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Photogestures
There are gestures that photography has literally invented. Created from scratch. They didn't exist before photography. Let's call them photogenic gestures, photo-generated gestures. Photo gestures.
Need an example? Try spending an hour in Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa (Italy) and you'll see what I mean. Very few photo-tourists can help being tempted to pose for a photo pretending to hold the leaning tower. Italians call them 'Pisa-holders' :D
(Martin Parr)
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These gestures appear ridiculous and insane without a photographer capturing them from the right parallax.
Similar photo-gestures happen in many other places and situations, most
Relax, We Don't Steal Souls
Taking Photos Of Strangers in Public Places
Photographing strangers without their consent is a thorny issue.
Many photographers feel awkward, shy or embarrassed when they first attempt street photography.
Many are worried about people's reaction to being photographed.
Many are afraid or uncertain about the laws concerning privacy and photography.
Since street photography is candid by definition, these issues can't be avoided.
Let's examine them and find some possible solutions.
"The practice of observing and photographing people in candid situations is a direct expression of human curiosity. A street photographer recognizes in a split s
Yard Tuesdays: Jumpers
I believe that no streettog is unaware of this photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson, right?
Derrière la gare Saint-Lazare, pont de l’Europe (Paris, 1932) by Henri Cartier-Bresson
The photograph above was to Time magazine, “The Photo of the Century”.
By then, photographs of puddle jumpers were clichés, but as New York Times remembered, “Cartier-Bresson brings to his image layer on layer of fresh and uncanny detail: the figure of a leaping dancer on a pair of posters on a wall behind the man mirrors him and his reflection in the water; the rippling circles made by the ladder echo circular bands of discarded metal d
Yard Tuesdays: Mannequin
Mannequins are a bit of a cliché in street photography but they still fascinate and intrigue me for their ability to symbolize or represent the human presence even where no humans are physically present in the scene. Their veracity, their convincing expressions, their perfect features ensure that they can represent human feelings and thoughts, while they offer a variety of possible interactions and connections with real people and with their surroundings.
Here are a few illustrious mannequin street photos:
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Elliott Erwitt
Constantine Manos
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander
And here is a little se
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