Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Streetphoto was the group name, hosted by Johnny (Brownlow) Deadman. Many of the participants have informally re-convened on Facebook. I learned a good deal from being exposed to a number of photographers who actually posted pictures regularly. A feature that taught me a lot was the Salon, where the winner of the month became the jury for the next Salon. You really need to be on your toes when critiquing some high caliber images. On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > 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/0821227262/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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA