Tag Archives: streetphotography

The Last Ten Days

I’ve been away on vacation — walking the Speyside Way in Scotland. I made this image through a pub window in Aberdeen. This fellow was also a pub patron and stepped outside for a smoke. Made with my “street” camera … Continue reading

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Street Photography is so Square

I still use Instagram. I still use it for its originally-intended purpose — sharing pictures. It’s become a bit more “useful” over the years. Not a good thing, in my opinion. I enjoy the square format, although I will sometimes … Continue reading

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Digital v. Film… Makes No Sense to Me

In the film Everybody Street (available free on Tubi), a documentary about street photography, Elliott Erwitt makes some remarks regarding film versus digital that set my teeth on edge. Luckily, a couple of minutes later, Jill Freedman set him straight. … Continue reading

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I Collect Graffiti and Street Art

When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading

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Street Photography Advice

A bit of street photography advice flipped past me on Instagram recently: To make your street photography better, pretend you’re shooting video. I found this curious and spent just enough time with the post to discover that what they were … Continue reading

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