09:12 This is a big one for me. By choosing NOT to photograph homeless people, children, people with disabilities et cetera, you are indirectly discriminating and giving these subjects less value or attention because you think they are weaker than you, they are not to be taken advantage of, they are not "normal" people. I take pictures of everyone. If the scene they are being a part of is worth taking, worth remembering, I'll take it (without being pushy of course). I am what I photograph and if I see people I see myself in them. Pressing the shutter in street photography means saying "yes" to life (I think bresson said that but it resonates with me). "Yes" to the experience of being a human being on this planet. I looked at you. I wanted to remember you. Remember me, remembering you. The act of street photography can look selfish from the outside but I believe the great street photographers of our times do it because they want to leave something behind that they deemed worthy of remembering. There is something selfish about that but for me it's like wanting to be remembered after we die. Photography keeps us alive in our images. That's the selfish part.
Well not exactly true... Even in Germany. In Germany they just misunderstood that the EU GDPR law (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO)) is only applied for companies, not for private persons. And now everybody in Germany thinks they are violated when photographed in public spaces. As far as I know, only Spain, Hungary and Switzerland has direct law against photography without consent in public spaces. Correct me if I am wrong.... But I am pretty sure that in time, street photography will be illegal in most countries, due to restrictions regarding big data and AI, that seems to go out of hands with no law and restrictions.
@@JespersenPhoto Correct me if I'm wrong too, but I think it isn't actually illegal to take people's picture (in Europe), it's just that if you want to publish/profit from it, you need their approval. If you're taking for pleasure like a tourist, and just keep it to yourself that's fine. It's just that you're making people feel uncomfortable in the process, but I don't think there's a law on that. Coming from an American mindset, what does "being in public" mean to you? You're expecting privacy in public???
Great video. Nice use of the data. Street is not dead, in fact it's never been more alive. Even outside of Google Trends you have social media platforms full of groups and hashtags. More people have cameras especially with the smartphone. Then you have the festivals all around the world. Street is alive and well.
Hey Tim, good video, I don’t believe it's dead, I do believe that there are too many copycats, but that's life, the real ones do the footwork and make it a life worth passion, the others just do it for a few years and give up I started out doing mostly street but shifted more to Portrait work, but I always will do street as well Keep it up, best Danyel
I don't think it is a "bubble", and if Google Trends is a good metric it doesn't show bubbles. The graph shows a pretty stabile interest over time. Ever since it became a thing, street photography has been here as a constant. Sometimes it gets a bit more popular and people start to notice it - like now. Now it is easy to shoot and post, and I think that's a good thing. Those types of street photographers will probably go away after a while for various reasons. But, the core people who shoot street will still shoot street since it is part of their thing.
I just try to stay clear of cliche subjects shot in a cliche way. Otherwise all photographs are valid. Meaning I try to always shoot things from my personal unique perspective to were when you see my photograph even if the subject matter is something you’ve seen a million times the way I approach it will always be unique to me. No matter if it sucks it’s still all mines so if it fails or succeeds it’s on my terms. 🤷 Keeping that mindset keeps me from getting caught in my own ego. Generally 😂
I feel you. It’s definitely instinctive and what was captured on that corner of the street won’t be duplicated the exact same way from another photographer
Everyone these days gives him shit, but Eric Kim defined modern street photography. Leica should send him money because he popularized Leica with street shooters.
I hate humans. I find them uninspiring and boring. That's why I mostly do depressing "fine art" street photography based on light & shadow, geometry, lines and architecture where the human element is small, insignificant and anonymous, just like in the real world.
09:12 This is a big one for me. By choosing NOT to photograph homeless people, children, people with disabilities et cetera, you are indirectly discriminating and giving these subjects less value or attention because you think they are weaker than you, they are not to be taken advantage of, they are not "normal" people. I take pictures of everyone. If the scene they are being a part of is worth taking, worth remembering, I'll take it (without being pushy of course). I am what I photograph and if I see people I see myself in them. Pressing the shutter in street photography means saying "yes" to life (I think bresson said that but it resonates with me). "Yes" to the experience of being a human being on this planet. I looked at you. I wanted to remember you. Remember me, remembering you. The act of street photography can look selfish from the outside but I believe the great street photographers of our times do it because they want to leave something behind that they deemed worthy of remembering. There is something selfish about that but for me it's like wanting to be remembered after we die. Photography keeps us alive in our images. That's the selfish part.
US: Street photography
Asia: Street photography
Africa: Street photography
Europe: Illegal photography
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Well not exactly true... Even in Germany. In Germany they just misunderstood that the EU GDPR law (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO)) is only applied for companies, not for private persons. And now everybody in Germany thinks they are violated when photographed in public spaces. As far as I know, only Spain, Hungary and Switzerland has direct law against photography without consent in public spaces. Correct me if I am wrong....
But I am pretty sure that in time, street photography will be illegal in most countries, due to restrictions regarding big data and AI, that seems to go out of hands with no law and restrictions.
Latin America: Lethal photography
@objetodemiradas 😆
@@JespersenPhoto Correct me if I'm wrong too, but I think it isn't actually illegal to take people's picture (in Europe), it's just that if you want to publish/profit from it, you need their approval. If you're taking for pleasure like a tourist, and just keep it to yourself that's fine. It's just that you're making people feel uncomfortable in the process, but I don't think there's a law on that.
Coming from an American mindset, what does "being in public" mean to you? You're expecting privacy in public???
I love the thumbnail dawg
Haha thanks
On spot
Great video. Nice use of the data. Street is not dead, in fact it's never been more alive. Even outside of Google Trends you have social media platforms full of groups and hashtags. More people have cameras especially with the smartphone. Then you have the festivals all around the world. Street is alive and well.
why didnt i think of that line "Its never been more alive" So on it! Thanks for watching!
Hey Tim, good video, I don’t believe it's dead, I do believe that there are too many copycats, but that's life, the real ones do the footwork and make it a life worth passion, the others just do it for a few years and give up
I started out doing mostly street but shifted more to Portrait work, but I always will do street as well
Keep it up, best
Danyel
Thanks for watching. Keep shooting!
I don’t know about dead, but I’d like to be a lot less trendy. Sometimes there’s just too many cameras and not enough action
For real
I don't think it is a "bubble", and if Google Trends is a good metric it doesn't show bubbles. The graph shows a pretty stabile interest over time. Ever since it became a thing, street photography has been here as a constant. Sometimes it gets a bit more popular and people start to notice it - like now. Now it is easy to shoot and post, and I think that's a good thing. Those types of street photographers will probably go away after a while for various reasons. But, the core people who shoot street will still shoot street since it is part of their thing.
I just try to stay clear of cliche subjects shot in a cliche way. Otherwise all photographs are valid. Meaning I try to always shoot things from my personal unique perspective to were when you see my photograph even if the subject matter is something you’ve seen a million times the way I approach it will always be unique to me. No matter if it sucks it’s still all mines so if it fails or succeeds it’s on my terms. 🤷
Keeping that mindset keeps me from getting caught in my own ego. Generally 😂
I feel you. It’s definitely instinctive and what was captured on that corner of the street won’t be duplicated the exact same way from another photographer
Everyone these days gives him shit, but Eric Kim defined modern street photography. Leica should send him money because he popularized Leica with street shooters.
@michaelsweet4232 😂
I hate humans. I find them uninspiring and boring. That's why I mostly do depressing "fine art" street photography based on light & shadow, geometry, lines and architecture where the human element is small, insignificant and anonymous, just like in the real world.