Street Photography Tips, Interaction, Travel, Guides
*A series of guides on shooting Street Photography in cities around the world. Find the best spots to shoot, things to capture, street walks, street tips, safety concerns, and more for cities around the world. I have personally researched, explored and photographed every city that I create a guide for. So you can be ready to capture the streets as soon as you step outside with your camera!
After Riga came major city #56 Almaty, Kazakhstan on the 100 City project. I’ll be discontinuing the 33 photos series on the blog soon, but I’ll explain why along with exciting details on something new I have planned in an upcoming post. For now, though, I’ll share a couple more additions of this long-time series here on Shooter Files.
So, here’s 33 photos that I was able to capture during my time in Almaty…
Almaty, Kazakhstan comes in as major city #56 on my Major City project and here I’ll share a few first impressions exploring the city with my camera. Central Asia mostly attracts the more adventurous travelers attracted to the region’s nature and off-the-beaten-path atmosphere, but Almaty provides the easiest introduction to the region with its mix of influences and interests. You get the beautiful nature and mountainous backdrop mixed with Russia meets Asia influences, but you also get the most cosmopolitan and European flavor in Central Asia. Traditional markets and parks next to trendy cafes and bars, Almaty is full of interest and quirks that make it one of the more memorable and unique places I’ve hit during my 5- year project. While it will be one of the major cities people are least familiar with, it’s also one of the most recommendable so far.
So here are my first impressions of Almaty, from a personal Street Photographer perspective…
Time for the New Year’s tradition here and share some photos from the old year to bring in the new.
While 2016 had been my busiest year yet on the road working on my 100 cities project, 2017 was even busier. I was on the road non-stop, clocking in at over 5,000 miles walked while covering 33 cities, including 26 major cities for the project. I started in city #41 Quito, Ecuador and finished in #66 Mexico City, Mexico, leaving 34 major cities left to do. I’m attempting to make 2018 even busier so I can get most of it finished before I start working on the book in 2019.
While focusing on the project, I was still able to make it to a few street photography festivals this year, including the London SP Festival as a judge and the Miami SP Festival as a guest artist speaker, which were great experiences. In addition, I led some successful workshops in London, Budapest and Havana, and plan on doing more in 2018. All in all, it was an extremely busy year with its share of downs and setbacks, but it’s only made me more determined to make this all work. The blog had a busy year growing too, as it’s now ranked #2 in the world in the street photography genre on feedspot. I have more plans for the blog this year, which I’ll share soon, but for now, thank you to everyone that’s been following along!
One thing I did decide this year was not to share all of my favorite photos yet, as I want the future book to be at least a third never seen work. Still, with such a busy year of street photography, walking an average of 15 miles/22km per day year-round, I have more than enough to share now too. So, here’s 50 photos from the year that take you through all 33 cities I photographed in 2017. It’s not a top 50 of my favorites, but some selections to share for now in bringing on 2018. So, I hope you enjoy.
Happy New Year to all and Cheers to 2018!
– Forrest
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