Tag: street photography
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Youngjae Lim Says Seek “New Eyes”
I came across today’s quote in an article by Chris Gampat for The Phoblographer, “13 Motivational Tips from the NYC Street Photography Collective.” There’s plenty of gold to mine from the tips included, but one quote stuck out particularly from Youngjae Lim: “The real journey of discovery in street photography consists not in seeking new…
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Street Photographer To Follow On Instagram: Alex Ledford
I started the year by highlighting “7 Instagram Street Photographers To Follow In 2017,” a collection of my favorite photographers I had discovered the year prior. And by “discovered,” I strictly meant found for myself: the first photographer on the list, Aaron Berger, currently has over 37 thousand followers, and the list average is nearly…
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3 Artists Who Inspire And Influence My Street Photography
Most obviously, Instagram, from a photographer’s perspective, is for sharing and showcasing one’s photos. It’s quickly become the predominant photography platform, at this point probably the main means by which photographers, all genres and levels, market themselves and their work. We’ve seen a new crop of street photographers who have mostly come to notoriety via…
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Champs Sports Showcases NYC Photographer Aaron Berger
This week, Champs Sports, in promotion of a sneaker release, posted a video showcasing New York City-based street photographer Aaron Berger (who I featured on my list of “7 Instagram Street Photographers To Follow In 2017”). The piece is titled “Forever Developing.” Get it?! Jokes aside, it’s a well-done vignette. And it’s cool to see…
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Daniel Arnold On His “Thrift Store Mentality”
It’s been three years since Daniel Arnold, $90 in his bank account and his rent payment looming, decided on his 34th birthday to make his 22,000 Instagram followers a one-day offering: a 4×6 print of any of his posted photos for $150, his first such sale. Requests flooded his inbox totaling $15,000 over the next…
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Summer Street Portraits
99% of the time when shooting on the street, I hit the shutter unannounced, completely candid. When I first started, not asking was this moral operative that somehow purified my practice, as if the Street Photography God was watching and doling out brownie points. Kind of weird, I know, but I was new to the…