Over the past few decades the downtowns of small-town America, which were once always busy, are all but extinct. First came the big box stores, then category killers like Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, and now Amazon sweeping them aside. But all these phenomenon resulted in. But all these phenomenon combined with our need to have lower prices resulted in the demise of small retailers and small downtowns. I’ve seen it myself in my own home town and I seen it in small towns throughout the country,
Niko J. Kallianiotis discusses his new book and how he got it published
Most photographers I know have a need to be recognized for their work. And the most frequent question I hear is "how do I publish a book?" Our guest today is Niko J. Kallianiotis, a native of Greece, who has lived and worked in Scranton, Pennsylvania for many years. This week he will be releasing his first book, a monograph, titled America in a Trance. It chronicles the people and places throughout the state of Pennsylvania. This subject is near and dear to my heart because I grew up in
Ayash Basu discusses unique photo experiences through Loculars
The April issue marked the 5th anniversary of Street Photography Magazine. What began as the test of a new publishing technology grew into an amazing community of passionate photographers of all nationalities and skill levels. It has been an amazing journey and I have you to thank for it. I also have to give a big shout out to our editor Ashley Hunsberger who has done a tremendous job finding new and diverse articles and keeping me on track. We wouldn't have made it this far without her.
Tips for Getting Published in Street Photography Magazine
In this episode of the SPM podcast, Bob and I talk about the answer to one of our most frequently asked questions: "How can I get my work published in Street Photography Magazine?" We get this question all the time. Fortunately for us, all of our readers have a unique take on street photography and many shoot the streets in different cities all over the world, so as you can imagine there is the potential for an almost unlimited number of one-of-a-kind street photography projects, essays,
A Conversation with Diana Bagnoli – Resident Artist for Eyes on Main Street
About This Episode Today we’ll talk more about the eyes on Main Street Festival which takes place every year in Wilson North Carolina. Our friend photojournalist Keith Dannemiller introduced me to this festival not long ago when he shared a project that he started as the artist in residence there back in December Back in December 2017. Since then I’ve been reading a lot about the festival and I was amazed at what they’re doing. It’s a large outdoor and indoor photography Festival that
Des Byrne on Photography Collectives, Groups and Clubs
Recently, it was our pleasure to speak with Des Byrne, a talented Irish street photographer who picked up photography later in life and ran with it. When Des discovered his talent for shooting the streets, he noticed that an awareness of street photography in Ireland was lacking and decided to take action. Des began giving presentations on street photography at a number of camera clubs and even founded the Irish Street Photography Group. He organizes photowalks and exhibits and even hosts a
Our Favorite Street Shooter of the Month Images from 2017
Each week we receive hundreds of submissions from our community to be considered publication in the Street Shooters of the Month section of the magazine. It’s a pleasure to view so many excellent street photos but quite difficult to decide which 6 will make the cut for the monthly issue. This week Ashley and I decided to begin a new tradition an choose our favorites for all of 2017. That was even more difficult that making the monthly choices. We each chose our favorite photo in each of
Photo Review Show with David Jackson
David Jackson is a UK native who ended up living in China thanks to one very unexpected chain of events. Though his interest in photography dates back to his earlier years, it wasn't until he found himself living in a very foreign environment that he began to feel the need to document all the goings on around him more consistently. Since then, street photography has become a big part of his life. During our conversation with David, we take a look at three of his early images. He has since
Interview with Ray Anello
Our guest today is Ray Anello who is recently retired from the Newsweek magazine, so it’s a real honor to speak to somebody who worked for such a prestigious publication. Ray grew up in a traditional Italian immigrant neighborhood in New York during the 1950s and 1960s. And he says in those days everybody was on the street all the time and it shaped how he approaches photographing on the streets today. Ray now lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles were sometimes it’s quite
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
Photo Review Show with Angelina Davydova
They say that great photographers are made not born, but today’s guest, Angelina Davydova is making me think twice about that theory. That’s because she has been doing street photography for only 2 months. When I first saw her images I was certain she had been at it for some time, but not so. Ashley and I were blown away by the fact that she is beginner. Angelina, a native of Russia, now lives in Amsterdam where she works as a logistics expert for the Epson company. She was looking for