We all have pictures we’re particularly pleased with and I find it interesting that this pleasure sometimes comes long after taking the picture. Here’s a case in point . . . .

You may have noticed that I’ve been absent from YouTube for a couple of months - all due to the pressures of work. I’m still a ‘photographer’ rather than a ‘YouTuber’ and things like four Venice trips, a tranche of London workshops and the Photography Show all had to come before video creation. However . . . .

Is it worth the hype? Is it worth buying? I'm no longer a Fujifilm ambassador so I have no skin in the game and I’m completely unbiased - but Fujifilm has lent me one of these cameras to try for a month or two. I'm not going to use the word 'review' or 'test' here - because I don't believe I'm qualified to review or test a camera and I certainly won't be boring you with lots of tedious techy info - I'll just give you my initial thoughts.

Coming up in May we have the Dublin Street Photography Festival, where you’ll see some big international names exhibiting their work - Gustavo Minas, Matt Stuart, Olga Karlovac, Tatsuo Suzuki, Melissa O’Shaunessy and me!

Join us at the UK Photography Show 2024 for all things street photography. We’ll be there on Stand J607 with street photography books and for advice on documentary and street photohraphy. Hope to see you there!

I’m not really into gear as such, but i appreciate that many people are - and one of the questions I’m most frequently asked is “what’s in your bag?” I was recently asked that question by the lovely people at Shotkit who wanted to feature me on their website - so if you want to know the answer to that question please check it out here!

This short video summarises my street photography workshop students’ best work over the previous 12 months and it’s a terrific collective body of work!

There’s no right or wrong way and you have to do what works for you. What I’m about to describe works for me and I’ve found that variations of this set-up give me the best hit rate when I’m shooting street photography. These settings will apply to any digital camera, whatever brand you use.

The heading above ends with a question mark because I’m constantly being asked what are the best gloves for street photography and, until now, it’s been much more of a question than an answer. Having tried many of the available options over the years, I’ve never really found anything that works well for me. That all changed recently when I found Vallerret.

I’m always pleased to feature your great work in these newsletters and here’s a zine which really caught my eye. It’s from Maria Maza, who lives in Newcastle, and it inspired me to offer her an interview slot. What really intrigued (and impressed) me about this is that it’s a collaborative project involving a number of photographers and it really shows what can be achieved when we’re prepared to work together.

I don’t know about you but I have a serious street photography book addiction. I find photo books a constant source of inspiration and enjoyment and I thought you may be interested to see my recommended reading list.

I love it when my workshop students come together - either for some shooting on the streets or to collaborate on a project. Everyone who's attended a workshop is invited to join the StreetSnappers Collective; within that group a sub-group has emerged, StreetSnappers North West, a group of photographers from Lancashire, Merseyside, Cumbria and Cheshire who regularly meet to shoot and drink coffee (and other things) together. This great group has its first exhibition, opening on January 5th . . .

Many of you will already making books, but probably more of you want to but haven't done it yet. In this Street Photography Blog post I look at some of the common mistakes we make when producing books - and how to avoid them.

Should you buy a monochrome-only camera for street photography? Will it make much of a difference? Can you justify the hefty price tag?

Who shoots film? If I said put your hand up if you regularly shoot film - I guess I'd be looking at about 5% of you - maybe less. But we all know that film has made a big comeback in recent years - in the way that vinyl has done in the music world.

‘Observed’ has now been published and I still have a few copies left. You can now buy a copy of my new monograph - a collection of observational street photography images.

I’ll occasionally share one of your images and offer a little critique. This great shot is from street photographer Kevin Hare, a student of mine and a member of the StreetSnappers Collective.

I’ve been intrigued to know about Paul McCartney’s current exhibition of his photographs as I’ve not had chance to see it for myself. Luckily one of my workshop students, Pete Degnan, has just visited the exhibition and has kindly written a short review for us . . .

You don’t need to be a professional photographer to have business cards and, without doubt, every street photographer should have one.

I’ve put together a selection of some monochrome images I shot in Venice over the past 3-4 years, which you can see in this gallery. These are, of course, mostly random shots; much of my work is project-driven and I’ll post some of my projects separately.