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  • Streettogs Academy 14: “Rhythm” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy 14: “Rhythm” Results and Analysis

    (Cover photo by Assignment 14 Community’s Choice, Michele Berlingeri) This has got to be one of the assignments that got the most number of beautiful pictures so far! The number of interpretations given to our theme is very diverse. Let’s start our analysis with our Community’s Choice:

  • “Letters from a Recovering Camera Addict” Step 2: The Pact

    “Letters from a Recovering Camera Addict” Step 2: The Pact

    This article is written by Josh White, originally posted here. The views posted here are his and his alone and may or may not be shared by the website as a whole ;) Disclaimer: Sarcasm doesn’t always transfer into written word.  Well, “tomorrow” turned into a week. Thank you for those who worried that I…

  • “Letters from a Recovering Camera Addict” Step 1: Admission

    “Letters from a Recovering Camera Addict” Step 1: Admission

    This article is written by Josh White, originally posted here. The views posted here are his and his alone and may or may not be shared by the website as a whole ;) Hi. My name is Josh and I’m an addict. No, I never did drugs. I don’t smoke. I hardly even drink. I’m addicted…

  • 5 Photography Friendly Places Where You Can Practice Street Photography

    5 Photography Friendly Places Where You Can Practice Street Photography

    (A.g.’s note: I asked some of the folks over at Streettogs Academy what part of their street photography they want to improve on. One of the many things that popped up was people are still shy going out to shoot or finding interesting places to shoot in. Hopefully this article gives you new ideas on…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 5

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 5

      The recently concluded Assignment No. 4 yielded a lot of great and creative executions which you can view again here. Thanks again to everyone who joined and to Bertrand Domas who gave us that assignment. Moving on, it’s Editor’s choice Florin Ghebosu‘s turn to give us our assignment for the coming weeks! It is…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4 “Strong Light” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4 “Strong Light” Results and Analysis

    Assignment No. 4 has probably the most number of beautiful images I’ve seen in an assignment. There were plenty of great photographs that adhered to our theme of “Strong Light” as well some creative executions that still fits the theme well. I give my thanks to all of those who participated for this assignment and…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4

    Thank you to all the street photographers who are keeping our Streettogs Academy Facebook page a very nice and active community. Thank you for all of your participation and to Jomel “Dada Bear” Bartolome for our previous assignment. Our Assignment no. 3 editor’s choice, Bertrand Domas came up with a nice assignment for us. It was…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 3 “Foreigners” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 3 “Foreigners” Results and Analysis

    As always, thank you to everyone who participated in our Assignment No. 3. Special thanks goes to our editor’s choice Jomel Bartolome a.k.a. Dada Bear for picking this very interesting and challenging assignment for. It not only tests our skills in making a street photograph but it also asks us to challenge how to tell…

  • Introducing Streettogs Academy

    Introducing Streettogs Academy

    We always push for people to keep on practicing and developing your skills and your eye. We also believe in having a passionate group of people helping each other to become good with this passion of ours. With that in mind, we are launching a new initiative here on the blog: Streettogs Academy.

  • Streettogs gallery Work in Progress: Minh Nghia’s Photobook “In Transit”

    Streettogs gallery Work in Progress: Minh Nghia’s Photobook “In Transit”

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Click here for more info. A.G.: Today’s feature is a bit different than the usual. As I said in the intro post for streettogs gallery, I would also love to see if you have a work in progress. Today…

  • Streettogs Gallery Feature: Ms. Helen Hill’s Mise-en-scène

    Streettogs Gallery Feature: Ms. Helen Hill’s Mise-en-scène

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Click here for more info. A.G.:There is a fine line between cinema and photography. Good cinematography and good photography shows when you have a good arrangement of elements such as light, composition, and subject. But more often than not, a cinematographer…

  • Streettogs Gallery: An Analysis and a personal note of Jun Abe’s “Manila”

    Streettogs Gallery: An Analysis and a personal note of Jun Abe’s “Manila”

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Check out more info here. A.G.: Coming back from a small hiatus, I’m bringing you my analysis and some personal thoughts of Manila photographed by Jun Abe and published by Vaccum Press. I would like to apologize if the images of…

  • Streettogs Gallery Talk: The importance of producing a body of work

    Streettogs Gallery Talk: The importance of producing a body of work

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Click here for more info. AG: This week, let me share to you some thoughts on why having a body of work is important while showing a great work from Kip Praslowicz. After years of studying, looking, and analyzing photographs I…

  • Streettogs Gallery Feature: Groupings of Lemuel Chanyungco’s Street Photographs

    Streettogs Gallery Feature: Groupings of Lemuel Chanyungco’s Street Photographs

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Click here for more info. A.G.:I’ve been following Lem’s work over at Flickr for quite some time now. He is what I would classify as a classical street photographer with mastery of light, timing, and overall visual design. His terrific use…

  • Streettogs Gallery Feature: “Surreally” by Nico Chiapperini

    Streettogs Gallery Feature: “Surreally” by Nico Chiapperini

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Check out more info here. AG: Photography is nothing without seeing. The light, colors, shadows, contrasts, patterns. Human life in general. And it is in seeing that a good photographer will be able to replicate what was seen in a photograph.…

  • Streettogs Gallery Feature: “The Old of Hong Kong” by Gary Tyson

    Streettogs Gallery Feature: “The Old of Hong Kong” by Gary Tyson

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Check out more info here. A.G.: Gary Tyson is a great commercial photographer and has been in different locations around the globe. He is also the co-insturctor in Eric’s previously concluded street photography workshop in Hong Kong so I was really…

  • Streettogs Gallery Feature: “Lost Faces” by Mikhail Palinchak Jr.

    Streettogs Gallery Feature: “Lost Faces” by Mikhail Palinchak Jr.

    Eric’s Note: Streettogs Gallery is an on-going feature and intiative by Manila-based street photographer A.G. De Mesa. Check out more info here. A.G.: I always defined street photography as “Photographing people in a public place with or without permission”.  That is how I go about shooting but when I encountered the work of William Eggleston, my definition shattered.…

  • Eric Kim Talks about Street Photography Tips with Jacob Patterson

    Recently I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Samsung and Jacob Patterson, an internationally renowned street artist living in Downtown Los Angeles. He has done some amazing We hit the streets with their new Samsung SH100 point and shoot, and got some pretty cool street shots. Jacob sat me down in their studio,…

  • New #streettogs T-Shirt Design! (Red Dot)

    New #streettogs T-Shirt Design! (Red Dot)

    When asking you guys what kind of shirts you wanted, reader Mark Parry suggested a classic look, with a big red dot. After fiddling around in Photoshop, this is the design that I came with below. If you are interested in purchasing this shirt, check it out in our store! (Shirts are also available for ladies!)…