Street photography, which is sometimes called candid photography, is mainly about capturing random incidents and unmediated encounters in public places. It is often seen as a way of observing the streets.

Here, Street Photography tends to focus on peoples behaviours in public, therefore seen as a way of documenting how society behaved in that time period.Many people such as photojournalists and social documentary photographer, work in a similar way to street photographers, here they all try and capture news worthy events where people are visibly in the public domain. There have been many problems with ethics over the years, over consent and laws of privacy which can be difficult for people trying to take pictures in the streets.

Street photography dates back the the original invention of photography itself, in the early 20th century. Here the first few were taken in the street, showing that street photography started at the same time.

Many people are scared of the idea of street photography due to the fear of being “caught”, here many people suggest using heavily populated zones and cities as then people are more aware that their photo might be taken. After a while of staying in that spot photographers tend to feel more confident and get better shots.

Well known photographers tend top try and shown the emotion and thought process that that person mkay be going through in that particular moment. Here this can be shown though the facial expression of even just the eyes.

History of Photography: http://www.erickimphotography.com/Downloads/Blog/History-of-Street-Photography/Timeless%20insights%20you%20can%20learn%20from%20history%20of%20street%20photography.pdf