Another thought that came to me today while pondering my Major Project (in particular how to approach the Daytime section) was the idea of Street Photography. This is a type of documentary photography where you show candid situations within public spaces, it can be quiet ironic at times but at the same time its possible to capture a familiar scene in a more personal way. Its also tends to be less intrusive on the subjects then other approaches giving it a very unique very on life. Of course it does have it's problems in today's modern world because of how peoples view on privacy have changed, issues of terrorism and the thought that if your near children with a camera it means your up to no good. These issues can hamper your pursuit of the perfect shot but in the right situations it's still a great use of photography.
Street Photography originated in America with greats such as
Helen Levitt, Joel Meyerowitz,
Lisette Model and
Garry Winogrand setting the scene of American life in the early 40's in on into the 20th century but what I'm looking for is a more modern look at society. In my search I came across this site showing some of the winning entry's in the
2011 International Street Photography Awards below are a couple of my favourites.
The image above is one of the best, I love the fact that the women almost appears to be being avoided by everyone else and doesn't seem to be part of the surrounding yet the one bloke up in the right top corner is giving her a very strange look. What I like is the fact these kinds of images make you question what is really going on in them.
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