I am opening this thread in response to LCDs posting earlier today on street photography. I would like to hear from others who think of themselves as street photographers, and tell us how you got started. Feel free to show your examples.

When I retired at 71 to NYC in 2007, I was looking to explore photography in a manner different from what I was used to. I found the International Center of Photography, where I took my first class on “street photography.” What I discovered was that I was very far out of my comfort zone, taking shots of complete strangers. No more, by a long shot. I have taken street photography workshops in other parts of the United States and in other countries. It has enabled me to meet people, to exchange stories and to laugh with complete strangers all over the world. Because frequently I want people to be intimately involved with my camera, I have learned to say “look here” in several languages while I point at my camera lens.
As a street photographer, I am rarely without a camera, and always with an iPhone. My camera is set so that all I have to do to grab that first shot is to press the shutter-release. After that, I can change the settings. Here are a couple of examples, some posed, some not. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out which are posed. Non were “stolen;” no long lenses allowed.

I am opening this thread in response to LCDs posting earlier today on street photography. I would like to hear from others who think of themselves as street photographers, and tell us how you got started. Feel free to show your examples.

When I retired at 71 to NYC in 2007, I was looking to explore photography in a manner different from what I was used to. I found the International Center of Photography, where I took my first class on “street photography.” What I discovered was that I was very far out of my comfort zone, taking shots of complete strangers. No more, by a long shot. I have taken street photography workshops in other parts of the United States and in other countries. It has enabled me to meet people, to exchange stories and to laugh with complete strangers all over the world. Because frequently I want people to be intimately involved with my camera, I have learned to say “look here” in several languages while I point at my camera lens.
As a street photographer, I am rarely without a camera, and always with an iPhone. My camera is set so that all I have to do to grab that first shot is to press the shutter-release. After that, I can change the settings. Here are a couple of examples, some posed, some not. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out which are posed. Non were “stolen;” no long lenses allowed.