Psycho geography

Psycho geography is an exploration of urban environments that emphasizes the playfulness. Psycho geography was defined in 1955 by Guy Debord as the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals. Another definition is a whole toy box full of playful, inventive strategies for exploring cities… just about anything that takes pedestrians off their predictable paths and jolts them into a new awareness of the urban landscape. The idea of urban wandering relates to the older concept of the flaneur, theorized by Charles Baudelaire and is similar to street photography.

I am interested in this style of photography as it allows for a wide range of possibilities as well as an enjoyable experience whilst capturing interesting images. Some go alone, others in organized groups or societies, some walk randomly and aimlessly, others have goals and approximated destinations and some even use algorithmic and logical patterns. I personally am interested in the style of walking randomly and aimlessly to in hope come across some interesting subject matter.