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Stories Behind The Photos: Dimitris Makrygiannakis and Kaushal Parikh

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A.g.’s note: We previously had the chance to featureÂ That’s life street photography collective members Dimitris Makrygiannakis and Kaushal Parikh. Dimitris treated us with his Transformative Experience of shooting street photography abroadÂ and an interview Eric had with him about Â Surrealism and Symbolism while Kaushal shared his thoughts on how he is Conquering the streets of Mumbai. They areÂ back this time telling us stories behind some of their favorite the street shots. They also have a series of upcoming workshops. Details of it are at the bottom of the post.

How to Shoot with the Fujifilm FinePix X100 for Street Photography

Note: This blog post is by Kaushal Parikh, a street photographer from Mumbai, India.Â

Although this is an article about a camera, I don’t believe that gear alone can create good photographs. But I do believe that a good photographer can be inspired to make good images with the right gear.Â I recently acquired a Fujifilm FinePix x100 that I have come to love and thought I would just share a few thoughts and tips about this camera.

Conquering the Streets of Mumbai by Kaushal Parikh

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Street photography grabbed my attention only about 3 years ago when I stumbled upon images made by photographers like Cartier Bresson and Joel Meyerowitz on the streets of Paris and New York.

Those images were so real. So unposed. For the first time I felt emotionally connected to still photographs. I wondered about the people in the images and what their lives must have been like and where they might be today. I marveled at how the photographer captured such a fleeting moment to tell the perfect story. Sometimes I would lose myself in an image for several minutes.