Category: Street Photography Photograph: "Devotee" by Well-Bred Kannan / WBK Photography This image is purely about light and timing as he captures the devotee in a splash of light in the temple corridor. This same side-lighting also gives the image depth and dimension. Everywhere you look in the image is rich detail, from the carvings on the columns, to the intricate art on the pathway, revealed through that light. The muted tones of the corridor are also broken up nicely by pops of color in the artwork on the ground and the banners … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Well-Bred Kannan / WBK Photography
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Photographer of the Day: Johnny [Shakedown]
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(Editor's note: Please welcome our new curator for the Street category of Photofocus' Photographer of the Day feature Jason Hahn. Jason is a super talented nature and wildlife photographer. His keen eye makes him perfect for choosing outstanding street photographs.) Category: Street Photography Photograph: Untitled by Johnny [Shakedown] What I love about this image is that it’s a study in contrasts and subtlety. There are five people in this shot, the model repeated four times in a clone like fashion, and one person who feels genuine, … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Johnny [Shakedown]
Photographer of the Day: SMMProdInc
Category: Street Photography Photograph:"Alestorm" by smmprodinc When Henri Cartier-Bresson coined the term "decisive moment", he may not have meant catching the lip curl of a pirate metal band's keyboardist, but then again maybe he did! This photo of Elliot Vernon with the band Alestorm just grabs my eye. It's a riot of color which captures the whole concert experience, from the "blood soaked" keyboard to the reflection of the crowd in his sunglasses. The shadowed background of the stage serves as the perfect backdrop to tell you where … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: SMMProdInc
Photographer of the Day: Pierre Pichot
Category: Street Photography Photograph: "Exit" by Pierre Pichot Pierre's image "Exit" is a great example of using lines, light, and shapes to draw your eye to the vanishing point in a photo. I confess, I am rarely a fan of the "off-kilter" look of purposely tilted composition, but in this case it works beautifully. The "Exit" sign creates a story, repeated by a second sign and an unknown figure in the distance. But, the story is left up to the viewer's imagination, whether you see the figure as leaving or coming toward you. Either way it … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Pierre Pichot
Photographer of the Day: Patrick Lawless
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Enjoying the Fresh Hair" by Patrick Lawless While Patrick was walking back to Victoria Station in London, he stumbled upon a kindly hairdresser giving a free haircut to one of the homeless who can be found sleeping rough in and around the area. An unusual sight and a good act in tandem seemed too good a photo opportunity for him to pass up. A great example why it's always good to have your camera ready. Originally shared with Photofocus through an email. To learn how your work can be featured … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Patrick Lawless
Photographer of the Day: Ivan Rigamonti
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “A Scene At The Stairs" by Ivan Rigamonti Leading lines that guide the viewer to the subject is what makes this a nice capture. Ivan took his time, framed his shot and waited for the decisive moment to release the shutter. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Ivan Rigamonti
Photographer of the Day: Isengardt
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “A Scene At The Stairs" by Isengardt Isengardt captured a scene that keeps our view in the frame. We focus on a woman who has tuned out the busy world around her. A father and daughter shares a moment as friends laugh. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Isengardt
Photographer of the Day: Robertino Radovix
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Untitled" by Robertino Radovix Robertino was very observant when he captured this image. The incidences of a little kitten in a street scene along with the man's battered shoes, allows the viewer to create several stories of this scene. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Robertino Radovix
Photographer of the Day: Paul Henni
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “T-Shirt Or Jacket?" by Paul Henni Paul's use of shadow play makes this an excellent capture. The shadows make the subjects appear larger than life and keeps our attention in the scene. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Paul Henni
Photographer of the Day: Emanuele UbOldi
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Hanoi - Vietnam" by Emanuele UbOldi Framing, shallow depth of field and timing makes Emanuele UbOldi's photo of a Vietnam lady a beautiful capture. He isolated the subject and caught her in the light. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Emanuele UbOldi
Photographer of the Day: Johnny
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Lost in Thought" by Johnny Johnny captured a great image without disturbing the moment. After looking at the image, we can see the man is lost in thought as he's writing. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Johnny
