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When I was in Marseille, I had the chance to interview Damien Vignol, a Parisian street photographer (who was originally from Marseille!). I was surprised to see his images and love for street photography …
(All photographs in this post are copyrighted by John Vink / Magnum Photos) When I was looking for photobooks to download on my iPad, I came upon “Quest For Land” by John Vink, Magnum …
Have you ever walked on the streets and saw a moment that you wanted to capture, but you were too scared to take the photograph? Would you like to learn how to overcome your …
I am excited and also sad to announce that as of today morning I am moving from my hometown of the last 6 years (Los Angeles) to Michigan to support my beautiful girlfriend Cindy …
(All photographs in this article copyrighted by Anders Petersen. Photographs used with permission from Petersen) Anders Petersen, b. 1944, is a Swedish photographer, who is best known for his intimate and documentary-based photography projects. He …
I am excited to announce the winner for the “Surreal” weekly assignment is Luke Ding from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The reason I love his photograph is the strange and ghostly feeling that it …
Hey streettogs, I am excited to share that the great folks at Custom SLR (one of my site sponsors) are launching its black C-Loop and wants you and a friend to shoot in comfort and style. The …
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 …
VICE recently did an episode for their on-going series called “Picture Perfect” with Christopher Anderson, Magnum photographer. It is a great short video documentary on Anderson, that feels very intimate and discusses some of …
Jonathan Carvajal, the winner of last week’s photo assignment “Backyard” made this week’s street photography weekly assignment: “Surreal“. Interpret “Surreal” however you would like, and upload your best (1) shot to my Facebook fan …
(Above photo from my “Dark Skies Over Tokyo” series I shot last year in Tokyo) Hey streettogs, I am excited to announce that I will be teaching a series of 3-day street photography workshops …
(Above image: Garry Winogrand, World’s Fair, New York City, 1964. All photographs in this article copyrighted by the estate of Garry Winogrand) Garry Winogrand is one of my favorite street photographers that I have …
I just came back to Marseilles from Istanbul after staying a week with my good friend two cute dogs. I had the time of my life, being able to meet other passionate local Turkish …
(All images in this article are copyrighted by Stephen Shore) While in Amsterdam I checked out the FOAM photography museum and picked up a book on Stephen Shore. For those of you who may …
One of the things I love most about traveling is checking out photo bookstores and meeting new people. Istanbul was no exception. Charlie Kirk introduced me to Huseyin Yilmaz, a photographer and a lover …
A night or two ago, my good friend two cute dogs interviewed me via my GoPro camera on a roof-top terrace bar in Istanbul. He asked me some great interview questions about some of …
The winner of last week’s challenge: “Emotion“, in which the winner Michael Meinhardt chose this week’s theme: “Backyard“. I took a look at the entries on my Facebook fan page, and congratulations to Jonathan Caravajal …
Shooting street photography in Istanbul has been absolutely incredible. The light and colors are gorgeous, and I can’t stop eating the food here either! Not only that, but people are incredibly friendly and generous. …
Recently Magnum Photos has been doing a great initiative via their Facebook fan page and Twitter titled: #AskMagnum. They have been soliciting questions for Magnum Photographers and asking the best questions. They recently did …
Last year at the Leica Magnum event in Paris, I had the great pleasure of meeting Fabrice Catérini, an avid photojournalist based in Lyon who also enjoys to shoot street photography on the side. …
I had the great pleasure of being introduced to Benedicte Guillon from my mate Misho Baranovic, one of the founding members of the Mobile Photo Group. Benedicte is currently based in Paris, and I …
MOO has generously provided us with 2 sets of 100 Classic Business Cards and 2 sets of 200 MiniCards ($50.00 retail value each) for a give-away to four lucky readers of the blog! I really like MOO Cards …
(Above photo: From my newly published “Downtown LA in Color” series) I have always shot street photography in black and white. After all, it is what all the classic street photographers did. Whenever looking …
Hey guys, just put together a video of my travels in Seoul, Paris, and Marseilles. Unfortunately there seems to be a sound-sync problem with the webcam on my new 11” Macbook Air. Wasn’t an …
There are still spots open for my upcoming 5-day Design/Composition Street Photography Workshop in Venice/Verona with Adam Marelli 9/17-9/22. Adam is a phenomenal teacher, and has an incredible understanding and knowledge of design and composition. …
(Winning Photo:Â Michael Meinhardt) Eric: Congratulations to Michael Meinhardt for winning last week’s weekly assignment: “Emotion“. The reason I thought that this photo was the winning photograph was for several reasons. First of all, I …
(All photographs in the article are copyrighted by Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos) Finding good photography books is tough, but I am excited to share a personal favorite of mine. It is titled: …
Eric’s Note: James Dodd an award-winning Sheffield based photographer and founding member of Statement Images – a UK based photography collective and co-editor of Street Reverb Magazine. I met James personally a few months back when I was …