Street photographers live for ‘moments’ - and that means being quick on the draw. A millisecond of hesitation or the slightest fumble could mean that you miss the shot. However, you can stack the odds in your favour by being completely familiar with your gear. Make the operation of your camera so familiar that you could do it with your eyes closed.

A big ‘bravo’ to Thomas, who produced his first street photography zine based on images shot during my Venice Carnival workshop last year. At big events such as the Carnival it’s very easy to fall into the trap of just shooting people in costume but during my workshops we try to get away from the ‘obvious’ and focus more on oddities, quirks and adsurdities behind the scenes. This is a great first attempt at making a zine so I asked Thomas to tell us more . . .

I’ve just returned from an extended trip to Lisbon and I allowed myself several days outside of the workshops to shoot my own material . . .

It’s great to see my students producing their first zines or books and I was really pleased to see this one by Adam Ramjean. I know that Adam has been working hard at his street photography in recent years and Carnival was shot over several visits to London’s vibrant Notting Hill Carnival. I asked Adam to tell us about his experience of shooting and producing Carnival . . .

Robin, who’s based in the north west, has been on a number of my workshops and I’ve watched him develop as a street photographer over the last couple of years. I think he’s exactly the sort of photographer many of my subscribers would identify with, so I asked him to tell us about himself . . .

Is this the camera the street photography world has been waiting for? Or is it just an overgrown X100? Fujifilm kindly sent me a brand spanking new GFX100R to play with and I spent a few days putting it through its paces on the streets of London. Here are my thoughts - not a 'review' as such but just my experiences of using the camera in the real world.

This is the first in a series of street photography zines about life in Venice. Each February, many thousands of people flock to the city of Venice to take part in Carnevale, the annual extravaganza of dressing up, partying and celebrating - and more than a little madness. This street photography project brings some of that madness to life in the form of 50 colour images: the absurdities, the peculiarities, the unusual in the usual and a sense of ‘life goes on amidst the madness’.

I spent a week in Venice at the end of January (three days running a street and documentary photography workshop, the rest of the time shooting on my own). We had some glorious weather, including some fog and just a little rain. I’ll post some of the group’s images in a separate gallery; in the meantime, here’s a little of what I shot.

I know that many (if not most) people who come on my workshops aspire to create a street photography zine or book. For the uninitiated it may seem like a daunting task - but it shouldn’t be. One of my workshop clients, Rob Mandel, recently produced his first zine and I asked him to talk about his experience . . .

In the quest for some winter sunshine we headed for Morocco in north western Africa. Most of the time was spent by the pool reading endless books and magazines (just what was needed, in fact) but we did spend four hours in the city of Marrakesh (or Marrakech). What a city! - especially for street photographers. As it was made very clear to me that this was a ‘holiday’ and not a ‘photography trip’, I took only my Ricoh GRIII and did as much as I could in the very limited time we had there . . .

As usual we’ll have a stand at the Photography Show - this year it’s bigger and better - and with more help! Alex will be joining me as usual and we’ll also have a touch of glamour with Johannah and Laura. You can find us on Stand F85 for all things street photography - books, workshops and advice.

Last year the street photography world embraced a new magazine: designed specifically for street photographers and with the content sourced from street photographers - people like you and me. The magazine, ‘Klick’, is the brainchild of Derek Darke, a passionate street photographer himself and a veteran of a fair few of my workshops. I thought you may be interested to hear more about Derek’s journey and about the the magazine itself.

Hot on the heels of last week’s interview is another - this time with Dan Waller. Dan has been on numerous workshops with me - the last two being the ‘Monochrome Masterclass’ in Venice. As a result of those workshops, Dan has self-published a book and below is his story.

Every so often I come across someone whose work really interests me and today’s newsletter is dedicated to one of my workshop clients, street photographer Barbara Progscha. Based in Bavaria, Germany, Barbara has an interesting style, mostly based on monochrome. I interviewed her about her work and this is what she had to say . . .

I get quite a few people on workshops who shoot street photography with a Leica Q/Q2/Q3 which all have a fixed 28mm (full-frame) lens - and a small number of people who use a 28mm (18mm crop sensor) on other cameras such as the Ricoh. But there are things to consider.

My latest street photography zine has just been published and it’s now available to purchase from a limited edition print run of 100 copies. Bologna, a vibrant Italian town and capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, is one of my all-time favourite cities. The zine is a personal collection of images, all shot during a very hot week in July. It’s a mixture of street and travel photography - no particular theme, just a personal perspective.

Bologna is a terrific city - for culture, food, weather, hospitality - and street photography. The images below were taken on our summer holiday (not, I was sternly informed, a ‘street photography trip’) - so I didn’t have much time for street photography in Bologna. These images, therefore, are a combination of street photography and travel photography.

I love photographing the major political events such as the General Election. At such an event, we have a window of two days, during which we should be able to gather enough material together for a project: the day of the election itself and ‘results day’.

My books are available directly from me and from bookshops and online retailers across the land. If you’re outside the UK, you may be interested to know that they are also available in numerous translations across the world from Amazon. With overseas shipping costs escalating, you may find this the most cost-effective way to buy the books if you’re based abroad.

In case you hadn’t heard about it, a great new street photography magazine is coming your way in a few weeks. Called ‘Klick’, this will contain articles and images sent in by talented and dedicated street photographers - it’s truly a community driven publication. Issue 1 has 100+ pages, 50+ images and 14 original articles ranging from street tips, reviews, success stories, discussion points and much more.