Are street photography images inherently more interesting because of locale?

[ABrosig]

Keith, I think street photography is a great. Personally, i think you can always find a good subject on any street, wherever you are, whether it be a building, an event, or people in general

I agree. I also think the more "exotic" locations may hold more interest for us simply because we're not there and we wish we were. Just my 2¢

 

[Roger Hicks]

. . . A good photographer never tells someone else what to photograph, he can only speak about what he cannot photograph.

Eh? Not even saying, for example, that Sankt Petersburg is a pretty amazing place to photograph?

Cheers,

R.

 

[Black]

Geography does matter when it comes to street photography, in my opinion.

I consider myself geographically challenged but I realise that it may mean that I would have to work significantly harder to get a more interesting image than those in more exotic (in the loosest sense of the word) locales.

Shooting in somewhere like Hong Kong or Shinjuku does not guarantee fantastic pictures, however they arguably provide a richer palette from which to draw inspiration. Perhaps less so for people who live there, perhaps?

You can take photos of buskers, people who sell balloons, people on their mobiles, the homeless, street performers, people carrying shopping and the back of peoples head (I have been guilty of all of these) absolutely anywhere, but if you want to push yourself, to shoot something other than what are essentially street clichés, then it certainly helps to be in a location that potentially offers more and is more alien to more people.







Maybe.