Month: August 2012

  • Interview with Damien Vignol, Parisian Street Photographer (in Marseille)

    Interview with Damien Vignol, Parisian Street Photographer (in Marseille)

    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 (considering he has been shooting street for less than a year!) He shoots mostly with his film Leicas for his street…

  • Interview with John Vink, Magnum Photographer on his new “Quest For Land” book available on the iPad

    Interview with John Vink, Magnum Photographer on his new “Quest For Land” book available on the iPad

    (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 Photographer. His project “Quest for Land” is a comprehensive photoreportage about land issues in Cambodia over a time span of more than…

  • Experience the Neon Streets of Tokyo: Introduction to Street Photography Workshop in Tokyo with Bellamy Hunt (11/2-11/4)

    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 fear of shooting on the streets and destroy those moments of hesitation? Do you want to meet other street photographers who are…

  • Thank You Guys For Everything! Moving from Los Angeles to Michigan

    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 and her Ph.D. studies (Vietnamese Colonial History) at Michigan State. I have had an incredible last 6 years in Los Angeles,…

  • 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography

    10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography

    (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 is best known for his project, “Café Lehmitz” in which he photographed prostitutes, transvestites, lovers, drunkards, and drug addicts from 1967-1970.…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal” Winners

    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 evokes. It looks like a person sitting at a bus stop, but the body seems to melt into the background, and…

  • FREE GIVEAWAY: Win 2 Custom SLR Packages and $500 Giftcard to B&H Photo (worth over $800!)

    FREE GIVEAWAY: Win 2 Custom SLR Packages and $500 Giftcard to B&H Photo (worth over $800!)

    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 Custom SLR C-Loop and Glidestrap are fantastic for street photography (as they take pressure off your neck, keep your camera always…

  • 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…

  • Christopher Anderson, Magnum Photographer, Interview with VICE

    Christopher Anderson, Magnum Photographer, Interview with VICE

    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 his past, present, and future projects. Also for those who are curious (who finished watching the video) he survived the sinking…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal”

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal”

    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 page by 11:59pm on Thursday (8/23). Know it isn’t a lot of time to shoot, but remember “Pressure makes diamonds“.

  • 3 Upcoming Street Photography Workshops in Japan (Intro, Intermediate/Advanced, Film) in Tokyo and Kyoto – November, 2012

    3 Upcoming Street Photography Workshops in Japan (Intro, Intermediate/Advanced, Film) in Tokyo and Kyoto – November, 2012

    (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 in Tokyo and Kyoto with my  good friend Bellamy Hunt, aka Japan Camera Hunter. The first street photography workshop I did…

  • 10 Things Garry Winogrand Can Teach You About Street Photography

    10 Things Garry Winogrand Can Teach You About Street Photography

    (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 gained much photographic insight and wisdom from. He was in-arguably one of the most prolific street photographers of his time (he…

  • Interview with Matteï Batruch, Street Photographer from Geneva

    Interview with Matteï Batruch, Street Photographer from Geneva

    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 photographers, eating the delicious food there, and also shooting a ton (I shot 35 rolls of Portra 400 film there –…

  • 5 Things Stephen Shore Can Teach You About Street Photography

    5 Things Stephen Shore Can Teach You About Street Photography

    (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 not know, he is one of the early color pioneers in photography in America. Although his style is classified more as…

  • Tour of the Espas Photo Bookstore in Istanbul with Huseyin Yilmaz

    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 of photo books. A few years back, he quit his old job to start a photo bookstore (named Espas) to spread…

  • Interview With Me (by two cute dogs) in Istanbul

    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 following: The term “streettogs” About my personal background/history How I deal with people who criticize me The issue of being…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #7: “Backyard” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #7: “Backyard” Winners

    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 for winning this week’s assignment! The reason I really like Jonathan’s image is for several reasons:

  • Travel Update in Istanbul and Interview with twocutedogs

    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. On my first two days here, I have been shooting quite a bit (5-6 rolls of Portra 400 everyday) because I…

  • #AskMagnum: Video Interview with Bruce Gilden

    #AskMagnum: Video Interview with Bruce Gilden

    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 a great interview/video slideshow with Bruce Gilden on their blog. The questions posed related to advice for street photographers, how he…

  • Interview with Fabrice Catérini, Photojournalist based in Lyon and co-founder of Inediz

    Interview with Fabrice Catérini, Photojournalist based in Lyon and co-founder of Inediz

    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. Fabrice was born in 1982 and has been working professionally with Claire Jeantet, another French photojournalist 2008. They founded their own…

  • Interview with Benedicte Guillon, Parisian Street Photographer from the Mobile Photo Group

    Interview with Benedicte Guillon, Parisian Street Photographer from the Mobile Photo Group

    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 was able to interview her about starting off in street photography with an iPhone, her travels all around the world, as…

  • FREE Giveaway! MOO Business Cards and MiniCards!

    FREE Giveaway! MOO Business Cards and MiniCards!

    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 for a number of reasons: they’re printed on high quality thick stock, the sizes are unique (the MiniCards are about 1/2…

  • 7 Things I Have Learned About Shooting Street Photography in Color

    7 Things I Have Learned About Shooting Street Photography in Color

    (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 at famous photographs shot by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andre Kertesz, Garry Winogrand, and so forth they were always black and white. The…

  • Travel Update: Seoul, Paris, Marseilles and Going to Istanbul for Street Photography!

    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 issue I had on my 13” Macbook Air- hopefully it is a bug that Apple will fix soon? Also if anyone…

  • Breathe the Streets of Venice and Verona: Introduction to Design/Composition Workshop with Adam Marelli and Eric Kim (9/17-9/22)

    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. Having studied Sculpture and Photography from New York University, he has continued his education in the pursuit of art by studying at…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #6: “Emotion” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #6: “Emotion” Winners

    (Winning Photo: 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 feel that the emotion in Michael’s shot it is an emotion we can all relate with (envy, jealousy, and lust) related…

  • Book Review: “Zona” – A Colorful Look into Siberian Prison Camps by Carl De Keyzer, Magnum Photographer

    Book Review: “Zona” – A Colorful Look into Siberian Prison Camps by Carl De Keyzer, Magnum Photographer

    (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: “Zona: Siberian Prison Camps” – by Magnum Photographer Carl De Keyzer. When I first purchased my iPad, I was looking for…

  • “Olympic Dreams”: A Project on the Physical and Mental Expectations of Young Children by James Dodd

    “Olympic Dreams”: A Project on the Physical and Mental Expectations of Young Children by James Dodd

    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 in London, and have been a huge fan of his documentary and street photography. Out of all the projects he has…