Talking Street Photography with Tracey Renehan. Tracey Renehan is a photographer who has been capturing peoples attention for some time now.
She has been featured on several notable mobile photography websites including the Mobiography’s ‘Capturing the Moment’ showcase. Her style of mobile street photography features lone dark figures in shadowy settings as well as the quirky characters she meets along the way. I caught up with Tracey as I wanted to find out more about the photographer behind the viewfinder and her style and approach to street photography. To begin with, could you tell me a bit about yourself? I am an Australian and live in Stockholm, Sweden. To date, I have been selected for weekly showcases on Mobiography, App Whisperer, AppWhisperer Streets Ahead and EyeEm challenges. Evolution.
Soulful Street Photography by Carmelo Eramo. This week, we are showcasing an outstanding street photographer Carmelo Eramo from Italy.
Every photograph here is vivid in its artistic value and expressive in terms of emotions and culture. Lets get to listen more from the photographer himself. Can you please introduce yourself? Vivian Maier Street Photography - Vivian Maier John Maloof Collection. The photos are an outstanding catalogue of urban American life (think Humans of New York of the '50s and '60s): highlighting everyday mundanity, strangers glamorous and rugged alike, and—inadvertently—fashion of the time.
We can't help but admire her subjects' perfectly coiffed hair, fur shawls, birdcage veils, and pearls. Beyond this, her black-and-white collection is a time capsule of moments that are beautiful for their normalcy: families on street corners, children playing, and lovers whispering. Common Ground: New American Street Photography at drkrm. Sno Cone ©Richard Bram When I got the announcement for drkrm‘s recently opened exhibition: Common Ground: New American Street Photography, curated by Stephen McLaren and featuring the work of 5 photographers that I admire greatly, needless to say I was more than a little bit excited.
These American photographers are changing the nature of street photography and giving us yet another way to view the world. The exhibition will be on view from July 6 through July 27, 2013. The Decisive Moment – Taking. Street Photography: Documenting the Human Condition. The Ethics of Street Photography – Revisited. Black Man Pender by Fred Herzog (Equinox Gallery) Yesterday, the article “The Ethics of Street Photography,” was published by Joerg Colberg.
For those following the Conscientious blog, it doesn’t take long to discover the writer is not a fan of street photography. But, mostly, Colberg has it right. When Street Photography is a Crime. By Vanessa Oswald.
Thanks to the iPhone, street photography is the most commonly practiced form of image-making among professionals and novices alike. But beware, as this recent news report forebodes, iPhone photography is increasingly becoming a public nuisance. An Australian street photographer being charged and found guilty of “disorderly behavior causing offense” after he snapped numerous photographs of unsuspecting strangers with his iPhone.
Photographer Julian Tennant first posted the story of his friend Al’s misfortune on his Facebook page, which has since been removed, but the full-text remains on a discussion page in Reddit. Tennant’s friend, who is a photographer from Perth, was taking photographs of festive partiers during last New Year’s Eve celebrations. #24HR13: Street Photography from Around the World. The 24 Hour Project: 2013 Created by Street Photographers Sam Smotherman and Renzo Grande.
On March 23th, 2013 65+ Street Photographers in 35+ Cities and 5 Continents plus other 245+ guest partcipants shared the human aspect of their city story with 1 photo, every hour for 24 hours. This year’s theme was Ethni[city]. This is a powerful, communal marathon utilizing the power of social networking showcasing the best in street photography from around the world. The project began in the winter of 2011. Andrew Reed Weller: Photojournalism With A Hint Of Art, Part 1. Andrew Reed Weller is a passionate, adept and articulate young photographer formerly based in New York City who is currently in Karachi, Pakistan, documenting the programs of a health organization, Interactive Research and Development.
The youngest of three boys, Andrew was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, fractured his skull in a sledding accident, dropped out of high school, and eventually earned a degree in Spanish from Cleveland State University. After “growing up in a log cabin and reading too much Jack Kerouac,” he began traveling at a frenetic pace beginning at the age of 19. This has continued unabated for 10 years and has carried him to 33 countries across five continents, with long stays in Argentina for study and in Thailand for work. His current plans involve more travel and taking photographs, further involvement in global health communication, and graduate school for photojournalism at Ohio University.
Q: What equipment did you use to shoot your Peru series? Street Photography By Paul Mcdonough – < Prev Article Next Article > Street Photography By Paul Mcdonough Classic New York street photography from Paul Mcdonagh, who took the incredible pictures below between 1968 & 1978.
Cat. MY FIVE RULES OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY. Pershing Square, Los Angeles 2003 In the many years of teaching classes and workshops in street photography I have learned that most photographers face the same obstacles in their search for more effective photographs.
