grows as a genre, daily life around the world unfolds before our eyes. And what's most striking about it? The countless similarities. Street photography could be called a social proof that no matter where a person lives in the world, human beings are human beings. We are drawn to the same humorous situations, we face the same struggles and injustices, we gather to eat, we go to work, we come home, we feel love and loneliness. People are people. You may remember Julie
The New York Street Photography Collective and a Tribute to Glenn Capers
In This Episode Today we pay tribute Glenn Capers, to one of my favorite street photographers who we lost last week. Plus we’ll speak with members of the very active New York City Street Photography collective. A Tribute to Photojournalist Glenn Capers If you’ve been following SPM you’ve probably heard me mention that Glenn Capers is one of my favorite photographers. It saddens me to tell you that Glenn has just last week lost his battle with heart disease and has passed away. He leaves
Meet “Jimmy on the Run”
This video. It will make you laugh and cry and think and feel deeply. It is a must see about a photographer with a love for people and fashion who has found himself caught between two cultures. In this short film, Jimmy shares his joy, his struggles and his passion for photography. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this video is worth a million so I won't waste any more of them here... Jimmy on the Run from Wytse Koetse on Vimeo. Enjoy!
The Lady & The Lantern by Subhajit Naskar
Dim lit chronicles of the lady and the lantern: Look at how a single lantern can both defy and define the darkness of mundane life. Darkness is the tragic hero of the catastrophic phenomenon we call life. In general assumption we all hate or fear the sense of any dark matter but in actuality these time of gloominess are the signifier of the brighter side of affairs. And that tiny bit of light that guides us through the dull corridor of uncertainty is the leap of faith that reignites humanity
Life is Once Forever
Henri Cartier-Bresson, or HCB as we like to call him, is one of the most renowned street photographers to ever have lived. It was he who spoke of capturing that "decisive moment." What did he mean by that? It's an often debated subject these days, but in the following video you can hear the man himself explain that "life is once, forever" which means you can't recreate a moment once it's passed. You've got one shot to record it photographically. Not that we don't think the meaning is open for