Photographer of the Day: Thorpelyon
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Listen" by thorpelyon A low angle of view makes this a great capture. It gives the viewer a different perspective and makes you feel like you are in the conversation with the subject. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Thorpelyon
Photographer of the day: Scott Johnston
Category: Street. Photograph: "Time out. Gran Canaria 2017" by Scott Johnston (username "Scott Johnston" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Street photography images can be a contemporary mirror of society. If you look back at the work of some of the masters of this genre, you will find a lot of images that have a strong documentary character and allow us a small peek into the daily lives of people from that time. These images will generally become more relevant, … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Scott Johnston
Fujifilm X100F – Star of the Street
The Camera that's Just Enough for Most Everything I had the great fortune to beta test the newest iteration of Fujifilm's X100, the X100F — the little camera that could! This camera occupies an odd niche in that its a fixed lens mirrorless, that is much more than just a point-and-shoot, but not an interchangeable-lens "system," with a cool, retro "old school" vibe reminiscent of the Leica rangefinders. The new X100F is pretty much the same size as the original, with the same 23mm ƒ2 lens. Most of the changes are under the … [Read more...] about Fujifilm X100F – Star of the Street
Photographer of the day: Pierre Pichot
Category: Street. Photograph: "Strangers in the Dark XXIII" by Pierre Pichot (username "Pierre Pichot" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Tunnels make a nice stage for photography. The leading lines pull your eyes easily to the main subject. Yet lighting in tunnels is usually difficult if you don't want to bring your own light. And an external light is something that most street photographers chose not to use. Pierre overcame the lighting problem by facing … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Pierre Pichot
Photographer of the day: Ivan Rigamonti
Category: Street. Photograph: "Close Encounters" by Ivan Rigamonti (username "Ivan Rigamonti" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: I like images that tell a story or that animate me to make up a story to it - like thinking of a movie plot from just a single frame. In this image from a train platform in Switzerland, I can see different stories that could have happened between the man and the departing train. Did he miss the train and is upset about it? Did he escort … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Ivan Rigamonti
Photographer of the day: Ivan Rigamonti
Category: Street. Photograph: "Missed the Shot?" by Ivan Rigamonti (username "Ivan Rigamonti" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: One of the styles of street photography focuses on taking pictures in situations where unrelated parts of the frame on different layers seem to interact with each other to create a story. And this is what Ivan did in this photo. He waited for a person to walk by the splintered window which looks like someone has just fired a bullet and … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Ivan Rigamonti
Photographer of the day: thorpelyon
Category: Street. Photograph: "On The Run" by thorpelyon (username "thorpelyon" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: I enjoy street photos with subtle humor in them. You may be familiar with the famous image "Kiss, Me Stupid" from Joel Meyerowitz where he captured a couple kissing in front of a movie theater with the show title "Kiss Me, Stupid" on the billboard. I see a similar kind of humor in this analog film image by thorpelyon. The sign over the theater says … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: thorpelyon
Photographer of the day: Juan Maria Rodriguez
Category: Street. Photograph: "Man in blu" by Juan Maria Rodriguez (username "Juan Maria Rodriguez" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Shadow play offers a creative way in street photography. Shadow size can exaggerate some objects or people or let things from different layers appear to interact with each other. While I shoot most of my street photography, and especially those street photos containing shadows, in B&W, in Juan's shot the blue color of the wall … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Juan Maria Rodriguez
Photographer of the day: Lauri Novak
Category: Street. Photograph: "Hanging in the balance" by Lauri Novak (username "Lauri Novak" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Street photography is a broad genre of photography. And while it is often perceived that a human element has to be present in a street photo, that does not have to be the case. It may be helpful to think of street photography as part of urban photography where you capture man-made objects, humans interacting with each other or objects or … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Lauri Novak
Photographer of the day: Anton Endaya
Category: Street. Photograph: "Untitled" by Aton Endaya (username "Aton Endaya" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Anton captured a great artistic street photo with this image. By choosing a 1/4 of a second exposure time, the motion blur and camera shake transformed a street scene into a piece of surreal art. When printed and framed one would have to look twice to see if this was a painting or a photo. Since the exact outcome of these kinds of images is fairly … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Anton Endaya
