Kyoto Wants to Stop ‘Paparazzi’ Tourists Taking Photos of Geishas
The city of Kyoto wants to stop tourists taking photos of Geishas -- with tensions over the issue reaching boiling point.
The city of Kyoto wants to stop tourists taking photos of Geishas -- with tensions over the issue reaching boiling point.
It is unfortunately not unheard of for street photographers to face attacks in public. However, German photographer Robin Schimko was able to record such an incident and speak about the experience.
2016 was a very interesting year for street photography. It seems that more and more color work is getting popular. Especially in scenes with high contrast light, color images seem to be on equal footing with their colorless counterparts.
There has been a lot of talk about diversity in street photography and, in particular, the lack of visibility for female street photographers in a genre that is populated mostly by men.
Here's an oldie but goodie: back in September 2009, photographer Chris Weeks released this documentary about street photography titled Documenting the Human Condition. It's occasionally preachy and at times feels like a stealthy Leica advertisement, but should be interesting to you if you're at all interested in the practice of street photography.
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.