I bought my first decent camera SLR in New York in 2008. My Canon 350D started my love affair with photography. I have always enjoyed taking photos. Like many my early photographs spanned all genres (portraits, landscapes, macro etc). As I became more immersed in the photographic world I discovered street photography. Street Photography has completely changed the way I view … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Carmelo Eramo
I live in the South of Italy and I think this deeply influences my photographic vision and style. I love to photograph and tell my land, where the more dazzling is the sunlight, the darker are the shadows, which is not simply an aesthetic question. Ferdinando Scianna said that “the South’s pictures, took by the southern photographers, are black”: I think it’s a more … [Read more...]
10 Tips on How To Create an Impromptu Portrait Session with Strangers on the Street
Sometimes, I just like to go out with my camera, a couple of lenses and walk through some of the streets in certain areas of the city where I live, Mexico City: the biggest city in the world! Funny thing is, I take four lenses and end up using only one: my trusty Canon 50mm f/1.8. Also, the cheapest lens I have (I highly recommend it). This lens is great for shooting portraits, … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Marjolein van Noort
Telling a story with a single picture has always fascinated me. Growing up, I had my own simple camera enabling me to capture family holidays. However, the switch to a more sophisticated one came years later. Just to see whether my old love was still there, I bought a digital camera. It was. And it brought me to the point where I am now. Over the last two years I have … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Fokko Muller
Began photography in Sept. 2009, started street photography in 2010. Since then I don’t do anything else but street. I would like to show two pictures of mine that will tell you something about how I look into the world of street photography. This is my favorite street photo so far. Why? - it tells a story, it makes you think what is going on there. - it … [Read more...]