Every month, we receive dozens of submissions for our Street Shooters of the Month feature, which appears in each issue of Street Photography Magazine. From those images, Bob makes a careful selection and chooses six special images to be published. It can be tough to choose with so many talented photographers sending us fascinating street shots from every corner of the globe, but choose he must and choose he does. Once a year, Bob and I sit down to talk about our favorites. With over 70
Shooting with Film – Andrew Walmsley
Today’s guest is Andy Walmsley. He is a resident of the UK, an IT professional in the telephone systems industry, a street photographer and huge film enthusiast. He’s also the host of the Photography Insights podcast. Andy began his photographic journey not long ago doing street photography with a digital camera. But as a very curious guy he began to explore the world of film…and he became hooked. To say that he is enthusiastic about film and photography in general is a vast
Women Street Photographers with Gulnara Samoilova
Today’s guest is Gulnara Samoilova. She’s an accomplished street photographer, founder and, curator of the Women Street Photographers Instagram feed. She is also an award-winning Associated Press photojournalist most notably for her photographs taken during the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11. Her work is part of major collections at venues like the Museum of the City of New York, The New York Public Library, New York Historical Society, The Akron Museum, 9/11
Street Photo Tip with Michael Kowalczyk
In this episode, our guest is Michael Kowalczyk, a photographer I met last year at the Miami Street Photography Festival, where I was honored to be asked to do a portfolio review with him. Michael is a multimedia specialist at the University of Konstanz in Germany. He's also a prolific street photographer. Since we met last year, Michael has leveraged his skills as a multimedia expert and photographer to create the unique website streetphototip.com, an excellent resource for the street
Magnum Streetwise Editor – Stephen McLaren
Stephen McLaren, editor of Magnum Streetwise, is a freelance photographer, author, curator, former TV Producer and aspiring script writer. Born and raised in Scotland, he now resides in Los Angles, California. In addition to being a very talented writer Stephen is also a highly accomplished street photographer himself. Some of his personal street photography is displayed in this article. Magnum Streetwise is a collaboration between Stephen, his publisher, Thames & Hudson and the
Blogging About Your Street Photography
Blogging about your street photography carries with it some huge benefits. You'll see traffic to your website increase and you'll notice the people who come stay longer as they get to know your work on a new level. In a world flooded with street photography images, writing about your photography will make your images stand out as unique. Your images will carry more weight as you shed light on the stories they contain, regardless of whether the story is about yourself or your subjects. Best of
Michael Stern and Storytelling in Commercial Photography
Michael Stern is Los Angeles based commercial photographer who specializes in construction and industrial still photography and timelapse photography. But he's much more than that. Michael leverages his artistic and technical skills to become a storyteller of his clients' projects. His motto is: Think like an artist. Shoot like a director. Edit like a storyteller. These words of wisdom can serve all street photographers well as they work. In addition to his work as a commercial
Arizona Street Photography – Interview with Alex Casares
Alex Casares spends most of his workday driving throughout his vast rural Arizona county. He loves it because it gives him the ability to take his camera to pursue his passion for street photography while he works. Because he visits open desert, small towns and urban areas through the day results in a an eclectic style making photos of a wide variety of subjects. In any single say he can make images of anything from broken down trucks, cactus, horses, street people and dog walkers. Alex
Lightmob – a new interactive way to learn street photography and more
I started publishing Street Photography Magazine almost by accident. For the past 10 years I’ve owned a web development business that specializes in creating online training websites. Back in 2013 I was researching some new iPad magazine technology that looked like a good application to be used for courses to be delivered over time. After purchasing a license to create a magazine app I had to create a magazine to learn how it worked. So I decided to make a magazine about my favorite genre
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.
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