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20 Questions in Hong Kong with Michelle Chan (aka little.rice)

*A new interview series with a play on “20 questions,” where I try to mix it up with different questions. Some serious, some not so much. I’ll also be focusing the series on some of the best street photographers from the cities I visit around the world during my 100 Cities project.

I visited and photographed Hong Kong earlier during my 100 City project, but didn’t get a chance to know Michelle Chan (aka little.rice) until this year. While Hong Kong is her home, she’s also lived over a decade in the UK and spends much time traveling, especially to one of her favorite places, Nepal . With such a genuine and warm energy, along with a unique photographic vision, I knew I had to include her in the 20 Questions series, and thankfully she agreed.

Michelle’s black & white photos contain a dream-like atmosphere and mood, while also including a strong focus on people and life. There’s emotion in her images, all with her own personal touch and character. An award-winning project of hers includes her unique, and slightly humorous, documentation of the Crab Seniors, a group of early morning elderly swimmers in Hong Kong. 

© Michelle Chan (Little.Rice) Photography 2016. All Rights Reserved

So now to learn more about her, it’s time for 20 Questions in Hong Kong with Michelle Rice…

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7 First Impressions of Brussels, Belgium
(From a Street Photography Perspective)

The 2016 Brussels Street Photography Festival brought me to City #42 during my 100 City Project, which of course of was Brussels, Belgium. Since I was here for the festival, I decided to include Brussels in the project and spend an extra week outside of the festival to give it time.

While many of the other Western European capitals attract more attention and longer stays, Brussels’ beer, chocolate and Grand Place give plenty of tourists reason enough to make a stop here. If you give Brussels more time than Grand Place, though, you’ll find the city is a funny mix of a lot of influences. Historic charm, EU politics, hipster trendiness, edginess, multiculturalism, and its own special surreality all blended into one city. There’s a lot to Brussels that makes it stand out in Europe the more time you experience its different parts.

So here are my first impressions of Brussels, from my personal Street Photographer perspective…

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City Street Guides by f.d. walker:
A Street Photography Guide to
Barcelona, Spain

*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 shot Street Photography in 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!

Barcelona

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33 Street Photography Photos from 5 Days in Jerusalem, Israel

For my 100 City Project, I didn’t get quite as long in Jerusalem as normal, only 5 days instead of a full week, but I explored it inside and out as much as I could. While I enjoyed photographing the crowded quarters inside the famous Old City’s walls, the rest of Jerusalem, especially Mea Shearim, was just as enjoyable for me. Jerusalem is one unique city with a very interesting religious atmosphere. After spending a week in Tel Aviv, only a short drive away, it felt worlds apart. 

So here’s 33 photos that I was able to capture during my time in Jerusalem…

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30 More Top Instagram Accounts to Follow for Street Photographers

Recently, I’m noticing more and more talented street photographers surrender to the times and join instagram. Also, a question I see (and get) more lately is who to check out and follow on instagram. So let’s kill two birds with one stone and give some talent to follow while giving some talent some followers. 

A list is a list, but I do take these seriously compared to your normal generic lists from someone who really doesn’t care and just looks up accounts with the most followers. So I can promise, I at least find everyone of these accounts highly recommendable and spend time looking for quality. I also want to recommend accounts that have a decent amount of posts and stay active so it gives you something worth following. So other than being quality with a focus on photography, the other criteria is they must have a minimum of 100 posts while staying recently active.

There are so many more talented photographer accounts out there so this is NOT some definitive list, it’s more of a list just to give you some more quality work to look at. I hope you find some accounts and photographers you enjoy from this list and be sure to check out my past recommendations linked below for more to follow:

I might do this again in the distant future so if you have any recommended accounts (Not Your Own), please comment them below.

30 More Top Instagram Accounts to Follow for Street Photographers

(in no particular order)

