The Street Photography Blog

News, views and insights from the world of documentary & street photography

Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

NEW! STREET PHOTOGRAPHY READING LIST

If you have an addictive personality anything like mine, you’ll be a compulsive consumer of photography books. I have compiled a list of my favourite books - and this is the recommended reading list of street photography books I suggest to my workshop students.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY LOCATIONS: ROME

Is Rome any good for street photography? I used to think so but following a recce trip in July I’m not so sure. Read on to find out more…

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

QUICK TIP - WORK THE SCENE!

We often hear about ‘working the scene’ as a street photography technique. Here’s an example of how it works in practice - shot last weekend in Liverpool. 

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Why I took this photo

This has nothing to do with what I think about our boys and girls in the police force - I think they do a grand job. But I can’t resist making a good connection and, when I see a work like ‘lice’, I’m starting to look around for a connection of juxtaposition.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

A guest blogger’s views on the RPS!

Written By Peter Degnan. Peter has been on several of my workshops and is a talented documentary photographer. He can always be relied upon to express a strong opinion and this is his view of the Royal Photographic Society.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Are you using VERO yet?

Vero seems to be rivalling Instagram in its appeal to ‘serious’ street photographers. Have you tried it yet? I’ve just signed-up and I think it’s worth giving it a look.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Ask the Street Photographer: Santos Álvarez León

Santos, from Algeciras in southern Spain, came on a workshop with me in London 3-4 years ago and since then I’ve watched her develop and grow as a photographer. I thought she would be the perfect candidate for the next in the series ‘Ask the Street Photographer’.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Street Photography at Night

It’s now the time of year for trying some street photography at night. Check out my top 10 tips for effective night shooting!

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

A lovely black & white project

A delightful black and white street photography project, put together during Portugal's period of confinement. Great example of how to shoot a monochrome street photography project. Stunning body of by Daniel Blaufuks.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Street photography in a small town

What if you enjoy street photography but you live in a small town, maybe a quiet town, where not much happens? Not all of us have ready access to busy streets full of interesting subjects to shoot. Or sometimes the streets are just very quiet and there’s nothing much happening. And what about those of us who don't live in - or near - a big bustling city with lots of activity?

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

street photography Quick Tip: Don’t chimp!

Chimping means looking at your LCD screen to view the image you’ve just taken - and it’s considered to be a bad habit for street photographers. This article gives you 5 good reasons to eliminate chimping from your street photography.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Some great street photography from my students

At the end of 2021 I invited my workshop students from that year to submit their top five images from the year and, from those, I picked my favourites. The video below is a slide show of images from this lovely group.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Goodbye birmingham - see you in 2024!

Well, that’s it for another year at the Photography Show at the Birmingham NEC. The big news for show fans is that there will be no event next year and the show will return in March 2024.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

13 Street photography mistakes

We all make mistakes in street photography. This articles looks at the most common mistakes - and how to avoid them.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

How to choose a street photography workshop

This is the age of the ‘yearning for learning’ and photography workshops have never been more popular and there’s no shortage of people wanting to provide them. But how do you choose one? Here’s some selection criteria . . .

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

Street photography in Lisbon

Whatever flavour of street photography interests you, there’s plenty in Lisbon to keep you engaged and it’s a city which lends itself to monochrome shooting as much as it does colour.

Read More
Brian Lloyd Duckett Brian Lloyd Duckett

How to shoot protests

There’s a right way and a wrong way to go about this and in this article we’re going to look at how to shoot protests – from the point of view of ethics, safety, gear, logistics and, most importantly, what you should shoot.

Read More

Media equiries

Brian is happy to provide journalists with thought leadership, opinion and news from the world of street & documentary photography. Please contact him to discuss your assignment or project!