Visual Storytelling in Street Photography.
We can see what others can’t.
When it comes to street photography, there are no hard and fast rules. This is the main part of its attraction. You can create your own art from a very personal angle. Yet I am not saying, as a street photographer, there is nothing you can do to give yourself the best chance of creating something you are proud of.
I can see the same difficulties arise in peoples’ work. Street photographers try and show too much, too soon. Yet with a few adjustments, a photographers vision can become much more defined.
The key lies in the art of storytelling.
Something that we all miss at the beginning of our journey is a clear subject in our work. Shooting in the urban environment provides ample opportunity to tell a story, but this can be a double-edged sword. Elements from the landscape invade the frame. They obscure and confuse, detracting from the value of the subject. The photographer’s vision and the subject become lost in translation.
The most important thing we can do, as storytellers, is to capture a moment that would have otherwise been lost. It is the reason we…
