The real Street Photography

What's in a name?
These are photographs of streets. And pretty ones for sure.
Street photography refers more to photographs of people in the streets.
Search on flickr for street photography and you'll get the idea.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema
 
To me, they're photos of streets, rather than "street photography". The term (which has no clear definition, IMO) to me implies some sort of human interaction or activity, captured in a man-made, usually urban, environment.

That said, I like these - a couple actually bring Atget to mind.

Regards,

Bill
 
You can't blame Joao that no one showed up. He obviously was "in the right place at the wrong time" (thanks Dr. J). Better luck next time, Joao.

Bob
 
crawdiddy said:
streetscapes
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Streetscapes sounds a good option to me!
I was looking for the sense of emptiness of deserted streets, the opposite from street scenes with people.
Thanks all for your input!
Best regards
Joao
 
Hi Joao,

I don't see any particular problem. People, like any other element, can be present by its very
absence.

The last in the series, about the bykes and the leaves, I loved.

Cheers,
Ruben
 
Joao said:
Hello
Can I call these "Street Photos" ?
http://streetphotos.notlong.com
Opinions welcome
Joao
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Yes!
Let's stop associating street photography with pictures of ppl walking on a street.

Street photography to me is everything will tell our grandsons how we were living in our cities.

*disclaimer*
this is my humble opinion, not trying to convince anyone.
 
Roberto, I agree with you. Whatever reveals the fashion, hairstyles and lifestyles in an urban setting, whether telling a story in the process or not, documents our lives and times... just as Atget did to Paris.

BTW, nice, timeless images, Joao!
 
SolaresLarrave said:
Roberto, I agree with you. Whatever reveals the fashion, hairstyles and lifestyles in an urban setting, whether telling a story in the process or not, documents our lives and times... just as Atget did to Paris.

BTW, nice, timeless images, Joao!
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Right, you found the right words and the perfect example, thanks! :)
 
chrisweeks said:
that's urban landscape, just so you know.
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So urban landscapes are not street photography by any mean?

Let me remind you a story about definitions:

The metre or meter (symbol: m) is the fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units (the SI). It was originally defined so that the land distance between Earth's poles and Equator would be exactly 10,000,000 metres; today, the way it is defined means the speed of light is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second in a vacuum.

I mean we changed what the fundamental unit of length is, how can we have a perfect definition of "street photography" ? :D
 
newspaperguy said:
Methinks Joao doth indulge in a bit of leg pulling.
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Yes, a little bit, I can't deny, :angel:but my question was what to call my photos.
"Street photography" is already widely accepted as a style, I don't want to change or callenge that (like "street wear", etc).
I was looking for a suitable name toclassify my photos. "Streetscapes" and "urban landscapes" seem fine to me.
Thanks for your comments
Joao
 
street photography

street photography

I agree with an earlier post by Roberto. For me the point is to represent the fluidity of urban life; the things, the landscape and the people all interacting with each other to make up a city environment. I think that what is important is what the viewer learns, senses, embraces and comes to know as a result of seeing a particular scene/object/person/persons through the sensibility of a particular photographer at a particular time and place.

Just the way I use the term to focus my work.
 
chrisweeks said:
that's urban landscape, just so you know.
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Hi Chris,
I like your work on this issue and the big pdf stuff about street photography you posted long time ago
in Deviantart site

Can you point us to some books on street photography that you like. Interesting and helpfull.
Also, post some of your shots in the gallery.
Thanks
 
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