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Less than 1% of street photography on the web is worth seeing

Here is an old post dated Sept 2009 I found on Nick Turpin’s blog, sevensevennine, called, “edit edit edit” that we should all meditate as aspiring street photographers. As per Nick Turpin : “Less than 1% of the ‘street photography’ I see on the web is worth seeing” Continue reading

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Your Street photography rights on a lens cloth (from BJP)

For the ones having been questioned, searched (or even arrested ??) by the police while taking pictures in the streets (well, unfortunately it’s not rare in the US and UK), in the July 10th issue of Amateur Photographer, UK readers will find a lens cloth to carry around where is printed a short letter to all police officers advising them about street photography rights. Continue reading

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Why street photography is facing a moment of truth

It took root in New York in the 60s and 70s with compelling images of street life that captured the heart of the city. But anxieties about privacy, terrorism, and paedophilia have conspired to make the art of street photography ever more difficult. Sean O’Hagan recalls the movement’s heyday and charts today’s pioneers

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The beauty of Street Photography

Smashing Magazine celebrates the diversity and livelinesss of the world’s streets by presenting you 50 excellent examples of street photography, urban photography and photojournalism. There are links to the photographers’ websites and also some useful links to articles and tutorials at … Continue reading

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