Interview with Vietnamese Street photographer Minh Pham

My street & documentary photography friend Minh Pham is doing an awesome job documenting and capturing the changes to his city Thanh Da, Vietnam. This is an ongoing project until the new city within Thanh Da is fully developed. Minh does a great job capturing moments that highlight globalization and the rapid changes that’s currentlyContinue reading “Interview with Vietnamese Street photographer Minh Pham”

Interview with Street Photographer Aaron Berger

I took a workshop from Aaron Berger in LA this past June. Very nice guy that’s knowledgeable in shooting the streets. Check out the interview below. What made you pursue photography?  It seemed to come about very randomly. I bought a camera because I thought I wanted to make funny music videos and short filmsContinue reading “Interview with Street Photographer Aaron Berger”

Clicking vs Seeing in Street Photography

There are two mindsets I have when I go out to photograph the streets. Having one or the other mindset really dictates how I go about my photography, how much fun I’ll be having and possibly the type of photos I’ll end up with. Both of these approaches are based on feeling and state ofContinue reading “Clicking vs Seeing in Street Photography”

The Laws of Averages

The Laws of Averages – The principle that supposes most future events are likely to balance any past deviation from a presumed average According to American entreprenuer and motivational speaker Jim Rohn, the law of averages says that if you do something often enough, a ratio will begin to appear. For example, you talk andContinue reading “The Laws of Averages”

President Donald Trump Street Photography Workshop

I just recently took a one day street photography workshop from President Donald Trump. Here’s what I learned, let’s make street photography great again! Grab the ladies by the ass better yet by the p****! They’ll give off some type of reaction…snap away. USE FLASH ON ITS HIGHEST POWER. If you don’t get a reaction,Continue reading “President Donald Trump Street Photography Workshop”

10 Street Photography Memes

Ten street photography memes by yours truly. 1. When your street photography friend asks you for your opinion on one of their photos and you don’t know how to react 2. When you’re starting off in street photography and think you need to go out in disguised… 3. The street photography community when you mentionContinue reading “10 Street Photography Memes”

What If Your Favorite Street Photos Were Staged…

What if you found out your favorite photo(s) from Alex Webb, Bruce Gilden, Winogrand, Parr, etc were manipulated…staged…almost like shooting a narrative film where they had an opportunity to do retakes…re-position their subjects…or even use unnatural lighting. Does the photo and the photographer lose your respect? The definition of street photography is that the photoContinue reading “What If Your Favorite Street Photos Were Staged…”