
Street photography is a type of photography that focuses on capturing real life moments in public places, especially big cities. It is often not planed and it’s based on waiting for it to happen. What makes it a special way to photograph is the ability to freeze moments of the everyday life, turning normal lives into a image with meaning and stories behind it.

One quote from the article that is liked ‘ street photography… is a genre that is specific to the medium; specific to the still camera that is portable and easy to use.’ I agree with this because street photography really focuses on movement/ mobility of the photographer and the subject but also the photographer has to be quick to press the button at any moment. And this is why having a small and light camera is very useful and it is also less noticeable by the people being photographed. which is the goal since the point is to capture life as naturally as possible.

Leica I, the camera Henri Cartier-Bresson first used to capture scenes of Paris
Another quote comes from the photographer Henri- Cartier- Bresson who said ‘ I prowled the street all day, feeling very stung up and ready to pounce, determined to trap life, to preserve it in the act of living.’ Although I agree with him in a way that he wants to preserve moments that will never happen again, I think the word ‘ trap’ is a bit harsh but in my opinion it means catching something meaningful before its gone. Which also reminds me of what Henri said when he compared photography to hunting which reflects on the idea that photographers are like hunters that are just trying to catch the perfect moment.

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