Street Photography

The day-to-day hassles of working for the man stop most people from living the life they desire. Nonetheless, each and every day brings opportunities for us to bring real and positive change into the lives of folk less fortunate than ourselves.

Street photos don’t always need to feature candid pics of people. Over the years I’ve developed a simple method that allows me to approach strangers and ask permission to create beautiful, collaborative portrait photos.

Making street photos in public places is exciting but tricky given privacy concerns. With so many years experience as a travel photographer I’ve discovered unique ways to reconcile this dilemma and create really great photos in public places.

What I love most about street art is how it opens up previously derelict areas, such as city laneways, bringing them back to life and attracting interested locals and tourists who are able to discover beauty in environments reborn and rediscovered.

Kolkata, while a huge, hot and difficult city to get around, offers a wide range of opportunities for amazing street photos. Whether your preference is vibrant color or more subdued black and white images, I found the people of Kolkata provided me with incredible opportunities for great street photos.

San Telmo offers Buenos Aires visitors a huge range of interesting and exciting tourist experiences. Here’s why San Telmo should be on your bucket list.

Any photos you make of the ubiquitous Indian street beggar will be based upon your reasons for doing so, how you approach and interact with the person in question and the camera techniques and skills you implement. After five visits to India, here’s what I've learned along the way.

Popular with tourists, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market near Bangkok is a great location for candid street photography.

La Boca is a colorful and busy tourist precinct in Buenos Aires. Photographing the cobblestone streets of El Caminito was a highlight of my La Boca visit. Here's how to photograph the colorful La Boca tourist precinct and the streets of El Caminito in Buenos Aires.

I’ve had the good fortune to travel to India on numerous occasions. But it wasn’t until my most recent trip that I was able to explore Kolkata and the spectacular Hooghly River. What I discovered was spectacular, authentic and deeply moving.

Photographing laneways in Melbourne, Australia is great fun for locals and tourists alike. Here’s what you’ll discover as you explore the laneways of Melbourne with your camera.

A Kolkata photo experience offers an authentic street photography adventure. Kolkata provides the enthusiastic street photographer with a wide range of amazing stories that deserve attention. I’ve created this post so your own Kolkata photos will be just as positive and life affirming as my own.

The photos in this post came out of photo walks in the San Telmo and La Boca districts of Buenos Aires, Argentina. These vibrant and busy tourist areas are the kind of places in which you should test your metal to determine whether or not street photography is for you.