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Street photographer Bruce Gilden, known for his distinct style and technique, says he'll run out of money in a year, leading some to question the financial viability of a professional photography career.

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!

Renowned British documentary photographer Martin Parr has been interviewing photographers for a series titled "Sofa Sessions: Conversations with Martin Parr." In the latest chat, Parr sat down with iconic American street photographer Bruce Gilden to talk about his life, career, and photography.

Bruce Gilden is one of the top street photographers of our generation. He’s controversial, talented and he has his own style… so there’s no question as to why some might want to emulate him.

Donato Di Camillo's "how I got into photography" story is different. You won't hear it's like at the camera store check out counter, and we can pretty much guarantee it's nothing like yours. That's because Di Camillo developed his passion for photography behind bars.

Renowned street photographer Bruce Gilden is dipping his toes in the world of fashion. The Magnum shooter has launched a new limited edition T-shirt.

I used to believe that photojournalism represented a platonic ideal of veracity, but this naïve notion has eroded. The cause of this loss of innocence isn’t limited to the high profile manipulation that has dogged the industry, but also the realization that the camera is nothing more than a point of view. Aim it in one direction or another. Take a photo now or later. Select one image over another to display to an audience. There is a fundamental “truthiness” to photojournalism that is inescapable.

Author’s note: The following video does contain some explicit language and one instance of nudity at 3 minutes. Proceed with caution, especially if you’re at work.

Bruce Gilden -- a Brooklyn-born photographer who has won numerous awards and is now part of the Guggenheim Fellowship thanks to his street photography work -- recently sat down with VICE to do a little art critique. Although 'critique' might be a nice way of putting it.

Many photographers get nervous when the talk turns to street photography. There are step-by-step plans laid out for those who want to get over their fear of street photography, and entire articles dedicated to using telephoto lenses when taking candid street shots so you're less likely to invade someone's personal space even as you're photographing it.

But on the other side of this spectrum are photographers like Bruce Gilden and Eric Kim, who make no apologies about getting in their subjects' faces and practicing what might be called "invasive street photography." And if you've ever wondered where this cringe-worthy technique was invented, you need look no further than the above video of photographer Mark Cohen.

Sean O'Hagan over at The Observer has published an interesting profile of famed NYC street photographer Joel Meyerowitz, who had some pretty harsh things to say about his fellow NYC street shooter, Bruce Gilden.

Bellamy Hunt over at Japan Camera Hunter has a fascinating account of what …

Here are five interesting interview excerpts with renowned street photographers. They're from Everybody Street, a documentary on NYC street photographers that recently finished raising funds through Kickstarter. The video above features Bruce Gilden.

Everybody Street is an upcoming documentary film about New York City street photographers (e.g. Bruce Gilden and Joel Meyerowitz) who have taken some of the most iconic images of the past century. Created by photographer Cheryl Dunn, the film was originally a 36-minute short film, but is being expanded into a feature length movie.

Here’s a video in which renowned street photographer Joel Meyerowitz shows us his …

If you want to do street photography, attacking people with cameras like …

Here’s a behind-the-scenes video showing Chinese photographer ERIC getting up close and personal with strangers on the streets of …

Street photographer Bruce Gilden has a pretty distinct style of getting …

During a workshop in São Paulo, Brazil earlier this month, someone asked Magnum street photographer …

Magnum street photographer Bruce Gilden shoots his …

This fascinating video shows how Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden does his street photography …