street photography

The High Contrast Street Photography of Kris Desautels

1200 843 Miguel Mercado

We share with you the fresh, high contrast street photography of Kris Desautels as Kris himself shares some tips and photo philosophy.

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The Colorful Telephoto Street Photography of Ali Boombayé – Featured Photophile No. 023

2100 1181 Miguel Mercado

In our latest Featured Photophile, we talk with Ali Boombayé, whose colorful street photography breaks with tradition in all the best ways.

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“Everything starts with light” – An Oral History of Ara Güler

939 623 Drew Chambers

Ara Güler’s first published interview incited a riot. He’d taken his Graflex Speed Graphic, paired with a flash, to the Kumkapi ports of Istanbul under cover of the morning’s darkest early hours. On the waters…

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Five Favorite Photos – Robert Doisneau and the Comedic Potential of Cellos

929 1216 Chris Cushing

Humor is a challenging thing to capture in words. How many times have you picked up a book, been promised a laugh by the reviews on the back cover, and been left with nothing more…

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Featured Photophile No. 016 – Miguel Mercado

1280 861 James Tocchio

Featured Photophile, our recurring series showcasing talented photographers, is back with more photo inspiration for you. Today’s FP features Miguel Mercado. We’re proud to have been one of the sites that helped Miguel connect with…

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Canon’s Canonet Rangefinder Does the Impossible – A Canon Camera That’s Not Boring

2200 1238 Chris Cushing

Canon makes boring cameras. Sometimes they make really boring cameras. I have an F-1 and I love shooting it, but like many Canons, it simply cannot be name-dropped. It’s a bit like trying to impress your coworkers…

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Five Favorite Photos – Saul Leiter

1790 1159 Josh Solomon

“There are the things that are out in the open, and there are the things that are hidden,” muses Saul Leiter in the documentary on his life and work, In No Great Hurry. “The real…

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Five Favorite Photos – Jeff Mermelstein

3000 1999 Dustin Vaughn-Luma

Street photography is profoundly weird. It’s a type of photography without a specific definition. It can be the antithesis of perfection. It can be unvarnished and raw. To become adept at street photography takes years…

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Featured Photophile No. 010 – Yoshi’s Japanese Street Photography

2000 1333 James Tocchio

Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers is back with more photo inspiration for you. And this time we’re bringing you the work of a really talented young shooter from Japan. Yoshi’s work shows…

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Featured Photophile No. 008 – Enzo Gohlke

1333 2000 James Tocchio

Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers, is back. Today we’re spotlighting a young photophile named Lorenz Gohlke, known to his pals as Enzo. Enzo is a classic example of today’s modern photo geek – a young…

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Zeiss 35mm F/2.8 C Biogon ZM – Lens Review

1280 720 Dustin Vaughn-Luma

In the early days of Instagram I had the opportunity to work with some amazing brands using my telephone camera as a primary shooter. During these projects I felt a deep sense of pride knowing…

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SMC Pentax M 40mm F/2.8 Pancake Lens Review

1280 720 James Tocchio

Lilliputian. Svelte. Teensy and weensy, and of course, teensy-weensy. All words I’d never expect to write in a lens review, yet here we all are and I might as well get these silly synonyms for…

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Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400 – Six Months In

1280 720 Dustin Vaughn-Luma

It’s been more than six months since Bellamy Hunt (a.k.a. Japan Camera Hunter) brought a new black-and-white film stock to market, and while snide comments about Bellamy’s motives have popped up here and there, it appears that the film…

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Olympus Infinity Stylus (Mju) – Point and Shoot Camera Review

1280 720 Josh Solomon

The Olympus Infinity (Mju) line is one of the most-hyped families of cameras in analog photography. Google the name and nearly every resultant post will gush about the entire range, with tall tales of a…

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