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Ronald Smeets's avatar

I don't really do 'street photography' (in pretty much any sense of the word) but I do like to go out into town and make photo's :) I don't mind to include people but I want them to have a supporting role (so small in the frame, as a silhouette, face not showing etc) instead of being the main subject.

I think closest I get is something like this collection: https://ronaldsmeets.info/album/the-quiet-streets-of-crone/ - it's really more about the actual "streets" ;)

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Mark White's avatar

FWIW, I don't agree with those who classify street photography as a subset of "documentary." I know that some street photographers step across the border into documentary work. I definitely have. You walk into a story and there you are, documenting an event transpiring in front of your eyes.

But in my mind, street photography is about capturing a moment in time, devoid of context. Context can certainly enhance one's understanding of the photograph's "meaning" or the photographer's intention, but good street photography can stand on its own, apart from any larger social or political context. Documentary work establishes a time and place and meaning from the outset. Ddocumentary work can certainly incorporate street photography. But on its own, street photography is its own thing.

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