Street Photography
Adam Plaza Bridge Canary Wharf By Andy Alan
“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street”
Leake Street Arches By Penny Clarke
So who are among the best street photographers in the uk today?
Niall Mc Diarmaid who focuses on fashion, personal style and cultural heritage. His work is colourful nd he has prints held by the Museum of London and National Portrait gallery
Anna Tortosa is a photographer and professional retoucher which does a lot of portraits often in the streets.
Dougie Wallace - who is a Scottish photographer know for is distinctive, humorous, direct style of street photography and social documentary projects.
Matt Stuart who has a fascination with people which can often be quite comical within his images.
Dimpy Bhalotia has a groundbreaking and innovative photographic style and is pioneering street photography with mobile phones.
Alan Schiller specialises in monochrome photography and founded the Street Photography International collective which was step up to promote the best work of the genre. He now has a Youtube Channel.
Linda Wisdom is an fine art street and urban photographer who’s work is featured in magazines including Amateur Photographer and Digital Camera Magazine.
Mike who was a graphic designer brings that to his fine art street photography and long shutter speeds. Also look at the restricted colour palate that he uses on his site and how well that works as you scroll through the images.
Abi Ismail has a very good eye for street photography.
Sonya Galka is a street photographer who has exhibited in Liberty’s of London and the Pall Mall Gallery capturing those every day moments.
Influences
Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ernst Haas, Mary Ellen Mark, Elliott Erwitt, Sebastio Salgado, Cecil Beaton, Fan Ho, Don McCullin, Joel Meyerowitz
Street Photography the Law
Firstly with street photography it is worth knowing what your rights are on what you can take and when and these articles below can help
On the Move by Sue Wadman
In Focus
Allan Schiller with a 5 minute talk about street Photography in “Streets in Mind”. Also he has a lovely talk on developing your own photographic style which is well worth watching.
Youtube Channels that you can go to for more information to help you become a better street photographer
Light & Land - a really good video from Light & Land on their Live stream channel.
Frederick Trovattenn - with over 90k subscribers is one of the most popular channels and he offers reviews and advice.
Sean Tucker is a Street and also a portrait photographer and he has a lot of tutorials to make you become a better street photographer. I lover the one on Building Layers in Street Photography.
The Street Snappers - with Brian Lloyd Duckett. Various hints and tips.
Street View with Rupert Vandervell who had a passion for street photography.
Mike Chudley offers helpful hints and tricks for the street photographer.
Nick Turpin has a Street Photographers Masterclass.
Framelines is another youtube channel dedicated to street photography.
Walk Like Alice - Stunning images, tutorials and behind the scenes footage.
Pierre T. Lambert yes there are gear reviews but also a lot of lovely images and tips.
“Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event. During the work, you have to be sure that you haven’t left any holes, that you’ve captured everything, because afterwards, it will be too late ”
— Henry Cartier-Bresson
Taking in the Rays, South Bank London By Sue Wadman