Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My friends, Someone has created a Facebook Group ?Street Soul Photography? ?. <https://www.facebook.com/groups/streetsoulphotography/permalink/838896142812907/> It?s a shame he has not mentioned Ted?s quote Signs of our times ? Saludos cordiales Lluis El 03/05/2015, a les 18.05, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> va escriure: > As we are telling our tales on "STREET PHOTOGRAPHY" I might as well tell > mine from the days of so long ago my interpretation from the era was not > what it is and has been of course the reality. :-) > > I recall seeing something about street photography in one of the photo > magazines of the day that included a few images of people on streets in a > somewhat upscale part of the city. > > ME? " Hey nice looking street!" So off I went doing a picture series of > "STREET PHOTOGRAPHS!" Not necessarily with people or about people! Just > beautiful kinds of scenic's of "beautiful streets in Ottawa, Canada." :-) > Oh > well I hadn't really read the article correctly and missed what "STREET > PHOTOGRAPHY" meant..... People and LIFE on and about the streets of > wherever > as it's still understood and practiced today. > > I think what we have today are the mega-million iphone people clicking > street life and possibly the younger set believing it is a new fad in > photography due to the iphone??? POSSIBLY?? > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Phil Swango > Sent: May-02-15 10:27 PM > To: LUG > Subject: [Leica] Street Photography: a meme invented on the internet > > Mark, I'm surprised to hear you say you never heard the term until very > recently. I've heard it used for years to refer to the school of photogs > like Winogrand, Frank, Klein, Friedlander, etc., who worked with 35mm > cameras mostly in urban settings to capture the feel and look of life on > the urban streets. There's an excellent book on the history of the genre: > "Bystander: A History of Street Photography," that's well worth a read. > < > http://www.amazon.com/Bystander-History-Street-Photography-Afterword/dp/0821 > 227262/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430629487&sr=1-3&keywords=bystander >> > > The authors say that the term originated in the 19th century to describe > photographers who set up their tripods on urban sidewalks and offered to > take portraits of passersby for a fee and deliver the prints by mail. It > evolved through the years to refer to other genres of work shot in street > settings. > > There used to be an online group hosted by John Brownlow that focused on > the genre but it is no longer up AFAIK. I can't remember the name of the > group, but others here once belonged. > > I like the term myself and would happily use it to describe any work I've > done in that setting. > > Yay! I'm a street photographer! > > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information