No eye contact. Don’t work the scene, no corner camping. Take photos in a smooth motion with no sudden movements. Shoot blind. Keep walking. Snap and move.
Category Archives: Street Photography
Embracing Wabi Sabi
It’s the best thing you can do for your street photography. Perfection is no longer the goal. Anything goes.
LA Is The Best City For Street Photography
It’s the best city for street photography simply because of the weather and size. There’s no bad weather excuses here, you can work on your grind 365 days a year. While most people are all bundled up and dealing with seasonal depression, I’m still walking around the beach in shorts and a T-shirt. The gloriousContinue reading “LA Is The Best City For Street Photography”
Candid Spontaneous Moments Only
No heavy post processing. No AI. No staged moments. No “willing the photo into existence”. Candid and spontaneous are the only photos I’ve managed to continue making without boredom.
The Artist Or Laborer For Respect?
Who has the respect. The carpenter who helped frame a towering skyscraper or a street photographer who managed to leave behind a few decent photos?
We All Need The Trash Guy
Who is doing the dirty work? We can’t all be full of ideas without producing anything. The world exists because of trash collectors, electricians, plumbers, etc… Our world as we know it depends on it. Our art is a great privilege and to expect people to unduly respect our art is naive, foolish and bougie.
Experience Vs Output
Who cares about the experience if the end result sucks. The only experience I care about is a good photo, not the way a camera makes me feel.
Mamba Mentality In Street Photography
My Inspirations And Identity
I take a lot of direction from athletes (no matter the sport). I think competition and worth ethic is what drives athletes to the top and the same applies for my photography (whatever the top for me is). Or any person who has risen against all odds. I find a lot artists/street photographers to beContinue reading “My Inspirations And Identity”
Tweakers Are Flash Photographers
But instead of taking a photo of random people, they are yelling at them.
Chris Athanasiadis 