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Robert Frank – Arguments

Street Photography Berlin: Christian Reister’s ALEX

A documentary about Christian Reister’s Street Photograhy project ALEX. Exctracts from the book and an interview with the photographer.

Chicago nanny discovered to be master Street Photographer

Vivian Maier (1 February 1926 – 21 April 2009) was a French-born amateur photographer who came to the US in childhood, and worked for several years as a nanny in Chicago. Her photographs remained unknown until after her death, but have since received critical acclaim. More images here

 

The street photography awards

The International Street Photography Award is looking for the world’s best street photographer as part of the first annual London Street Photography Festival in 2011. The global winner will receive £1,000 cash PLUS an all-expenses-paid trip* to the exhibition launch and awards ceremony in London. *See the Prizes page for more details and a list [...]

Photos by Umberto Verdoliva and music by Nubim Soyoung Kim

Contemporary music artist NUBIM did a wonderful remake of Libertango. For this remake, NUBIM wanted to make a change not for the rhythm or harmony only, but for making “a completely different-flavored Libertango” and she made a great job at last. The new ‘Libertango’ is wearing a new kind of beautiful clothes. After the live [...]

New photobook: ALEX by Christian Reister

Christian Reister has released his photobook ALEX on the opening of the Mittelpunkt der Welt exhibition in Berlin. The exhibition is organized by neunplus and is part of the 4th European Month of Photography. Links: photobook ALEX http://www.reister-images.de/alex/alex-the-book/ neunplus http://www.neunplus.com/news/4th-european-month-of-photography-in-berlin 4th European Month of Photography: www.mdf-berlin.de ALEX is the short term for Alexanderplatz, a large [...]

 

Eye On the City: Interview With A Street Photographer

Special thanks to Brian Sokolowski, Patrick Hesse, Chris Johannesson, Mathew Llanglois.

Olympus PEN E-P2

The Olympus PEN E-P2 is a perfect camera for street photography.

Alex Webb – Istanbul

In “Istanbul: City of A Hundred Names”, Magnum photographer Alex Webb presents a vision of Istanbul as an urban cultural center, rich with the incandescence of its past, and most of all as a border city.

 

Jacques-Henri Lartigue

Jacques-Henri Lartigue -Master Photographer (1983)

Jindrich Streit photography

Jindrich Streit photos from 1965 till 2005. One of the best BW photographer and still not so much known!! A lesson of humility and integration to make us discovering czech countryside. Music by Jaromir Nohavica more photos here : www.jindrichstreit.cz

Joe Wigfall – WNYC Street Shots

Video about Joe Wigfall, new member at street-photographers.com Joe Wigfall can see with his hands. Never lifting his camera to his eye, he shoots hundreds of photos during his lunch hour or walking to the train after work. A true artist, Joe brings a bit of himself into each of his photographs. He’s the winner [...]