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The street photographer can be seen as an extension of the flâneur, an observer of the street .a person who records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge. Street photographers do not necessarily have a social purpose in mind, but they prefer to isolate and capture moments which might otherwise go unnoticed.the street photographer is similar to social documentary photographers or photojournalists who also work in public places, but with the aim of capturing newsworthy events; any of these photographers’ images may capture people and property visible within or from public places.
photographers who records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge. Street photographers do not necessarily have a social purpose in mind, but they prefer to isolate and capture moments which might otherwise go unnoticed.

  • Mark Davidson

    Mark Davidson

    Mark Davidson

    Mark Davidson starts work early. Employed as a breakfast radio producer, his day begins at 2am. But waking up early has its advantages.

    Jumping out of bed in the middle of the night means that Mark’s working day is over by mid-morning, and allows him to shoot street photography on his walk home. Mark has been shooting street photography for 18 months, having fell in love with photography while taking pictures of his travels.

    He shoots mainly in the streets and alleys of Melbourne, always searching for the light and happenstance, and has a keen interest in documentary photography as well.

    In 2020, Mark came runner-up in the Australian Photography Awards (travel/street) and runner-up in the Mono Awards. His work has also been featured in street photography exhibitions in Melbourne.

    Mark lives in Melbourne, Australia.

  • Masoud Gharaei

    Masoud Gharaei

    Masoud Gharaei was born in March 1988, he is a photographer. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes. He is also the founder of Street Photographers foundation.
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    About The Collection…

    Strangers In The City

    I roam in the streets most of the time, looking at the city and the people. They are strangers to themselves and their surroundings. The feelings in their face fascinate me. They’re suspending in their thoughts and loneliness. For me, the streets are the place where I discover strangers’ feelings.

  • Giacomo Vesprini

    Giacomo Vesprini

    Giacomo Vesprini

    I was born and raised in a Small Town in central Italy 35 years ago. Despite my life looked quite standard at the very beginning, I understood that “standard” didn’t fit for me.

    Psychology helped me to express my inner personality without fear, so I stepped out of university with my degree and started to work as a photographer (funny, isn’t it?) because in the meantime it became my dream.

    I live in San Benedetto del Tronto, where I work as a Documentary & Wedding Photographer and Co-owner of Krup Studio.

  • Chu Viet Ha

    Chu Viet Ha

    Chu Viet Ha

    I am Chu Viet Ha, Street Photographers base hanoi, Vietnam.
    I am a photography enthusiast especially street photography. Photography is really a powerful tools, a bridge which helps me to communicate with the diversity of life and people around. A kind of photography religion that I have pursued and continued to pursue since the beginning of taking photos is “Decisive moments” . With hobbies and strengths of approaching the subjects, I always want to bring the viewers closer, even make them become a part of the moments in the street.

    About The Collection…

    A very interesting point in Hanoi is that a lot of people’s activities are carried out on the street. Some of my favorite activities and spots are outdoor gymnastics around Hoan Kiem Lake, and the scene of workers’ activities around Dong Xuan Market. I spent quite a bit of time observing, going back and forth to these spots to record with pictures. Early mornings I often choose a place around Sword Lake, this is the most interesting time to record the activities of Hanoians. In the evenings, Dong Xuan Market is a place you cannot ignore. The action of the workers, the lighting and the architectural scene here will provide a source of street photography inspiration for any street photographer

  • David Stewart

    David Stewart

    David Stewart

    I began my career by photographing punk bands including The Clash and The Ramones. My first job was  photographing the passing parade of colourful characters on Morecambe UK Promenade with squirrel monkey’s Joey and Queenie.
    My work involves observing the strangeness of everyday life, people and pop culture and reconstructing these scenes as large scale tableaus.
    In 2015 I won the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery London.
    I have published 5 books from my personal projects, Fogeys 2001, Thrice Removed 2009, Teenage pre-occupation 2013, Paid Content 2018 and Geoffrey Valentine 2020.
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    About The Collection…

    I shoot on a large format camera (8×10 & 4×5 film) and this can bring a heightened sense of reality to the images. The details are clearer and become more important. Large Format is the way I have always worked. It involves thinking more about what you are about to shoot and then trusting your instinct. With no Polaroid or instant digital image to work with, the pre planning and thought leading up to the shoot is transmitted to the first shot.

  • Cesar de Melo

    Cesar de Melo

     Cesar de Melo

    My name is Cesar de Melo and i’m from Lisbon. Since I was studying Cinema and Film, I watched the streets has a natural and raw photography studio. The moments, the rhythms, the people and the situations that just appears in front of you. Since then i always had a camera with me, I was shooting but without the knowledge necessary. After some years and studies i slowly start feel the flow that is shooting on the streets. I enjoy going out shooting and capture these moments in a unique way. This collection of photos are for me the best and special ones that i have taken in the first years of shooting on the streets.

  • Erry Ginandjar

    Erry Ginandjar

    Erry Ginandjar

    My name is Erry, I am from Bandung City, Indonesia. I work in finance, my hobby of photography started in 2018 and since then I always carry my camera with me wherever I go. I have tried several genres of photos, but until now I am more interested in street photography, because I think street photography is simple, we can capture moments anywhere.

    About the collection

    Most of my photos are taken on roads, buildings, or parks in the city of Bandung, I really like to take pictures with shadows, silhouettes, reflections, layering, lines, with a minimalist atmosphere.
  • Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor

    Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor

    In his long career, Elliott Erwitt almost always carried two cameras, one with black and white film and one with color. As a press release for his first comprehensive U.S. show of color work notes, Erwitt “comes from an era when few photographers worked in color,” but he used both, sometimes shooting similar scenes with each. Erwitt, who lives in New York City, says, “Normally, I prefer shooting in black and white for my personal pictures. But now, having extensively examined my past color pictures, I am less dogmatic. In the end, it is only the quality of the pictures that counts.”

