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Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Yellow Balloons”

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Kiev, Ukraine by Independence Square. On Sundays, they close down the street by the square so people can walk freely everywhere. This attracts plenty of people and activity. I didn’t understand what the event was, but for some reason a few people were holding these gigantic nets of yellow balloons, waiting to release them into the air. This woman stood out in her pink shirt and bucket hat. She was very stoic and didn’t seem to be paying attention to anything, just tightly holding the balloons. I also liked how the sunlight really made the yellow of all those balloons stand out and how it left a shadow around her eyes. I made the shot, trying to show just how many balloons she was holding, while also keeping her expression and character unchanged. She never paid me any attention, just kept holding those thousands of balloons.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/11
  • Shutter Speed: 1/500
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm

A Shooter in… Rome, Italy
with Eolo Perfido

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The Shooter :

Eolo Perfido

Eolo Perfido has lived around the world, but for much of his life, including now, the city of Rome has been his home. He has worked with some of the greats in photography, including Elliot Erwitt and Steve McCurry, and while his career focuses on advertising and portrait photography, Street Photography has become a big passion of his as well.

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15 Famous Photographers’ Quotes on Why I Love Street Photography

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Istanbul, Turkey 2015

I love Street Photography for many reasons, but who better to put these reasons into words than the photographers I admire the most. Here, I’ve put together 15 quotes from 15 famous photographers that should help explain what I love about Street Photography.

15 Famous Photographers’ Quotes on Why I Love Street Photography

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Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Doorway”

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Istanbul, Turkey in the Balat neighborhood. I was looking at this colorful wall when a girl ran over to the door to go inside. I brought my camera up to take a photo, but she ran inside before I could make a good shot. I could hear laughter coming from inside and then suddenly a different girl opened the door to look at me. It only lasted a second as she quickly re-closed the door, but I was able to capture this shot in that split second. After that, the curious girls looked at me through the window a few times while laughing and closing the curtain each time I saw them. 

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/11
  • Shutter Speed: 1/350
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm

Project Files:
A Street Hunt Episode in Istanbul from StreetHunters.Net

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A Street Hunt in Istanbul

A month ago I had the honor of being included in the new episode of Street Hunt from StreetHunters.net. In the Street Hunt videos, Spyros Papaspyropoulos, co-founder of Street Hunters, leads a filmed Street Photography walk in cities around the world. For his newest episode, he came to my current home, Istanbul. 

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Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Headless Hand”

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 Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Istanbul, Turkey along the Golden Horn. Parks and grass line the shore in this area and I was walking to Balat when I noticed a man in a gray suit sitting against a tree. A couple of things stood out about him. The tree perfectly hid his head, creating a funny illusion, and he was talking with his hand while on his cell phone. So I walked up just behind him and captured this shot just as he put his hand up, almost like he was saying hello to nobody.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/8
  • Shutter Speed: 1/350
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm

A Shooter in… Tel Aviv, Israel
with Gabi Ben Avraham

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*A Shooter Files interview series featuring photographers from around the world with a focus on capturing Street Photography in their own cities and countries 

The Shooter :

Gabi Ben Avraham

Gabi was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and never left. You can experience so much of the city just by looking through Gabi’s work. He captures the life of Tel Aviv in a way that would make anyone want to visit.

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33 Street Photography Photos from 10 days in Athens & Rethymno, Greece

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While living in Istanbul, I wanted to visit some bordering countries for a few shorter trips. The first country I visited was Georgia, mostly in Tbilisi. Then after a couple of weeks back home, I took another quick plane ride to the island of Crete in Greece. There, I spent a week in Rethymno and then took the ferry to Athens to spend a few more days before returning to Istanbul. 

So in all, I spent around 10 days in Greece, keeping it relaxed by only focusing on two cities. The weather was extremely hot and the sun was out pretty much the whole time so I, of course, spent most of my free time outside with my camera.

Since Rethymno life, especially in the summer, is centered around its beaches, I tried focusing on this aspect of the city while I was there. It was an interesting experience shooting Street Photography on the beach, but Rethymno was a great place for it because of how relaxed the vibe and people are. As far as Athens goes, I had to check out the historic spots of course, but I still managed to mix in some street photography inspired shots even there too. 

So here’s 33 photos from my 10 days in Greece, starting in reverse with Athens and finishing at the beach in Rethymno…

33 Street Photography Photos from Athens & Rethymno, Greece

Starting in Athens…

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Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Orange Floats”

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Rethymno, Greece on the island of Crete. As you can see, it was actually taken on the beach, just off the streets of Rethymno’s Old Town. Since Rethymno is so centered around the Old Town and it’s seafront, this is where I spent most of my time shooting while there for a week. The long stretch of beaches are busy, but also have a very relaxed vibe with a mixture of all types of characters. While I was walking along the beach, I noticed this woman wearing a bright orange hat off in the sea right by a rope of orange floats. I liked the juxtaposition of her orange hat next to the orange floats enough that I decided to walk in the sea water  close enough to make this shot.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/8
  • Shutter Speed: 1/750
  • ISO: 200
  • Focal Length: 35mm

A Shooter in… Bangkok, Thailand
with Akkara Naktamna

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The Shooter :

Akkara Naktamna

Akkara Naktamna was born in Bangkok, Thailand and brings out a unique side of the city through his photographs. While Bangkok is a chaotic city, he finds moments within all that chaos that normally might go unnoticed.

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