The Many Eyes of Street Photography: Social Voices and Fine Art

Part 2

In the first story of this series, I showed you examples of nitty and gritty street photography.

I promised to follow up with more empathetic styles

I am now about to tell you inspiring photography stories where you can explore:

• Photojournalism with a street creative twist,
• Street Portraiture and
• The mundane meeting Fine Art.

Time doesn’t stop, and you cannot buy more.

A still image is a powerful tool in the hands and with the mindset of a street photographer.

1/250th of a second is frozen, where humanity is engaged with everyday life.

Sometimes, when you see a street photograph, it remains with you for a long time.

The world is record as it is, but with a creative twist that can make a photograph memorable. A snapshot into the past or a snapshot of the present. A genuine document of how society was or is.

Everyday life can be documented, but it can also be a source of artistic expression.

Street Photography takes then a different route.

Unstaged street scenes are “directed” to create emotional images that evoke a particular mood or tell a story.

Perceptions of sadness, beauty, or nostalgia connect viewers to those moments depicted long…