    Elliott Erwitt New York City, NY, USA, 1954 Archival pigment print © Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich.
    Elliott Erwitt USA, 1990 Archival pigment print © Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich.
    Elliott Erwitt Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1962 Archival pigment print © Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich
    Elliott Erwitt Provence, France, 1955 Archival pigment print © Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich.
    Elliott Erwitt Washington, DC, USA, 1962 Archival pigment print © Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich.
    Washington, DC, USA, 2009 © Elliott Erwitt. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery.
    Bretagne, France, 1960. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    Krakow, Poland, 1964. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Whitney Museum, New York City, 1976.© Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    Rotterdam, 1968. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    Moscow, 1967. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    Netherlands, 1956. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1957. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
    San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1957. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zürich
  • Maciej Dakowicz

    Maciej Dakowicz

    Maciej Dakowicz

    Maciej Dakowicz is an experienced Polish photographer and educator based in Poland. He holds a PhD in computer science, but abandoned science to focus on photography. He is a member the international street photography collective UP Photographers and an official Fujifilm X-Photographer. His interests are in documentary, travel and street photography.
    Maciej’s photos have been widely published, exhibited and shown at photo festivals. He is a recipient of numerous awards and has judged several photography competitions. His photos have been featured in major street photography books including “Street Photography Now”, “The World Atlas of Street Photography”, “100 Great Street Photographs”, “Street Photography: A History in 100 Iconic Photographs” and “Bystander: A History of Street Photography”. Maciej’s first monograph Cardiff After Dark was published in October 2012. Currently he is mainly occupied with teaching his popular street photography workshops in Asia and Eastern Europe.

  • Efe Çaylak

    Efe Çaylak

    Efe Çaylak

    Efe Çaylak is a Turkish photographer from Adana, in southern Turkey. He graduated from the Çukurova University, Department of Chemistry. Currently, he is based in Istanbul – as he defines it, it’s “the city with thousands of amazing views”. What he enjoys the most is experiencing life among the wide variety of people living there, each with their traditions and customs.
    Street Photography has been Efe Çaylak’s passion since 2009. He is one of the founding members of the Turkuaz Street Collective, active since 2013.

    About The Collection…

    Kadıköy is how the large, crowded and cosmopolitan district of the Anatolian side of Istanbul is known. It is a laid-back residential neighbourhood on the city’s Asian shore, and its port is very lively and dynamic at every hour of the day. Because of this, it’s hard to find quiet spots behind the chaos of the district itself.

    «On the Waterfront» is a photography series born when the fog covers the port, and fewer people are to be found on the street. Then, the author tries to capture a more intimate side of Kadıköy. Not only human beings but every living creature – and sometimes statues – are part of the atmosphere. The consequent result is a story unveiling itself from every image in the series. Photography is one of the unique ways to connect the world and memorialise some unforgettable instants.
    «On the Waterfront» is still an ongoing series that the author plans on developing further to create a body of work that reflects and captures the life and spirit in Istanbul.

  • Marci Lindsay

    Marci Lindsay

    Marci Lindsay

    I currently live in Washington, DC, and am still rather new to shooting street photography. I went to college and then started a short-lived career as a city planner in NYC, and if anyone had told me then that I would soon be in Iowa raising four kids, I would have told them they were looking in the wrong crystal ball. We moved every few years, hitting suburbs in Virginia, New York, and Austin. I hope I am now finally and permanently a city dweller again, and also that I will continue to be able to see the world, as I was happily doing in pre-Covid days.

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    About The Collection…

    I fell in love with street photography when I was a child, long before I knew it had a name. My parents had exactly one photo book, and it included work by the likes of Elliott Erwitt, Helen Levitt, Robert Doisneau, Garry Winogrand, and more. Later, studying in Paris, I spent money I didn’t have on a book of Magnum photographers’ work. But it wasn’t for another 35 years that I took up the challenge of photographing in the streets myself!

     

    These photos reflect my version of holding up a mirror to the world I see and capturing moments that most people would never notice. To me they are far more interesting—and funnier—than anything we could make up. I am drawn to ordinary people doing ordinary things. To me, it’s all extra- ordinary—gesture, connection, humor, and our workaday lives. We humans are so much more the same than we are different, and hopefully my photos remind people of that.

  • Subhran Karmakar

    Subhran Karmakar

    Subhran Karmakar

    I am a street photographer based in India. I have a Mass Communication background in my education and since my university days I practice this style for a few years now and the reason behind my starting was I can always do it whenever I want and wherever I want. I don’t have any high requirement for devices, I always use a point-and-shoot camera or sometimes an old iPhone. Alongside I also do Graphic designing. I shoot in the early morning and then start working after coming back home. On weekends I spend my whole day outside, having good food and shooting.

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    About The Collection…

    I believe there are so many things to photograph every day and everywhere. A little creativity and attention are needed to spot those moments and create them in our way. As a photographer, I have realized over time that, if we enjoy seeing there is no boring day, but it’s very important to see.

     

    These pictures are from different parts of India and mostly Kolkata. I roam around my city almost every day and also I travel a lot. In street photography, I have a storytelling approach. Whenever I enter a scene, there is always a curiosity in my mind or let’s say many questions. I freeze the moment when I get the answer.