The best bag for street photography?
What’s the best bag for street photography? Wow . . . that’s one big question. I have tested, reviewed and used just about every bag known to man and have never managed to find the best bag for street photography. Billingham, Domke, Lowepro, Crumpler,...
10 Tips for shooting street photography at night
Shooting street photography at night Some of your best street photography can be done during the hours of darkness and night shooting is something we should all try; it’s almost a rite of passage. Think neon lights, shop windows, reflections, car lights, bars,...
New book – street photography projects
New book – ’52 Assignments: Street Photography’ I was flattered to receive a call from my publisher earlier this year: ‘Can you write a new book?’, they said. ‘It’s a bit of a tight deadline’. Well, that ‘phone...
My new camera for street photography: Fujifilm X-E3
It’s time to say goodbye to one of my favourite all-time cameras, the Fujifilm X70. I’ve had two of these and have loved every minute of working with them. But it’s time to move on. Whilst my main street camera is the Fujifilm X100F (which I adore),...
Street photography in Venice – and why I do it
I admit it: the magical city of Venice is not normally associated with street photography. It’s a place thousands of photographers visit every year to learn landscape or travel photography; they shoot the blue skies, the green waters, the reflections, the sunsets and...
Photo24 Competition Winner
Congratulations to Catherine Peakman, whose superb image (below) won first prize in the Photo24 competition. Photo24 London is a 24 hour photo marathon on the streets of London, sponsored by Fujifilm UK. Catherine wins £1,500-worth of Fuji equipment. I asked Catherine...
Street photography at the Trump protest in London – 13 July 2018
As you’ve probably heard, there’s going to a protest about US President Donald Trump in London on Friday 13th July. Protests such as this attract legions of street photographers and it can present us with a great opportunity to get some impactful shots....
In the Hot Seat: Mark Fly
Mark Fly, a passionate and talented street photographer, has been on a number of our workshops. I asked him for some candid views on street photography and here’s what he has to say . . . How long have you been practising street photography? – How did...
Street photography workshops with FUJIFILM for Photo24
I’m delighted to have been asked by Fujifilm to run a series of mini- street photography workshops in London over two days in June as part of Photo24. Based in London on 29-30 June, Photo 24 was born from an idea for a few like-minded souls to spend 24 hours...
When the weather’s bad, think ABSTRACT street photography
Having run workshops on two very wet days last weekend, when there were very few people around and the light was dreadful, it reminded me that this is the perfect time to practice some abstract street photography. Often overlooked in our quest to shoot interesting...
Join us at the Photography Show 2018
StreetSnappers at the Photography Show 2018 We will be at the Photography Show again this year – at the Birmingham NEC, 17-20 March. Join us on Stand J67 to take advantage of some great show offers or just a natter. We look forward to seeing friends old and new!...Sign up
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