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What is YOUR definition of 'Street Photography'?


5 years 6 months ago #608679 by Kyle O
I've been getting more into street photography and noticed while talking with other photographers that there are so many opinions on what street photography is.  

I'm not looking for a Google found answer or a link to some Wikipedia page.  I want to hear what do YOU consider to be street photography. 

There are no right or wrong answers here.  
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5 years 6 months ago #608681 by effron
A picture of a street, or spontaneous photography of strangers in their element....

That's a couple guesses.
Why so serious?
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5 years 6 months ago #608740 by Nikon Shooter
By "street" I understand in the open, not concealed or
private… not in a home for one.

Consequently, I include all open spaces: beach, park etc…
Light is free… capturing it is not!
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5 years 6 months ago #608763 by NewavaMike
I'm going with public areas of cities where shoppers and workers and locals all bustle about doing their things. This probably is not a rule, but I seem to prefer B+W street photog myself
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5 years 6 months ago #608788 by D Hornick
Taking photos of people 

And to some degree, travel photography a close cousin to street photography.  
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5 years 6 months ago #608811 by NewavaMike
I've seen a couple in the people section of galleries and critique.  Maybe the topic is worthy of it's own gallery ?? 
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5 years 6 months ago #608813 by Don Granger
Photographing people, building and what ever you find in city streets.  
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5 years 6 months ago - 5 years 6 months ago #608834 by Troponin
I literally think if it’s on a street or a public walkway, it’s street photography. To me, beach is too much of a landscape/portrait/general scenario, however, a boardwalk would fall in to the category, in my opinion. I stumbled across some great photos of small statues in a church garden that got me thinking more about street photography and what it means. It really feels like it’s just a matter of a place of traffic, whether it be foot or vehicular, writhin a suburban or urban setting. 
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5 years 6 months ago #608998 by EOS Man
Urban shooting, for me, I shoot the buildings, objects, close up of trash on the ground (don't laugh, there are some good finds!) mostly, with the occasional person.  
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5 years 6 months ago - 5 years 6 months ago #609047 by garyrhook
Pretty much missed it above.

It's the documenting of the mundane, of everyday life, out in public.

At least, that's the definition I hear repeated in every podcast that I've ever heard discuss it. Which includes references to the recognized gurus of the genre, from Cartier-Bresson to Meyerowitz.
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5 years 6 months ago #609049 by NewavaMike
There is a college football game here in town this Saturday and I plan on going over with my camera and walking around taking shots of whatever looks interesting.  People I mean.  There will be thousands and thousands of them there.  This might not really be street photography, but I think It will be good practice for taking shots of total strangers and moving on.  I'm going to take only one lens.  My 18mm - 55mm.  
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5 years 6 months ago #609133 by Todd Phillips
Street photography?  My definition?  Shooting what ever from people to buildings in urban situations.  
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5 years 6 months ago #609267 by KCook

D Hornick wrote: Taking photos of people 

And to some degree, travel photography a close cousin to street photography.  

Bingo.  If there are not people in it, it ain't street photography.  Without people it is more likely architectural photography or a cityscape or travel photography.  Furthermore, those people have to be strangers.  Family shots don't count.

Kelly
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5 years 6 months ago #609375 by NewavaMike
It's all about the people. Nice
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5 years 6 months ago #609439 by ShutterPal
there are no rules when it comes to street photography.  IMO, it's what ever comes in front of your lens and it's interesting to you. 
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