Street photography is a type of photography where the photographers situate themselves within a certain public places to get a great looking shot. Places such as city centres, parks, memorials, beaches and even the top of buildings all in efforts to get a shot that portray a certain aspect of street culture.
A lot of street photography is shot out of the spur of the moment and unwritten photography rules such as ‘don’t think just shoot’ comes into play and some of the most breath taking shots are taken using this method of photography.
Anyone can shoot a good street photo, there is no experience really needed to capture a certain part of street culture, street life moves so fast that sometimes it is beneficial to be an amateur photographer and not to worry too much about camera settings.
Street photography first started becoming popular during the late 1800’s and up to now it has become one of the most respected types of documentary photography. Many photographers have tried certain aspects of street photography but some of the pioneers of the art form are people such as Henri Cartier-Bresson who was famous for his black and white shots that captured a turn in generations within France and other parts of Europe. Other pioneers such as Gyula Halasz (Brassi), Robert Doisneau, Joel Meyerowitz and Garry Winogrand are all very highly respected street photographers.