Photographer of the day: Dean Holland
Category: Street. Photograph: "Untitled" by Dean Holland (username "Dean Holland" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Dean managed to find an impressive location for a street photo. The interwoven circles shaped by the cobblestones and the table tennis plates would make for a great image just by themselves. But Dean managed to get this shot with an incredible light situation that also forms light beams on the floor. He then timed his shot perfectly with a person … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Dean Holland
Photographer of the day: Sven Conquest
Category: Street. Photograph: "Captain Hook" by Sven Conquest (username "Sven Conquest" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image is called "Captain Hook" and was captured in 1980 in Leipzig, East Germany (former GDR - German Democratic Republic). This image is a documentary street portrait that gives us a little uncensored glimpse behind the iron curtain. Growing up in West Germany in the 80's most of the images that I saw from official East German media … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Sven Conquest
Photographer of the day: Andrea Fucà
Category: Street. Photograph: "IMG_0913-3" by Andrea Fucà (username "Andrea Fucà" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: I love everyday street scenes that are captured and composed well. And Andrea did a great job with the composition, B&W tonality and the depth of field in this image. But an image gains even more importance to me when it makes me think of the story that is happening in the scene. Why is the man carrying these boards? Is he a street food vendor … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Andrea Fucà
Photographer of the day: Luis Alvarez Marra
Category: Street. Photograph: "The Thinker" by Luis Alvarez Marra (username "Luis Alvarez Marra" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image is a fantastic example of great composition, symmetry and the addition of a human element to a street photo. On static street photos like this, you have the time to apply the basic rules of composition just like Luis did here. As I have stated many times before, a street photo does not have to be up close and in your face … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Luis Alvarez Marra
Photographer of the day: Keith Hodgkinson
Category: Street. Photograph: "Manchaster, 2016" by Keith Hodgkinson (username "Keith Hodgkinson" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Keith took this silhouette shot against a bright background that turned into a good subject separation. The man looking at his smartphone symbolizes most of us in our daily routine. Therefore I find the choice to leave the subject to be an anonymous silhouette beneficial to the storytelling of this photo. The extra bonus here is the … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Keith Hodgkinson
Photographer of the day: Jeff Clouet
Category: Street. Photograph: "x-stairs" by Jeff Clouet (username "Jeff Clouet" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This street photo by Jeff Clouet stands out by its symmetry. The escalators form interwoven X's while the tiles form a mesh of squares and rectangles. The black and white processing works the symmetry and contrasts out nicely. This photo is also full of human elements that breath life into the image. Take a close look at the individuals and see the … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Jeff Clouet
Photographer of the day: Paul Henni
Category: Street. Photograph: "Priestly Communications, Florence." by Paul Henni (username "Paul Henni" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: A priest wearing his "cassock" robe is already an interesting subject for a street photo. But this image captured by Paul has more to it. The main object that dates this photo to a present day is the modern smartphone in the hands of the priest. Without it, the photo could have been taken half a century ago. The smartphone also … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Paul Henni
Photographer of the day: Karina Ter
Category: Street. Photograph: "Pisa, 2016" by Karina Ter (username "Karina Ter" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This artistic street photo by Karina grabbed my attention due to the interesting framing, depth of field perception and the nice silhouette of the man with a hat. People wearing classic hats are rare these days. But they always make a silhouette much more interesting to me. I really like how the natural frame, maybe of a railing gap on a bridge or … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Karina Ter
Photographer of the day: Dan Schneider
Category: Street. Photograph: "Tunnel Vision" by Dan Schneider (username "Dan Schneider" on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: There is always light at the end of the tunnel. Well, almost always. And that makes a tunnel a great spot for silhouette street photography. By setting the exposure to blowing out the highlights at the end of the tunnel, you will get a clean white background. Now you have to wait for a person to walk into or out of the tunnel and align the … [Read more...] about Photographer of the day: Dan Schneider