Here are five rules, or tips, which I have discovered over the years that have helped my students become better street photographers. 1. No posing or anything contrived. Follow the straight and narrow road of the great photographers. 2. Practice operating quickly and effectively when a subject is presented to you. 3. Maciej Dakowicz joins In-Public. Maciej Dakowicz Photography. The Street Photography of Nils Jorgensen. We are really enjoying the street photography of London-based Nils Jorgensen this morning. Nils is a member of 'In-Public,' a group of photographers working in the streets who have a unique ability to see the unusual in everyday and to capture the moment. Like many of his peers, he was heavily influenced by the work of the legendary Paul Strand, Diane Arbus, Andre Kertesz, and Elliott Erwitt.
All photos via In-Public. Street-Photography-Hsu. Street Photography: Exploitative vs Respect. Greaser on the road. The People Down on Skid Row ~ Photo Essay by Tom Andrews » L.A. TACO. “I made practice runs down to skid row to get ready for my future.” ― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye There is no one reason that brings people down to Skid Row.
Everyone has their own story, but when you strip away poverty, addiction, abuse, mental illness and other details of people’s lives, what you’re left with is another neighborhood in Los Angeles. If you live in this city, these are your neighbors and fellow travelers. You may not recognize yourself when you hurry by, or peer out your car window, but you will when you look through the lens of Tom Andrews’ photo essay “The People Down on Skid Row”. -Blz. Project 50: Anatomy of a photo essay. In May 2008, I was given the assignment of illustrating a story on Project 50, a Los Angeles County-run program intended to house 50 of skid row’s most vulnerable homeless. Over the last 30 years, I’ve worked on a number of in-depth photo essays that focused on people’s experience of being homeless.
The first, shot in 1984, featured a family of nine who lived in their car while trying to find housing in San Jose. Another, shot in 1988, focused on the homeless in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. In 2000, I worked on a year-long project documenting Los Angeles’ skid row, and two years earlier I completed an 18-month photo essay that looked at the elderly living on the street. This essay would be different since it would document what it feels like when a chronically homeless person is housed as well as the support they need to make it last. When I first tried to make a few images, Gordon started shouting that he didn’t want his picture taken. Like this: Like Loading... Street photography: Antonio Olmos.
I decided to become a photographer long before I had a camera. At college, I soon became bored with what I was being taught. The images I was making as a student didn't tally with the imagery I had fallen in love with. I wanted to photograph the world like my heroes – Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson – and their subjects were out on the street. The Beauty Of Street Photography. Advertisement Street photographers strive to capture the life and culture of city streets, searching for what Henri Cartier-Bresson, probably the most famous street photographer of all, termed the ‘Decisive Moment’. When it comes to street photography, many photographers traditionally choose to work in black and white, focusing the viewer’s attention on the subject by eliminating the distraction of colour. Wide angle lenses are used by photographers who like to get in close to the action, a method that encourages interaction between the photographer and subject.
Another technique is use a lens with a long focal length to take photos from a distance and throw the background out of focus. Retrospective: The Master of Street Photography’s Unseen Images « Global Art Junkie. The Five Levels Of Street Photography. Searching for a better editing process.
Street photography Archives. Photo:Colin Strain photographed by Colin Urban Scott For photographer Colin Strain, one of the best ways to get to know a place is through its people. He’s originally from South Africa, but has been in London for 14 years now and still finds in fascinating. To explore his city and hone his photography skills, he takes his camera out onto the streets and introduces himself to people, learns a bit about them and photographs them once he’s made a connection. All photographs below were taken by Colin Strain as part of the worldwide 100 Strangers project. Street photography: Antonio Olmos. You can just take it. a street photography interview - jason martini. Joel Meyerowitz 1981 Street Photography Program. Cartier Bresson Street Photography I. Photography & The Law: Some Conventional Wisdom @ the DNC - JPG News.
Photography & The Law: Some Conventional Wisdom @ the DNC Posted by Mickey H. Osterreicher — 3 Sep 2012 *** 9/3/12 UPDATE *** Just before the start of the 2012 Republican Convention, which was held in Tampa, FL last week, I wrote the following blog. This is an UPDATE as the press, protestors and police prepare for the Democratic National Convention. I hope the DNC goes as well as the Republic National Convention. Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor speaks to media prior to a protest march at the Republican National Convention by Mickey Osterreicher.
Train of Thought: On the ‘Subway’ Photographs by Bruce Davidson. Street Photos of Distracted Cellphone Users. Hard one to write … « ribshots. Greg Jacobs Photography. Emerging Focus.