1. @joel_meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz

Link: https://www.instagram.com/joel_meyerowitz

2. @richardkalvar

Richard Kalvar

Link: https://www.instagram.com/richardkalvar

3.@pinkhassov

Gueorgui Pinkhassov

Link: https://www.instagram.com/pinkhassov

4. @jillfreedmanphoto

Jill Freedman

Link: https://www.instagram.com/jillfreedmanphoto

5. @yoriyas

Yoriyas Yassine Alaoui

Link: https://www.instagram.com/yoriyas

6. @roberto.deri

Roberto Deri

Link: https://www.instagram.com/roberto.deri

7. @rudy_boyer

Rudy Boyer

Link: https://www.instagram.com/rudy_boyer

8. @gabyba33

Gabi Ben Avraham

Link: https://www.instagram.com/gabyba33

9. @ola_billmont

Ola Billmont

Link: https://www.instagram.com/ola_billmont

10. @lukasvasilikos

Lukas Vasilikos

Link: https://www.instagram.com/lukasvasilikos

11. @zisiskardianos

Zisis Kardianos

Link: https://www.instagram.com/zisiskardianos

12. @efi_o

Efi Logginou

Link: https://www.instagram.com/efi_o

13. @ilanburla

Ilan Burla

Link: https://www.instagram.com/ilanburla

14. @fabiofagu

Fabio Costa

Link: https://www.instagram.com/fabiofagu

15. @barrytalis

Barry Talis

Link: https://www.instagram.com/barrytalis

16. @kool_peter

Peter Kool

Link: https://www.instagram.com/kool_peter

17. @jacksimon

Jack Simon

Link: https://www.instagram.com/jacksimon

 18. @biekedepoorter

Bieke Depoorter

Link: https://www.instagram.com/biekedepoorter

19. @dmitstep

Dmitry Stepanenko

Link: https://www.instagram.com/dmitstep

20. @vineet_vohra

Vineet Vohra

Link: https://www.instagram.com/vineet_vohra

21. @pierre.belhassen

Pierre Belhassen

Link: https://www.instagram.com/pierre.belhassen

22. @valeriesixlouis

Valérie Six

Link: https://www.instagram.com/valeriesixlouis

23. @swaratghosh

Swarat Ghosh

Link: https://www.instagram.com/swaratghosh

24. @shtutsa_photo / @krysolove

Ilya Shtutsa

Link: https://www.instagram.com/shtutsa_photo

25. @larryhallegua

Larry Hallegua

Link: https://www.instagram.com/larryhallegua

26. @reuvenhalevi

Reuven Halevi

Link: https://www.instagram.com/reuvenhalevi

27. @juliacoddington

Julia Coddington

Link: https://www.instagram.com/juliacoddington

28. @matt.weber.photos

Matt Weber

Link: https://www.instagram.com/matt.weber.photos

29. @troyholden

Troy Holden

Link: https://www.instagram.com/troyholden

30. @ourstreets_

Link: https://www.instagram.com/ourstreets_

 

And if you’re not following mine, here it is too…

@fdwalker

Forrest Walker

Link: https://www.instagram.com/fdwalker

 

And again, feel free to comment any of your favorite accounts from other photographers down below…

 

7 First Impressions of Jerusalem, Israel
(From a Street Photography Perspective)

After exploring and photographing Tel Aviv, Israel, next up was a short bus ride to the holy capital of Jerusalem for City #41 during my 100 City Project.

It doesn’t get more famous than Jerusalem. This holy city brings visitors and pilgrimages from all over the world. In the Old City, you have its quarters devoted to the Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions, with so much history it almost doesn’t seem real. But the city doesn’t end there, with plenty more to explore and see outside the walls. Jerusalem is a full experience and truly a city unlike any other. 

So here are my first impressions of Jerusalem, from my personal Street Photographer perspective…

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City Street Guides by f.d. walker:
A Street Photography Guide to
Lisbon, Portugal

*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 shot Street Photography in 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!

Lisbon

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20 Questions in Lviv, Ukraine with Taras Bychko

*A new interview series with a play on “20 questions,” where I try to mix it up. Some serious questions, some not so much. The series will also focus on some of the best street photographers from the cities I visit around the world during my 100 Cities project.

I visited Lviv, Ukraine early on during my 100 City project. Since then, Ukraine has become one of my favorite countries to visit, as there’s something special about this uniquely authentic country. While cities like Kiev and Odessa provide their own special Ukraine atmosphere, Lviv adds a more European feel with a lot of old world charm. Making Lviv even more special, it’s also home to the talented photographer Taras Bychko. 

Taras’ work contains a lot of style and mood. By mixing creative ways of capturing light and shadow with the life of the city, he’s able to bring his own vision to his photos. While Taras isn’t the only one to play with the effects of light and shadow, his work brings a personal, creative and unique touch that makes it stand out. He also incorporates people, life, moments and color in with careful composition to play with his command of light, and add even more interest to his scenes. There’s a strong character to his work that has quickly been gaining more and more fans. And fortunately, for the blog and those fans, he’s agreed to play along in this edition of 20 Questions.

So now to learn more about him, it’s time for 20 Questions in Lviv, Ukraine with Taras Bychko…

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33 Street Photography Photos from One Week in Tel Aviv, Israel

After Odessa, came City #40 Tel Aviv, Israel during my 100 Cities Project. It was my first time in the country, but for this city I was fortunate to have friend and local photographer Gabi ben Avraham there to help welcome me and show me around. This vibrant cosmopolitan city on the sea is so full of life that it feels much bigger than it actually is. Its compact and densely filled variety of interest and influences make it a perfect city for walking with your camera too. And best of all, the sun loves to stay out and keep the city and beaches alive for street photography.

So here’s 33 photos that I was able to capture during my time in Tel Aviv…

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